The Quarry
All the sandstone used to build all these temples had to come from somewhere and one of the places is called Gebel el-Silsila. It translates from ancient Egyptian as “The…
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Stunning Views in Zermatt
We only had a short stay in Zermatt and so we were crossing our fingers for sunny days. Today we woke up to this incredible sight. Even looking at it…
Bem-vindo a Lisboa
That was a little harder than it should have been! After hustling through our connection in Madrid, we met up with Erica from Dallas at the Lisbon departure gate. We…
St. Mark’s Square (Piazza San Marco)
The Basilica of San Marco overlooks one of the most beautiful squares in the world, a real marble salon, the city center for centuries. Next to both the Basilica and…
Cape of Good Hope
On our last morning in Cape Town we had planned to hire a driver to take us to the Cape of Good Hope and then onwards to our final stop…
Tokyo’s Memory Lane
In the Shinjuku neighborhood of Tokyo, in the shadow of the gigantic Shinjuku Railway Station you will find a collection of 80 year old alleys that are collectively known as…
Sultan Qaboos Grand Mosque
We have three days in Oman. Day one we planned to tour the city itself as there are a few things to see here before we ventured out to the…
Joint Security Area
Inside the DMZ, the 4km wide line that separates South and North Korea is the famous Joint Security Area, or JSA. It is the only place where North and South…
Bukchon Hanok
This area of Seoul also dates back about 600 years and was traditionally the residential quarter of high-ranking government officials and nobility and their families who usually served in the…