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The Oregon Country Fair

http://wp.me/p58VL2-3L The Oregon Country Fair @oregoncfair #USA #travel #TravelTuesday

This past weekend held the annual Oregon Country Fair. This event is everything from a fairyland tour to a testament to toplessness. The fair, in years, past had an annual showing of approximately 45,000 over its three-day showing. Of these numbers, the majority come dressed as a number of mythical creatures such as fairies, gnomes and even Norse Gods. Many people come attired in various getups…

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OMG, WTF are They Saying? I Thought Australians Spoke English!?

http://wp.me/p58VL2-3B OMG! WTF are They Saying? I Thought Australians Spoke English? via @hijosh #traveltuesday #travel #traveltips #LP

In less than 24 hours this vid has received over 1,520,000  views and there’s a reason for it. Anyone who has been to Australia has probably found themselves completely lost in the language. A couple of key phrases like “G’day” and “No Worries” are pretty easy to master, but you may have found yourself lost and bewildered with questions like, What is a servo? Do I want avo on my burger? Did he…

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Become an Expert in Bargaining

Become an Expert in Bargaining with 20 tips from your friends @boardingpasss #gadv #LP #MatadorN #Travel #traveltips

If you’ve travelled through Asia or South America, you will have undoubtably found yourself in a place where bargaining was necessary. It’s a way of life in many regions of the world and you wont be able to buy anything without going through the process, unless of course, you feel like getting ripped off all the time. It’s understandable that you may feel a bit weary about it, or that you don’t…

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The Yazidis of Lalish, Iraqi Kurdistan

A travel story of meeting members of the Yazidi faith in their village of Lalish, Iraqi Kurdistan The Yazidis of Lalish, Iraqi Kurdistan

This interesting little area I visited is home of the Yazidi faith in the Nineveh province of Northwestern Iraq. I had the privilege of living and teaching in the Kurdish region of Iraq two years ago. Before the beginning of ISIS and the reign of terror they hold over the world and this gorgeous country of Kurdistan. I had the pleasure of visiting this remote village in the North; a region that…

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