I Could Live Here for a Year or Two 22 Aug 2013 | 11:10 pm

If in a beautiful garden such as the Taj Mahal, I’ll creep around the back hedges looking at everything from another angle because I’ve seen the front shot so many times. The front shot is real, the b...

Tian'anmen, Forbidden City, and The Temple of Heaven 22 Aug 2013 | 09:55 pm

I suppose if you had asked me a few years ago, one of the most intruiging places I would want to visit in China would be Tian'anmen Square. As a teacher of US History, that's probably an honest one. B...

Chefchouen: Blue, blue piggies 20 Aug 2013 | 11:28 pm

Picturesque Maldives 20 Aug 2013 | 12:53 pm

Maldives with 1,190 islands, is world renown for its natural beauty and tranquility. The Indian Ocean and the atolls provide breathtaking view from above. I was fortunate to spend 4 days there which a...

A day in the Venice of the North 19 Aug 2013 | 05:38 pm

We started with the short drive to the Church of Resurrection on Spilled Blood. After the Revolution of 1917 the church was closed, and the new government even wanted to demolish it. Thankfully the ch...

Wrapping it up 17 Aug 2013 | 06:37 pm

Time flew by while we were making our way around the massive continent that is South America. At the same time however, if we think back to what we were doing waaaaay back in Chile, it really seems a ...

Travelling During Ramadan 16 Aug 2013 | 11:48 pm

The holy month of Ramadan is – depending on who you’ll ask – a test of faith, an occasion to remember the poor or a cleansing of soul and body. Half of my visit to Iran took place during the Ramadan a...

Boiling in Budapest 14 Aug 2013 | 10:44 pm

"I love travelling in a sleeper on a night train. You just go to bed, and wake up and you're in another country! Only way to travel!!" - Lisa

In Pursuit of the Perfect Potala Palace Picture 12 Aug 2013 | 06:30 pm

Lhasa takes your breath away, quite literally as we discovered when we stepped off the plane at 3,700m. Canisters of oxygen were provided in our airport transfer car and next to the minibar in the hot...

Being Home 12 Aug 2013 | 05:59 am

One of the hardest parts of being home is trying to relate our emotions to people who have never traveled independently and long-term. People have of course been interested to hear our stories. But, ...