At current, over 30 countries reside on the US state departments travel advisory and warnings list. Such countries include Syria, Iraq, North Korea, Kenya, Mexico, Nepal, and the Philippines. However, while it is true that some of these countries are riskier than others, none are more dangerous than traversing the Bronx at night. And […]
How To Be Successful In Blogging & In Life
Over the last couple of months, I have been in my basement working night and day towards the success of this blog. I have been so obsessed that I have rarely paid visit to my good friend the sun. However, in the past two weeks, my motivation has drastically begun to wane. Worried over my […]
Hangover Cures From Around The World
It’s the butt crack of dawn, an ungodly hour of the early light when you suddenly awake from a deep and dreamless sleep. “ahhh, horse shit,” you mutter. Your neck is stiff and throbbing, vomit is creeping into your throat, and you are experiencing a temporary case of vertigo. All you can think about besides […]
How To Avoid Traveler’s Diarrhea: Lessons Learned
Diarrhea, the squirts, the runs, geri, splitskas, layseh mogen, or anal leakage; what ever you call it, it rarely makes for a pleasant afternoon. In all seriousness though, for the traveler, diarrhea is one of the most common and potentially life threatening ailments that can occur. And if you’re going backpacking in a developing country, […]
Overcoming Your Travel Anxiety
Traveling is my passion and I can think of nothing more liberating and exciting than hitting the open road. Nothing is fixed and nothing is planned, and everything is in the hands of fate. And so, I guess it is the unknown that really turns me on. At the same time, it is the unknown […]
The Radiation Sensation
“Powerfull explosion at the Fukushima Daiichi Reactor” “Bans On Japanese Imports Amidst Radiation Fears” “Radiation Could Damage Health” were just a few of myriad headlines which dominated the news in the days following the largest quake in Japans recorded history. While foreign media portrayed the crisis as comparable to Chernobyl, the Japanese media and officials […]
