0At the end of the day, budget travel is about spending money only to meet one’s most basic necessities — things like transportation, lodging and, most importantly, food. Whenever someone asks me specifically how much...
0As I’ve written about in the past, my first visit to the state of Israel was less than charmed, most of it wasted at the northern border crossing with Jordan. The tension in the air...
0Facebook now has a subscribe button so you can either subscribe to friends or subscribe to people's feeds who are not friends. The idea would be that rather than clutter your news feed up with...
0Over Labor Day weekend, I was introduced to Lebanese Koosa, a famous classic dish in Lebanon, but also found in Syria and Jordan as well. My first introduction to it was not at a restaurant,...
0A World Health Organization-sponsored study by the American BMC Medical Journal found that people in richer countries, for the most part, show more prevalence of major depressive episodes.The results are based on surveys with 90,000 people...
0Beirut, Lebanon’s capital, is known as one of the premier party spots of the Middle East — and not without reason. Thanks in part to a healthy percentage of Christian and secular members, Lebanese society...
0When it became clear to me that my journey from Asia back to North America would take me through the Middle East, Beirut topped the list of destinations I wanted to visit. The city’s recent...
We Blog the World (WBTW) was founded by Renee Blodgett whose initial goal was to cross pollinate ideas and stories across the globe with the hope of providing a deeper understanding of cultures foreign to our own. It has morphed from its earliest days and is today dedicated to Transformative Travel, at the crossroads of where adventure, wellness and luxury meet. From some of the most passionate voices on the web, you’ll find rich storytelling and photography from every continent. Read More.
