Ephesus is one of the great sites in Turkey. The pictures of the Celsius Library are world famous. I really enjoyed it, but from the crowds we saw and the buses in the parking lot, it seems mostly to be a stop on a cross country tour or a daytrip from somewhere else. The town […]
Food is a big thing in Italy. They take is quite seriously. There is a sense that things need to be done correctly and must be enjoyed in the proper way. Sauces and pasta shapes are paired and wouldn’t be served otherwise. Wine fits to the meal as well. This was definitely a sense that […]
On the edge of the center of Ghent is Castle Gravensteen. This was one of the best castles I have ever visited. By best, I mean that is represented what I wanted to see of a castle. How I wanted it to feel. I have mentioned a few times about traveling as a 12year old. […]
Sightseeing can be roughly divided into “seeing new stuff” and “seeing old stuff”, with the large proportion of things seeming to fall into the historical or “old stuff” category. If there was a third category of “very old stuff”, Pompeii would definitely fall into that. I thought I knew a fair amount about Pompeii before […]
When you think of the Netherlands, what images come into your mind? Is one of those images of tulips? Rows and rows of brightly colored flowers in wide fields under the watchful eye of a windmill? Well tulips are very related to the image of the Netherlands, so it makes sense. That is what is […]
During our few days in Luxembourg, we wanted to see something more than just Luxembourg City. I had been to Vianden years past which is pretty much how I knew about it. Vianden is a small town in the north of Luxembourg almost on the German border with a castle that perches on top of […]
Last year, Ali and I spent our honeymoon in Turkey. Just under two weeks across Turkey is really not much time, but it gave us a look around the country. Cappadocia was our middle stop on the trip. We were only there a few days and like the whole trip, this was not enough time […]
Kotor, Montenegro is a small city on the bay of Kotor in Montenegro. I was on a week cruise along the Croatian coast and while we were in Dubrovnik, we had the chance to do a day-trip to Montenegro. I have never been much of a list checker, but going to another country sounded neat. […]