USA | FIJI | NEW ZEALAND | AUSTRALIA | SINGAPORE | THAILAND | EGYPT | ITALY | TURKEY | USA Check our what we did in Cairo, our first three days in Egypt. DAY FOUR For our last day in Egypt I planned for us to see Alexandria, Egypt’s second largest city on the Mediterranean … Continue reading
USA | FIJI | NEW ZEALAND | AUSTRALIA | SINGAPORE | THAILAND | EGYPT | ITALY | TURKEY | USA Cairo In city as large as Cairo there are many options for accommodations. My research had led me to the decision to stay in the downtown area and to seek out a hotel with the … Continue reading
USA | FIJI | NEW ZEALAND | AUSTRALIA | SINGAPORE | THAILAND | EGYPT | ITALY | TURKEY | USA There we were riding around Cairo in a horse-drawn carriage. The driver appeared to be an old man, with many wrinkles and what few teeth he had left were yellowed posts that studded his bare … Continue reading
USA | FIJI | NEW ZEALAND | AUSTRALIA | SINGAPORE | THAILAND | EGYPT | ITALY | TURKEY | USA In our pre-departure research for homeschool we learned that Cairo is the largest city in Africa. This surprised me, although I don’t know why. Covering over 100 square miles and many more thousands of years … Continue reading
USA | FIJI | NEW ZEALAND | AUSTRALIA | SINGAPORE | THAILAND | EGYPT | ITALY | TURKEY | USA Even I, lover of all things urban, was looking forward to getting to the island. Koh Samui, one of Thailand’s largest islands in the Gulf of Thailand, is known for its palm tree-lined beaches and … Continue reading
USA | FIJI | NEW ZEALAND | AUSTRALIA | SINGAPORE | THAILAND | EGYPT | ITALY | TURKEY | USA If it’s one thing that traveling has taught me it’s that you can’t do it all. Not even in a lifetime could I see and do everything I would like to. Not even in my … Continue reading
USA | FIJI | NEW ZEALAND | AUSTRALIA | SINGAPORE | THAILAND | EGYPT | ITALY | TURKEY | USA If Bangkok is the mama tiger then Chiang Mai is her gentle cub. This over 700 year old city was built in 1296 to be the capital of the Lanna Kingdom, the kingdom of a … Continue reading
USA | FIJI | NEW ZEALAND | AUSTRALIA | SINGAPORE | THAILAND | EGYPT | ITALY | TURKEY | USA I knew arriving in Bangkok would be like getting kicked out of the nest. The training wheels were off now as we were back on our own in a big Asian city, where there were … Continue reading
USA | FIJI | NEW ZEALAND | AUSTRALIA | SINGAPORE | THAILAND | EGYPT | ITALY | TURKEY | USA Krungthep Mahanakorn Boworn Rattanakosin Mahintharayuttha Mahadilokpop Noparatratchathani Burirom Udomratchaniveymahasathan Amornpiman Avatransathit Sakkathattiay-avisnukarmprasit. Just in case you are wondering, that’s the official Thai name for Bangkok, in the Guinness Book of World Records as the longest … Continue reading
USA | FIJI | NEW ZEALAND | AUSTRALIA | SINGAPORE | THAILAND | EGYPT | ITALY | TURKEY | USA Homeschool? Me? Never! Or so I thought. Although I was less than impressed with my children’s public school education and where we live private school costs a small fortune, it wasn’t until about a year … Continue reading
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