I hadn’t heard of the Commewijne district before we arrived in Suriname. I had maybe read a bit about the area and its importance during Dutch Colonial times, but knew nothing of its…
After visiting on our honeymoon, Riga became one of David and my favorite cities. Compared to the other Baltic capitals, Riga seemed more lived-in than Tallinn, and more lively than Vilnius. Despite visiting…
In 2011, when I traveled to Mongolia by myself at the tender age of 28, my mother told me that the phrase, “dangerous gay travel Mongolia”, was her most commonly searched term of the…
Our day had started much like a typical one on the road for us. We had woken early (it happened to be New Year’s Day) in Mostar, done a bit of perfunctory sightseeing, and…
It’s been a rough week since the events of last Tuesday in the Hippie Homo Household. While I am first to admit that I live in a very liberal bubble, and that the people…
As a full time employee of Corporate America, I spend a lot more time daydreaming about travel than actually traveling. I toyed around with the idea last year of posting about the places that…
I have let my feelings known regarding off season travel (I love it), and nowhere has reinforced my opinion of this more than Mostar, Herzegovina. Walking through Mostar’s Stari Grad, it’s clear why the…
I travel fast. When I am on a trip, unless a more relaxed beach-type of vacation, I create itineraries to see as much as possible in the limited amount of time I have off.…
We went to Saaremaa with the best intentions. We had a list of things to see and a finite amount of time to see them. We were also coming from a long day of…
It may be unfair, but when I’m on a beach vacation, I always end up comparing my current location to past vacations I’ve taken. The beach vacations that have defined the way I look…