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What to say about Sri Lanka Beautiful / Serene / Amazingly clean (no plastic, no garbage) / Friendly / Sweltering and Sweaty / Well worth visiting After a long flight via Doha, arriving in Colombo, the capital of Sri Lanka, … Continue reading
It’s quite a journey from the U.S. to get to Fremantle in Western Australia but worth the trip. Actually Fremantle was one of the highlights as was the stay south of there in Olio Bello. There were several highlights, most … Continue reading
Christmas Markets along the Danube – December 2023 Nuremberg to Budapest
Memorable Massage Around the Mundo #1 – Bagat. Uzbekistan During my 2 years in Uzbekistan with the Peace Corp I had the occasion to travel in the country and to other countries when there was a break. When I was … Continue reading
Closing out my 2022 travels was a trip to the northern Africa countries Algeria and Tunisia. I “had” to make a stop in Lisbon prior to joining my favorite travel partner Andrew in Algiers. So, from Lisbon which is not … Continue reading
Even with all the cancelled voyages and Covid and the Russian invasion of Ukraine, I was able to get to the Baltics ie., Estonia, Latvia & Lithuania. As it turns out there were only three of us on the trip … Continue reading
What can I say about Cuba? I think the only way one can visit (as an American) is to join a ”cultural” tour. Applying to a university trip is the way to go. One really doesn’t have to be an … Continue reading
My expectations for Crete were not great and I was certainly under the misunderstanding of the size and geography of the island. It is quite mountainous and brings to mind the Sierra Nevadas’. It could have been a lovely culinary … Continue reading
Yes, it is a challenge traveling in The Time of Covid but it really is a necessity. This time to Lisbon-Crete-Lisbon. From Lisbon initially and then heading to Athens and then Crete where I met up with a small group … Continue reading
Featuring Marty & Jason From San Francisco to Frankfurt to Windhoek only takes 30 hours or so (including the 10 hour layover in the deserted Frankfurt airport). However it was worth it! This was a Wilderness Travel journey with just … Continue reading
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