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Ridiculous Street Signs #27: Dog Poop- Tbilisi, Georgia

Tbilisi GeorgiaA couple of summers back we visited Georgia (the country not the state) during a week trip to Eastern Europe and the Caucasus.

While wandering around the capital, Tbilisi we set out to take a look at the Parliament of Georgia building.

As we walked down Rustaveli Avenue, I stopped to check out a very interesting sign. Continue reading Ridiculous Street Signs #27: Dog Poop- Tbilisi, Georgia

40 Hours In The Disputed Territory of Nagorno Karabakh with Kids

Nagorno KarabakhDuring our month long trip during the summer of 2018, we visited six UN member states. For all of us, it was the first time checking out Belarus, Ukraine, Moldova, Azerbaijan, Georgia and Armenia.

We also spent 6.5 hours in Transnistria, a country that doesn’t really exist!

The final country we’d be visiting during our trip was Armenia. While there, we decided to use a couple of days to visit the autonomous region of Nagorno-Karabakh. Continue reading 40 Hours In The Disputed Territory of Nagorno Karabakh with Kids

An Awesome Experience: Meeting Adam The Monkey In Tbilisi, Georgia

Tbilisi GeorgiaIn the Summer of 2018, the Michael W Travels family went on a month-long trip around Eastern Europe and the Caucasus.

During our first day in Tbilisi, Georgia (Georgia was the 5/6 country we visited during the trip) we were very tired so we decided to grab lunch and then go for a walk around the city with no real plan. Continue reading An Awesome Experience: Meeting Adam The Monkey In Tbilisi, Georgia

Find Out What We Tried At McDonald’s In Minsk, Belarus

belarusWhile we’re stuck inside due to the coronavirus pandemic, I’m trying to catch up on posts I had previously planned to write…

I’ve been working on catching up on my McDonald’s reviews!

During the summer of 2018, we went on a month-long trip to Eastern Europe and the Caucasus. The first stop of this trip was to Belarus. While there we stopped into a McD’s location in the country’s capital, Minsk. Continue reading Find Out What We Tried At McDonald’s In Minsk, Belarus

Tasty Souvenirs From Our Deep South Road Trip

Road TripDuring Winter Break 2019, the Michael W Travels family took a road trip to the Deep South.

This was an interesting experience for us and probably the longest amount of time we spent driving on a daily basis for a prolonged amount of time.

We headed off from our home in Brooklyn, NY, making stops in states like Maryland, West Virginia, Virginia, Tennessee, Alabama and North Carolina. Some of the states we had previously visited, for others it was our first time checking them out. Continue reading Tasty Souvenirs From Our Deep South Road Trip

Find Out What Hyatt Did To Help Me Celebrate My 100th Country Visited!

HyattBack in August, the Michael W Travels family went on a four week trip to South Asia, visiting five countries along the way.

The third country we visited was Nepal. This was a very special visit as this was my 100th country visited! (For those curious about what list I follow, I go by the list of UN Member States which includes 193 countries.)

For the first night of our time in Nepal, we stayed at the Hyatt Regency Kathmandu. Continue reading Find Out What Hyatt Did To Help Me Celebrate My 100th Country Visited!

Find Out What We Tried At McDonald’s in Baku, Azerbaijan

AzerbaijanIn the summer of 2018, the Michael W Travels family visited three countries in Eastern Europe and then headed over to the Caucasus to visit three more.

Our first stop was Azerbaijan. We spent a few days in Baku and also took a day trip outside the city.

We were curious to see if there would be any interesting items on the menu at McDonald’s so we headed over to the location in Fountain Square, just a short walk from our hostel. Continue reading Find Out What We Tried At McDonald’s in Baku, Azerbaijan

Find Out What We Tried At McDonald’s In Chisinau, Moldova

Moldova Since we’e stuck indoors,  I’m trying to catch up on posts I never got around to writing in the past.

Back in the summer of 2018 the Michael W Travels family took a trip to Eastern Europe and the Caucasus. I recently I wrote about our experience at McDonalds in Ukraine (check out my review at the link below). That wasn’t the only country where we found the boys’ favorite American restaurant chain.

While visiting Chisinau, Moldova we only had one full day to check out the city. As we walked around, we made a stop at McDonald’s for lunch. While we rarely eat McD’s at home, we always stop in while visiting a new country to see what interesting items might be offered. Continue reading Find Out What We Tried At McDonald’s In Chisinau, Moldova

Find Out What We Tried At McDonald’s In Ukraine

ukraineWhile we rarely dine at McDonald’s at home, we have to pay a visit to the fast food chain in every country we visit.

It’s always fun to see what interesting menu items are offered at international McDonald’s locations.

During our visit to Ukraine, Kim, Lucas and Theo met me at the McDonalds in Kiev’s Independence Square for dinner after I got back from my trip to Chernobyl. Continue reading Find Out What We Tried At McDonald’s In Ukraine