A Global History Geek-Out
What I Got Up To I started out the month of May riding a bus (with decent wifi!) from Odessa to Kiev, Ukraine. I explored the Ukrainian capital, made it on a last-minute tour of Chernobyl (after being told it was impossible), where I met a friendly fox named […]
Introduction This past week, I went to Normandy for the 73rd D-Day anniversary commemorations. I traveled with Liberation Route Europe, a foundation whose mission is to monitor and develop the Allies’ liberation route and to promote a transnational understanding of the liberation of Europe. I have several history projects over […]
Introduction Catastrophic events happen around the world nearly every day. On the news we hear about terrorism, plane crashes, and freak accidents. For some, a terrorist incident makes it impossible for them to want to travel to that location in the future. For others, they put the incident in a […]
Big News! What’s that old saying? April comes in like a lion and goes out like a lamb? My April was the exact opposite! The month started with me wrapping up my time in Jordan. Getting back from my first trip to the Middle East, including a […]
Then Jesus came from Galilee to the Jordan to be baptized by John. But John tried to deter him, saying, “I need to be baptized by you, and do you come to me?” Jesus replied, “Let it be so now; it is proper for us to do this to fulfill all righteousness.” Then […]
My Visit to Quseir Amra Part I: The Getaway We made our getaway from the desert castle of Quseir Amra walking double speed. Me, talking under my break, trying to explain to my driver Sultan what the issue was without saying it loud enough for the tour guide Mubarak to hear. […]
I’m in a whole lot of Facebook groups about travel (they’re a great way to get tips and meet cool people). But it’s also a great way to get a Facebook feed chock full of travel memes-yay! I’ve found myself saving more of them than usual lately-way too many to […]
This past weekend, I went to the Wadi Rum Protected Area in Jordan, making it my 50th visited UNESCO World Heritage Site! Traveling to UNESCO sites has taken me to some amazing places. I’ve been entrusted with the keys to a thirteenth-century chapel, almost kicked a moray eel in the Caribbean, […]
What I Got Up To This month I hit a cool milestone: Jordan is my 30th country on the TCC list! I spent the first half of March exploring a little more of Bulgaria with day trips to Plovdiv and Rila Monastery. I also spent time enjoying Sofia with a […]
I’m currently in a group facebook chat with people who were strangers eight days ago. I’m planning on trying to visit three of them in the next three months. I spent two hours tonight chatting with a woman I met on Friday on a tour of Palestine about our plans […]
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