Oh Tallahassee, why do you have to be so far away?

Here’s the dilemma: We are going to go visit my dad in Tallahassee, but how?

If we fly, we’d get there faster, but the price is steeper this year than usual this year. Moreover, it’s the first flight with a … [ more ]

On Friday, January 29th I was standing beside a big projection screen in front of the entire company of The Motley Fool. I took a deep breath and began:

“Hi everyone, I’m Greg, and if you don’t know me it may be because you started working here in January and I’ve … [ more ]

A homemade bomb went off at one of Cairo’s major tourist attractions, the Khan el-Khalili bazaar. One woman was killed and 21 others tourists were injured. This is the scene where the bombing occurred.

Attack in Khan el-Khalili

And this is a picture I took of Selena in that very … [ more ]

Here is an overdue recap of our trip to Egypt.

The Good

Greg on horseback in the desert

Our gracious hosts Laura and Ramy and lil’ Omar.
Our fun travel companions Erica and her son Benjamin.
Real horseback riding is so cool, especially when you get to trot or gallop.
Viewing the findings of King … [ more ]

Like with Europe, Hedgehog/Mangia/Foodie (somehow, Mangia hasn’t quite stuck) made an appearance every time we ate something. I didn’t know much about Egyptian cuisine, but boy did I have a great time eating, and I already miss the food.

The most notable thing about Egyptian cuisine is how fresh everything is. … [ more ]

Selena first getting onto her horse

Selena’s not going to be happy I’m retelling this story.  There was a scary moment happened at the end of our horseback riding in Egypt.

Selena rode her horse too close behind one of the tied up broncos on the side of the road and … [ more ]

As we say goodbye to 2008, we want to take a moment to look back at the year that was, as described through the Greg and Selena blog:

Top Six things about 2008
6. We finally moved out

Actually neither of us has lived in our parent’s homes for years, but a lot … [ more ]

While Greg loved the sightseeing experience, my main goal was to become a mini Anthony Bourdain protege and eat my way through the continent. In the process, we inadvertently stumbled upon a great new purpose for our travel buddy which someone appropriately suggested we name “Manja!” Guess what country we … [ more ]

Many students fresh out of college go to Europe and tour around finding themselves before coming home and settling into a career. Selena and I took a different approach and waited until we were well settled into our careers before taking some time to see what all Europe had to … [ more ]

Selena and I went to the wedding of our very good friends Lauren and Duke this past Saturday. It was a bit wet, with don’t-call-me-hurricane Hanna visiting the area at the same time, but is that not perfect weather for a couple that refers to themselves as … [ more ]