I fly a lot. Even over the past 2 months, while I was attempting not to travel, I took 10 different planes across multiple continents. I’m not trying to brag; despite what many think, the actual process of traveling can be tedious, frustrating, and tiring. Instead, my goal is to save you time and rage by sharing the top thing…
B is from northeast Ohio, near the border with western Pennsylvania. And while I’ve lived in this region of the US (the Midwest) for ten years and in eastern Pennsylvania for another four, I’ve found that people here have unique characteristics. If you ever need to spot someone from this part of Ohio, here’s what to look for: Needs Done: People…
Over the course of this year, we have visited over a dozen countries in which English is not the primary language. In each one, we’ve tried to learn some basic vocabulary to help us get around and communicate with locals. What not to learn One thing that complicates this effort is that when you Google for things…
I love words. Maybe I have an innate appreciation for them, or maybe my affection was born of necessity – because I was an immigrant and never wanted to be behind. Either way, I’ve been interested in language and vocabulary since my early teens. Even so, learning vocabulary can be tedious – even for a logomaniac (my word-of-the-day a…
Someone asked me why I claim to spend so much time travel planning, and I joked, ‘Because I’m OCD.’ The actual answer is that I research a lot before we step foot anywhere. That includes housing, customs, vocabulary, and activities. In case you want to do the same, here are the steps I take. I Book Housing I do this…
Here are our tips for having a good first trip to Cambodia: DO: Walk slowly when crossing the road! It seems counter-intuitive, given how absolutely crazy traffic is: you’ll likely want to sprint across to avoid being hit. However, it turns out to be a very useful approach. Your slower speed allows motorbikes to predict your location – and…
It’s our first time in Asia, so we did a bit more research. Here are our tips for having a good first trip to South Korea: DO: Learn the words for ‘hello’ (ahn-yeong ha-seh-oh), ‘thank you’ (kha-m-sah hah-mn-ee-da), and ‘goodbye’ (ahn-yeong-ee geh-seh-oh). That last one in particular will cause shopkeepers everywhere to be very impressed with…