Monthly Archives: November 2014

I Threw Away My Car In No Man’s Land – Armenia-Georgia Border Crossing

By |2021-09-25T14:08:38-05:00November 17th, 2014|Categories: Europe, Unique Experiences|

I have lost my keys before.  I have donated clothing to the Salvation Army.   I’ve lazily neglected to pick up loose change off the ground that I dropped.  I have thrown away a perfectly good functional VCR.  But this was new ground for me. I discarded my 1993 Jeep Cherokee.  I and my two friends [...]

Time Stands Still – Parga, Greece

By |2019-05-25T11:26:42-05:00November 12th, 2014|Categories: Europe, Off The Beaten Path|

There is so much to love about Athens. Some of the most valued antiquities in the world, incredible food, and non-stop entertainment. Sometimes, we need a break, to slow down. Your immediate thought might be Santorini or Mykonos. But Greece has so much more to offer than just beaches and the Pantheon.  Parga is an idyllic [...]

193 Incredible Travel Books – Counting Countries

By |2020-01-20T05:42:21-06:00November 7th, 2014|Categories: Advice, Counting Countries 193 Countdown|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

193 Incredible Travel Books Counting Countries.  The UN states that there are 193 countries in the world.  I am on a quest to travel to every country in the world.  You can see where I have been so far.  An important part of travel for me is reading.  I try to read one book (sometimes [...]

In The Heavens Above – Meteora, Greece

By |2021-04-16T15:23:07-05:00November 5th, 2014|Categories: Europe, Must-See|

I am occasionally spellbound by man’s will. His sheer determination. Bewildered and even confused. How did man accomplish this? Moments of wonderment come to mind when I think of Petra in Jordan, the Taj Mahal in India, the temples of Bagan in Burma, or the Tiger’s Nest Monastery in Bhutan. I had a similar sense of [...]

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