It feels like every time I start a post about a new country, there is the same theme. “Look, we are doing something we’ve never done before! We usually don’t travel like this, but we made an exception this time!” A long time ago we started out as budget travelers […]
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How I Sent My Parents To The Concentration Camp
Because my parents still live in Belarus and I live in the States, I like inviting them to join our trips from time to time. This way, we can kill two birds with one stone: enjoy some quality family time and explore a new destination together. Over the years, we […]
Read MoreKing’s Day in Amsterdam
Earlier this year, we celebrated St. Patrick’s Day in Chicago and saw the city turn into one big green, drunken mass. Despite having lived in Chicago for over 20 years, we rarely participate in St. Patrick’s Day festivities and normally avoid the downtown area during that weekend altogether. So, when […]
Read MoreTulip Paradise
As we started to descend towards the Schiphol Airport, I was peeking through the plane window and could not hold my excitement: -Look!!! Tulips!!! The colorful strips of tulip fields started to appear out of nowhere and stretched to the horizon. On the train ride from the airport, we passed […]
Read MoreChristmas Miracle in Frankfurt
It was 11:30 am and I was in the office, finishing my morning tasks and wondering what I was going to do for lunch. It was a regular day as any other, except we had a 9 pm flight to Munich and after a 12-hour layover another flight to Muscat, […]
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