Pura Vida and Freedom; Why Costa Rica Makes Me Brave The mere name sounds simple and exotic; just as the people that inhabit this small paradise located in Central America. A few days ago, my life changed completely and the benefactor of such turn was this marvelous and green little country. I used to live … Continued
Kenya: A place for second chances Our family’s trip to Kenya was a surprise trip planned by my dad.We had never really had an impulsive yet planned trip like this before,just to see a new country. We stayed in a small quaint cottage in the wilderness,with no internet,no phones or even a TV.The quietness creeped … Continued
One breath at a time. Mt Seorak, South Korea From the moment we began travelling together several years ago my partner and I have encountered places, environments and people that consistently challenge us to meet them, at least halfway. Each time we rose to that challenge, some dormant part of us awoke; sometimes a part … Continued
Before the main course, we feasted on spicy calamari rings, dipped in warm, homemade marinara, I’d created myself. I never imagined myself standing in the kitchen, dancing to Persian music with my prince, feasting on fresh calamari, in the middle of a tropical, Japanese island paradise. Nasser slipped in and out of the kitchen snagging … Continued
Theme : A place that inspire you to be brave . We never know how brave are we until that moment of aloness. Where you are completely on your own, your blood rising high like the top of Himalayas, your heart beat unusually fast and you can feel the heart beating in your ear you … Continued
Inner Bravery On the first night of our arrival to the Grand Meliá Golf Resort in Río Grande, Puerto Rico, some twisted deity drew a string of rainclouds over the beach. Back home, in Maryland, a storm shackles its suburban citizens to their homes. This storm, however, cinched my restraints, and freed me. … Continued
I have never been particularly fond of the winters. But one city made me change my mind. And that was Rishikesh….. Sometimes I can still feel the icy winds haunting me, calling me back to Rishikesh, but what can I say; I am a busy person. When I visited Rishikesh it was during November. All … Continued
Paris at Night When I walked by the Pantheon in Paris the first time, I had no idea of the impact it would have on my memory. Like most memories, it was one that I had no intention of holding on to, but ended up having it seared into my brain. One’s mind has a … Continued
I closed the car window as soon as I smelled it, and even then, the odor found a way in from some interstice or another. It was only a matter of time before the rows of pine trees on my left and right gave way to a vast expanse of round fields of grass exposing … Continued
His piercing emerald eyes still haunt me. The brave, young Marine lost his life by drowning…in the desert. How can this happen? Another chip from the corner of my heart. “Doc, you want to call it?” They’d brought him in on a litter, “bagging” him from the field, throughout the flight all the way to … Continued