A Weekend at Thandeka Lodge
One of the must dos in South Africa is to visit a private game reserve. There are hundreds of them in South Africa as families are allowed to own land…
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72 Hours in Kruger National Park, South Africa
Note that this post about the Kruger National Park is not written by Johnny but rather his wonderful girlfriend Erica! Taking my first opportunity to visit Johnny in South Africa,…
Ultimate Guide To Apartment Hunting in Johannesburg, South Africa
The thought of finding a place to live in a foreign country is daunting to most, myself included. Whether you’re buying a house or looking for an apartment to rent,…
First Two Weeks In South Africa
I’ve finally arrived in South Africa, land of the 11 languages and the Rainbow Nation. I feel like I’ve done so much yet so little my first two weeks here.…
South African Work Visa Explained
First thing’s first. The SA government wants you to visit. They’d love for you to spend your money on a safari all day every day because what developing country wouldn’t…
72 Hours in Marrakech, Morocco
Having traveled all around Europe the past weeks, it was time to mix it up and go somewhere different for a change. Morocco had always been one of those places…
48 Hours in Rome, Italy
For my next European city, I knew there were still so many places to see and as always, so little time. I wanted to go somewhere less traveled by the…
48 Hours in Amsterdam, Netherlands
Amsterdam was the only planned trip I had coming to Europe as all others were booked on a whim 2 days before departure. My good friend/co-worker who is also in…
48 Hours in Budapest, Hungary
Looking for something to do over the Easter weekend as the UK gets Friday and Monday off, I learned from some colleagues that skyscanner.net has a feature where you can…
48 Hours In Barcelona, Spain
Upon discovering I could finally leave for London Thursday, March 21st around noon, for a flight that I had scheduled for 8pm that evening, I immediately booked a flight from…
My NYC Restaurant List
If you ate somewhere different for lunch and dinner, every day for the rest of your life, you still could not eat at every restaurant in New York City. In…
What I’ve Learned in New York
I was but a mere 22 years old when I moved to this great city. Having lived in Seattle for high school and college, I became restless and craved something new, something…
