Home remedies are supposedly a domain unique to ancient women who shuffle around in slippers and wear fuzzy berets to church every Sunday. When a friend tells you to drink tea with lemon and honey that one…
Tip #11: Local Wisdom
Have you ever met someone who tells you they hate beer? They will usually say they don’t like the taste….hence this is usually university girls and 17 year old boys. My response is always the same: “Get really fuckin’ thirsty…
Tip #7: Handling Your Shit in the Land of Milk and Vodka
One fine day in Eastern Europe I had my ear twisted by the warblings of a drunken Ukrainian youth who had spent some time in America, and felt the need to both praise and shit-talk his own people, as I’ve noticed…
Tip #5: Getting Nekkid (Doing as the Hungarians Do)
I have no problem being naked. I am actually quite happy with my body. Yea, it’s sometimes pale and the belly got what the boobs should have, but then again, I wasn’t auditioning for Baywatch anyways. This all changes around…
Tip #2: Buying is for Suckers
“Coffee or tea, my friend?”—out of all the questions that occur before you set foot in the ancient cradle of civilization that is Egypt, this is the one you better know your answer to. When faced with any other pertinent…
Tip #1: Don’t Expect Special Treatment
There’s nothing that makes you stand out more in a foreign country than your big-ass, stupid-ass backpack. This is something I have struggled with on more than one occasion: the icy, curious stares of silent locals, their sneering looks loosely…