I heard about the Brazilian brigadeiro for the first time when I was looking up the menus of different Brazilian restaurants. Not only did the brigadeiro look scrumptious, but I found out it was an extremely simple dessert to make with simple ingredients! The dessert is a chocolate ball similar to a bonbon in some…
10 Ways to Stay Healthy While Traveling
Just because you’re traveling, doesn’t mean you should ever leave your health and well-being behind. If you want to enjoy your travels, you need to take care of yourself which may seem like an obvious point, but since we create new routines or regiments while on the road, you have to maintain a healthy lifestyle…
Walking Along the Fortress Walls of Kotor
The Bay of Kotor is one of Montenegro’s most recognizable gems. The turquoise, calm fjord of the Balkans is hard not to admire and one of the best views of Kotor is from the city’s medieval fort walls built during the 9th century so I was looking forward to the walk. Actually, it’s more of…
The Top 5 Street Food of Istanbul
Istanbul has amazing food. It’s so good that in fact, that I would think about a trip back solely based on exploring the food of the city. Even if you are a picky eater, with Mediterranean and Middle Easter street flair, you’re bound to find something you will fall in love with. From the street…
A Rodeo in Puntarenas, Costa Rica
Costa Rica surely has plenty of trails, waterfalls and adventures that are off-the-beaten-path, but did you ever consider a rodeo? When I was in Costa Rica in June, my travel buddies and I were headed to Manuel Antonio and we stopped in a rural town just off the highway to check out a rodeo. I’ve…
5 Easy Ways to Improve your Credit Score
Financially speaking, your credit score is one of the most important things out there. Your credit score is what can make or break your chance of getting approved for a house loan, a loan for a new car or a credit card offer you’ve had your eye on. Whenever your traveling, you should try to…
Memories of War: Sniper Tower in Mostar
We spent our last two nights in Bosnia and Herzegovina in the city of Mostar mostly known by tourists for its Stari Most (Old Bridge) that was built by the Ottomans during the 16th century. Now the bridge has locals diving off of it into the Neretva river for tips from tourists. Mostar is a beautiful…
The Writer Who Inspired My Wanderlust
A few of my favorite books have inspired me to become the person that I am and the person that I aspire to be: adventurous and spontaneous. Needless to say, it is our surroundings that influence us, but whenever I read a book that keeps me captivated for hours and hours well into the morning…
How to Get Around in Istanbul
Istanbul is a big, crowded and busy city with lots to see. When I there in August, I always had to figure out the best way to get from one point to another (and there were a lot of choices). Istanbul has made big improvements in public transportation since the last time I was there…
Croatia’s Museum Dedicated to Broken Relationships
Zagreb, Croatia is an old soul filled with remarkable old buildings and hundreds of museums. It’s a walking museum, one could say. One exhibit I was intrigued to check out was the Museum of Broken Relationships. We had heard about the museum from a group of backpackers we met in Mostar at the beginning of our trip and had…