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Factory workers in Bogota

I love Craigslist.  While it still looks like it was designed by some amateur in his basement in 1998, it has provided me with a wealth of opportunities from furnishing and renting my apartment, endless fun…

How to pour a Boddingtons the right way

So I went out for dinner with a couple friends of mine from college last night to one of the only breweries in Miami, Gordon Biersch.  After a couple Hefeweizens we decided to go walk over to…

Beautiful Street in Athens Greece

My Aunt Randy recently went on a trip to Athens, Greece. She’s pretty cool (she even has a Wikipedia)! so I asked her if she would write something up for The World or Bust on what her perceptions…

Cool art at Art Basel Miami 2011

So it’s my favorite time of the year in Miami, the humidity is gone, it’s 75 degrees every day and the sun shines perpetually. The “Winter” event season has begun and I’m straight chillen.
Art Basel Miami Beach has begun, and for the next 4 days, every artist, socialite, hipster, cheapo, wino, student and mutant will […]

Here are some pics from Downtown Philadelphia (known as Center City).  As you can see, I like skyscrapers. Believe it or not, there was actually a “Gentleman’s Agreement” in Philly (up until it was broken…

I love Thanksgiving. It’s a holiday about be being thankful for what you have in life,  minus the fact that Jesus, Allah, God or Shiva had anything to do with it (at least in my…

When I first moved to Miami 5 years ago, I was surprised to learn that there are not 4 seasons like I was used to in Philadelphia.  In fact, the seasons here aren’t determined by…

After spending four days in Sofia, I needed to get the F*** out for a minute.  My new friend Téodora who I actually met through CouchSurfing (check out that website if you don’t know what it is!)…

The final leg of my two week travel to Eastern Europe culminated in Sofia, Bulgaria.  I took the bus from Plovdiv which took about two hours and offered some pretty nice scenery.  Bulgarians have the…

Plovdiv, Bulgaria is a really nice place to visit after being in a bustling city.  It is the second largest city in Bulgaria, but is still rather small and relaxed.  The population of the entire…

  So I began my journey westward from Turkey to Bulgaria yesterday, and after hearing how miserable the bus ride is, I decided to take the train. The train left Istanbul at 10 PM and…

So it has been a few days since I’ve been on my Turkish getaway in the ancient city of Istanbul (it has had many names in the past), and so far, I’m having a great time.…

Before I left for Istanbul, I decided to try out a new concept in vacation rentals via an online service called Wimdu.  I found out about it after receiving some recommendations from friends who were making a lot…

After 12 grueling hours 30,000 feet above the earth, I finally made it to Istanbul.  I lucked out on my flight from Miami to Madrid with no one sitting next to me, but the overly…

After reading an article in USA Today…today, about how Mexico is spending $30 million on an ad campaign to bring back its favorite American tourists, I thought I’d do my part and help reiterate the…

Last night I went to a free wine tasting event compliments of Bordeaux Wines at a really cool “local’s” spot on South Beach called Bistro 555.  I sent the email invite over to my always…