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people movement around the world

In an increasingly interconnected world, the movement of individuals across borders for work and other reasons is a common phenomenon. This has led to the evolution of terms such as ‘expat’ and ‘immigrant’, which are…

  With many taking current travel infrastructure for granted these days, it’s often easy to forget that as recently as a century ago, people then could have never imagined that the common person has the…

When I first started traveling on my own in 2006, travel was still truly an adventure for me. From catching a bus to even something simple like putting food in my mouth, everything was a…

When people talk about Miami, you often only hear a few things – vacation,  partying, sun, Latin culture, etc. While Miami is most definitely all of the aforementioned things, it wasn’t just dropped out of…

delicious food

A guest post form Rachel Dryer Dinner parties. For me, they mean barricading the kitchen door, opening a bottle of Pinot and settling in to cook up a family-sized feast, even if I’m just having…

When I was in Seattle a couple weeks ago, I wasn’t just there just for good times and IPA beers…unfortunately. But, I do in fact work from time to time, and Seattle was one of those…

Beaches in Thailand

If you have been keeping up with me for the past two months (come on, I know you checked in at least every of couple days to see what I was up to…right?), you would…

I’m an American (imagine your grossest Philadelphia accent as you fantasize about me saying that, or, Click here to listen!). In the past, I used to really dread saying I was a member of Uncle Sam’s…

I think TV is on the way out (sort of). Ya, there will always be Jersey Shore, but people in our generation don’t have the time, patience or interest in sitting down to watch a…

Well, after making  my monthly trip to the super market (I try to go weekly), I was in the home cleaning aisle looking to stock up on some paper towels when I saw this behemoth. It’s equal to 2.5 rolls…

The Below is a guest post from a good friend of mine, Brian Longin, who is currently  a Peace Corps Volunteer in the small island nation of Dominica…. The island of Dominica is rich in…

So another Thanksgiving has sprung up on us, well me at least. I use such a verb because in Florida, there is not much of a build up that would hint at the fact that…