It was a windy day in October when I got on a motorcycle with my Couchsurfing host and we toured a bit the Saharan plains. My host, Mohammad had mentioned […]
Youssef and his family accepted my Couchsurfing request in late October. I spent some time with them in Merzouga, a small Moroccan town in the Sahara Desert, near the Algerian […]
Taghazout is a fishing village located in Morocco’s Atlantic coast. Once known for calamari and hippies, it is a surfer and yoga paradise. Although it has become a digital nomad […]
Taken on a hot summer day, a Quinceañera party was held on the boardwalk in Long Island City in Queens, New York. A Quinceañera is a Hispanic tradition of celebrating a young […]
Tucked away in a predominantly Polish-American neighborhood in Greenpoint, Brooklyn, the Peter Pan Donut and Pastry Shop is a local favorite. The bakery’s regular customers, who gather for coffee and egg sandwiches […]
Bratislava, the capital of Slovakia, is a quaint and happening city. The colors in this city are loud and vibrant, even in black and white, I feel the varied range […]
It is another sunny day on the Agua Dulce beach in Lima, Peru. In the Summer months of December to April, Agua Dulce finds itself full of people. As many […]
Born and raised in Berlin, Dieter can recall the turbulent and thrilling years of WW2 in vivid detail. He speaks about bombs falling in the backyard and horses breaking out […]
An unexpected Chinatown lies in the District X in Budapest, Hungary. This low-key, unconventional market is home to Asian merchandise and to small international shops. The pastel-colored walls and poorly […]
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