Porto was the first stop on my first visit to Portugal in 2015. I’m happy to report that almost nothing has changed, it is as perfect and pretty as ever. This is how I spent three days with my friends. Continue reading
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VIENNA | The City of Music, Waits for You
Less than an hour flight from Cluj, Romania and less than an hour drive from Bratislava, the capital of Slovakia, where I’d just been is the city once the capital of the Hapsburg Empire, the stately city in a ballgown, Vienna. Continue reading
4 Days in the Georgian Capital | Tbilisi
Arriving in Tblilisi from the north of Georgia, with two of our friends departing that evening, we made the most of the time we had left together and walked along charming cobblestone streets toward the Kura River, toward the Bridge of Peace. A bow-shaped pedestrian bridge made of steel and glass that links the Old City to Rike Park, it’s an easy landmark to spot… Continue reading
Quebec City | Walkin’ in a Winter Wonderland
All things French Quebec City was everything we hoped for with a few surprises. Here’s our seven-day itinerary for visiting at ‘the most wonderful time of the year’! Continue reading
BULGARIA | Part 4 of Stealable 10-Day Itinerary (Veliko Taranovo)
[This post is part of a 10-day driving itinerary for Sofia, Melnik, Plovdiv, and Veliko Taranovo.] Days 1-3 | Sofia Days 4-5 | Melnik Days 6-7 | Plovdiv DAY 8 | THRACIAN TOMB & SHIPKA PASS TO VELIKO TARNOVO More Bulgarian history lessons today along mountainous roads, traveling northeast to Kazanlak, the center of the … Continue reading
6 Days in Cuzco, PERU
After finishing another successful volunteer house build with The Fuller Center for Housing, I was fortunate to extend my stay in Peru. If you plan to visit Machu Picchu while in Peru, most likely your jumping off point will be one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the Western Hemisphere and the former capital … Continue reading
DENMARK | 4 days in Copenhagen
What kind of European vacation do you take with nine travelers and one dog, spanning ages 13 to 92? A cruise is one way to go. I’d never done an ocean liner cruise before; everything I love about travel is on land. But when faced with this question, our family decided a cruise to see … Continue reading
Kingdom of MOROCCO | Marrakesh Points South by Southeast
From Marrakesh we drove southwest to the coastal city of Essaouira, then headed further south before turning northeast and finally back to the Red City. This was the tour part of my trip. I’ve included interesting bits from most the places that we stopped, even if briefly. Morocco’s roads, for the most part, are paved … Continue reading
CAMBODIA, Solo Siem Reap | 5 Fun-Filled Days & Nights
Lucky me. I arrived in Siem Reap 5 days ahead of my Habitat Global Village Team. We would all be meeting at the end of the week to begin our adventure together, building houses for two families in need in the Tbeng Kert village, about an hour outside of Siem Reap. I wanted to spend … Continue reading
Kingdom of MOROCCO | Marrakesh
Daughter of the Desert. The Red City. The Ochre City. Founded in 1071 the ancient city of Marrakesh cloaked in exoticism and yet approachable. Friendly even. I spent a week in and around Marrakesh and I have to say, it was very much as expected. This was my first visit to Morocco. There’s a lot … Continue reading
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