The Last Tarboosh (Fez) Maker in CairoThe Kasbah of Cairo Sharia Al-Muizz li-Din Allah al-Fatimi Street, or simply Al Muizz street, is one of the oldest streets in Cairo. It...
Walking to Lesotho for a BeerI decided to walk to Lesotho. That hadn't been my plan at the beginning of the day, but I'd had already made the three hour drive from...
The Children of Sana'aEditor's Update: Shortly after this post was publish, CultureShox learned of a new report by the World Food Program describing an...
The Last Tarboosh (Fez) Maker in CairoThe Kasbah of Cairo Sharia Al-Muizz li-Din Allah al-Fatimi Street, or simply Al Muizz street, is one of the oldest streets in Cairo. It...
Walking to Lesotho for a BeerI decided to walk to Lesotho. That hadn't been my plan at the beginning of the day, but I'd had already made the three hour drive from...
The Children of Sana'aEditor's Update: Shortly after this post was publish, CultureShox learned of a new report by the World Food Program describing an...
FRESH MEATI spent the month of April in Tunisia for work. Our family had actually already visited 7 years before, taking advantage of being ...
Hops Picking in the HallertauI cup the blossom and raise it to my nose. A sweet smell of wet grass and pine can be easily detected. Then I return my gaze to the...
FINGER PULLING IN BAVARIAWe were looking for something to do with my brother-in-law and his family. They were visiting us in Munich for a couple weeks. I was...
THE MERRY CEMETERYDeath is no laughing matter, but, by celebrating the lives of the departed, a small cemetery in northern Romania helps to bring cheer to...
THE BANGKOK TREEHOUSEIt would be generous to say that the dock at which the taxi dropped us off was ramshackle. Chunks of concrete had broken off and fallen...
Bogrács Gulyás (Hungarian Kettle Goulash)I rolled out of my sleeping bag. The dirt floor of a wine cellar above Lake Balaton had served as a bedroom for some friends and I for...
Dance Before DawnThe alarm sounded at 5:00 a.m. My wife and I looked at each other through bleary eyes. "Are we really doing this." she said. I grumbled a...
The Old Bridge of Mostar“Give this guy a little money and he’ll jump from the bridge,” suggested Dalia. “Oh, okay. … Wait! Huh? You’re joking” we collectively...