Scenic Beauty of Aswan
This really is the end of the world. It’s a dusty frontier town. Going south from here you travel into Sudan and the war that is happening. You don’t want…
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Majestic Temple of Kom Ombo
The final temple we saw on our Nile cruise was Kom Ombo. it is significant because it is unique for its dedication to two different deities: the local crocodile-headed god Sobek, and…
Temple of Edfu: Egypt’s Well-Preserved Wonder
The Temple of Edfu was built between 237BC and 57BC, and is one of several temples built during the Ptolemaic Kingdom, including the Temple of Hathor at Dendera that we…
First Day in Luxor
Our first full day in fantastic and magical Luxor. We’re staying at the Hilton Luxor which is situated right on the Nile a little bit to the north of Luxor…
Tiger’s Nest
The other big reason we wanted to come to Bhutan was to visit a place called the Tiger’s Nest. It’s real name is the Taktsang Palphug Monastery. It was built…
Great Buddha Dordenma
On our way our of Thimphu we stopped at the Great Buddha Dordenma, which is one of the world’s largest buddhas. It’s approximately 18 stories tall! Construction began in 2006…
Pashupatinath
Sort of a gruesome stop, and we didn’t spend much time here (and this post won’t be long…). Pashupainath is a Hindu temple on the banks of a local river…
Monkey Temple
Swayambhunath is another famous Buddhist stupa in Kathmandu. It’s better known as the Monkey Temple owing to the hundreds of monkeys that inhabit the grounds. In Tibetan it has a…
Boudhanath
Boudhanath (pronounced “Bow-da-nath”) is one of the largest stupas (or convents) in the world. It dominates this part of the Kathmandu skyline and we can see it from our room…
Angkor Wat
Incredible as it seems we woke up 6 minutes before our wakeup call at 3:54am and in swift order got ready for our driver. We also had arranged for a…