The World's Oldest City First occupied between 8800 and 7000 BC, Byblos is the oldest continuously inhabited city in the world and home to the scroll that led to the modern day alphabet! I visited the city ruins on a sweltering summer's day with a tour guide who walked me through [...]
Vegas' Seven Magic Mountains
The Most Delicious Lebanese Dessert
Eating Colonial Williamsburg Colonial Williamsburg & Merchant Square Visiting Colonial Williamsburg is like stepping into a time capsule and traveling back to the 18th Century life in colonial America. Being the world's largest outdoor museum this mile worth of historical [...]
Amsterdam's Canal Boats A visit to Amsterdam is not complete without enjoying the beautiful, bike-filled canals and, even if you tried, it is impossible to visit the historical center of this city and never see one. Why? The canals create a crescent moon shape series of [...]
Boston's Freedom Trail Boston is one of early America's most historically significant cities. It is packed with buildings and culture dating back to the 17th century and one of my favorite places to journey as a tour director, tourist and solo adventurer. So, no matter what my purpose is for [...]
Lebanon's Tastiest Dessert Caught on a hot day touring one of the oldest cities in the world (Byblos), I craved sweet fruit and the Lebanese fruit plate was the perfect reprieve! However, the Lebanese don't just slice fruit and plate it, they add a special ingredient that is [...]
Jack Daniels Distillery Tour If you've been in an American bar, chances are you have seen or even tasted Jack Daniels Whiskey. It is a staple in any American watering hole, one of my personal favorites, when wine just doesn't do the trick, and it is made in a region of the [...]
The Best Doughnut in the District of Columbia I landed at District Doughnuts by what I can only define as a kiss from fate. It was a steamy, July day and I was guiding my friend around D.C. on Capitol Bikeshare. He is new to the city [...]
Paris in 6 Hours Ever had a long layover and dreaded the waiting around at the airport? Me too! So, when I recently had a 7 hour layover scheduled in Paris, I decided to get out of the airport and see how efficient I could [...]
