Point to Point Weekly: More Russia, Mosaics, and Delayed Flights
April 19 - 25 I began my trip to Russia last week, but I've been trying to plan some longer (week+) trips, and Russia ended [...]
A Second Impression of Beijing
My first impression of Beijing wasn't very good. I was very strapped for cash because I didn't have access to my bank account during my [...]
Beijing, China: The Planning Stage
It’s pretty bad that I am just getting to planning this trip to Beijing, China now considering that I leave in about a week. Granted, [...]
Best Thing To Do In Any New City: Free Walking Tours
Visiting a new city can carry a bunch of different emotions along with it: excitement, anxiety, anticipation, frustration... just to name a few. Recently, I [...]
Travel Safety in Egypt: Reflections
There were at least three occasions before I went to Egypt that the idea of me getting my head cut off was brought up in [...]
Five Cheapest & Best Points Hotels in Beijing
I'm going to Beijing for two nights on one of those ~$450 roundtrip business class fares from Washington DC. Usually when I travel alone I [...]
Russia Visa How To
Man... I struggled a bit with the Russian Visa... it seemed like depending on where I was looking online there were all kinds of different [...]
Cairo Travel Guide
The sprawling city of Cairo and the surrounding areas can easily take weeks or months to even start to make a dent in, so with [...]
Portland, OR in 36 Hours
Earlier this year there was a great fare on UA from DTW-PDX... I have a friend who lives in Portland, so it was a great [...]
First2Board Charleston City Sessions
Join First2Board in Charleston, SC from September 6-8 for the Charleston City Sessions! The sessions will begin Friday night at 6:30pm with a cocktail [...]