Egypt is a place with a rich history and intrigue that extends far beyond the ancient Pyramids of Giza. I spent two days and nights exploring Cairo with my mom in July of 2015, and I’m glad I went despite the controversy over safety for tourists.

Egypt is a place with a rich history and intrigue that extends far beyond the ancient Pyramids of Giza. I spent two days and nights exploring Cairo with my mom in July of 2015, and I’m glad I went despite the controversy over safety for tourists.
As I ached between my sheets and mosquito net, nibbling papaya that Fatuma had lovingly prepared, I realized food had transcended language.
In the summer of 2013, I spent my month-long break from my Master’s program in International Development volunteering at a locally run community development organization in Uganda. This blog post is a journal entry I wrote reflecting on my time there about 6 months later. Written: February 2014 When the heat of the sun’s rays …
Whether you enjoy white water rafting, encountering exotic animals, wandering through historic cities, or sampling foreign dishes, these experiences will inspire you, change you, and make you want to give up your day job to travel full time.
Victoria Falls is one of those typical UNESCO World Heritage sites that you can’t truly appreciate what all the hype is about until you experience it yourself- and then you won’t be able to shut up about it. I’m a firm believer that the best waterfalls should be experienced and not just viewed from a far, and …
All of these photos were taken with a Canon Rebel T5 with a EF 75-300mm telephoto zoom lens. The Serengeti is a land mass full of exotic wildlife. It’s a place where you can spot the cast of Lion King, a leopard hiding in a tree, or birds that look as though they’ve flown off the …
June 25, 2015 Distended bellies, babies with fly covered faces, men with machine guns, naked women with loincloths covering their intimate regions, and danger lurking in every corner.