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Visiting Aphrodisias in Turkey is Worth the Effort to Go a Little Further
One of the day trips that we took from Kusadasi in western Turkey was to see the Greek ruins at Aphrodisias. Of all of the ruins that we visited, Aphrodisias was actually our favorite even though it is not as excavated as the ones at Ephesus. The cruise ships don’t typically do tours to Aphrodisias,… Read more
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The Magic of European Christmas Markets
We were told by many people about how wonderful the Christmas markets in Germany and other places would be and they were certainly right. Whether in our home town at the time, Frankfurt, or some of the places we visited during the holiday season like Prague, Vienna, Strasbourg, Cologne, and others, we were fortunate to… Read more
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Helicopter Tour to Base Camp at Mount Everest from Kathmandu
One of the tours that we planned for our visit to Kathmandu was taking a helicopter tour up to the Mount Everest base camp. It was, without a doubt, not only a highlight of the trip to Nepal, but one of the most fascinating experiences that we’ve ever had the privilege to enjoy. Just the… Read more
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Discovering the Beauty and History of Alhambra Palace in Granada, Spain
We really enjoyed traveling around Southern Spain and one of the highlights of our trip was staying a couple of days in Granada and visiting the Alhambra fortress and palace. Before traveling to Spain, we weren’t aware of how much of influence the Moors had on the region. The Alhambra is a magnificent example of… Read more
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Exploring the Amazing Maasai Mara National Reserve
We had some amazing animal encounters during our time in the Maasai Mara National Reserve in Kenya back in 2021. It started on the first night when we arrived in the reserve when we saw our first cheetahs. We had already seen the big five in Africa, the elephants, water buffaloes, lions, leopards, and rhinos,… Read more
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Trekking to Spend Time with a Gorilla Family in Rwanda – Update
We were excited to see the gorillas of Volcanoes National Park making the news recently in very good ways. There was an interesting article from the BBC talking about how female gorillas seek out old friends, which shares some similarities to what we learned about the family that we visited during our trek. The anchor… Read more