Walking through Kathmandu’s Durbar Square after my arrival to Nepal, a quote from one of my favorite movies kept running throughly mind, "To see the world, things dangerous to come to, to see behind walls, draw closer, to find each other, and to feel. That is...
Just when I thought that I had already met the best that Emirates has to offer, these guys on flight EK222 came along… their stories from Serbia, Lebanon, Thailand and Norway were beautiful and our time of sharing was memorable. We did have some moments...
After three years, a quarter of a million miles and 19 countries I have a couple of observations - Love is the most profound force known to man That whoever said that time heals all wounds must have broken something other than their heart. The book Understanding Your...
I loved traveling to LA this week, reuniting Carissa and Matthew before they both start semesters at their respective schools. For me, it was an opportunity to not only see Carissa whom I last said goodbye to in Annecy France, but to also continue my...
“MANIFESTO OF THE BRAVE AND BROKENHEARTED There is no greater threat to the critics and cynics and fearmongers Than those of us who are willing to fall Because we have learned how to rise With skinned knees and bruised hearts; We choose owning our stories...
48 hours ago I was aiming my camera through the window of the airplane, snapping photos of the emerald green water that surrounds Zanzabar while on approach for a landing to pick up a few passengers. I was lamenting the fact that I had not...
Wednesday July 27th - While enjoying a Safari at Africa’s Ngorongoro today, we were viciously attacked by a swarm of flying insects that resembled a story of plagues from the Old Testament. With the roof raised on our Range Rover we were wearing out the shutters of...
[caption id="attachment_10812" align="alignnone" width="1024"] Photographing Ngorongoro with my friend and professional photographer Dan Johanson.[/caption] Our safari at Africa’s Ngorongoro Conservation Area proved to be an interesting day. The events that transpired were more than I could tell in one post so I will break it into...
Tuesday, July 26th Tanzania, Africa Exhilarated, yet exhausted from summiting Mt Kilimanjaro, our guide Wilfred Moshi treated us to an authentic African feast made by his mom. Our four hour road trip afterwards was interrupted only by a giraffe sighting beside the highway. Upon arrival to our...
Jamba! (hello), from Africa Seven days, 54 miles and countless prayers later, we completed our mission of summiting Mt Kilimanjaro, the tallest freestanding mountain in the world. The purpose was to increase awareness and raise funds for the Badjao Bridge ministry in the Philippines. We are...
