A Second Home
Days to Remember
Island Hopping, Quickly
Home of the Gods
Greek Food Galore
A bit of wishful thinking does get granted
Cross-cultural Corfu
A morning's (mis-)adventures leading to Ioannina
Sunday Travel to Meteora
L’Esprit de Delphi
A Rejuvenation
A Daytrip on a Greek Island
Crazy Naked Man
The Granddaddy of Ruins and One of the Seven Ancient Wonders of the World
Naturally Calcified
A bit more relaxin’ in a small seaside town
Cruising on the Turkish Mediterranean
Staying in a Hippie Commune
An Underground City and a Hometown-reminding Hike
Shroomed and Smurfed in Cappadocia
Ready to go explorin'
Istanbul, Constantinople
Turkish Hospitality
Hightailing It Out and the Interrogation
What a turn of events
Jerusalem
An Ancient City and a Modern One
Crossing Jordan
A Hot Desert Trek
A Powerful Message at the top of Mt. Sinai
Dahab, A Desert Town by a Beautiful Living Sea
Hurghada, A Gateway to the Red Sea
Luxor, A Town of Many Ancient Sites
Felucca-ing Down the Nile
Aswan, In Nubian Country
Cairo: In Africa and the Middle East at the same time
Dubai
A Sweet Reminder in Mt. Lavinia
A few closing notes on traveling in Rajasthan, India
In Agra to see the marble wonder
Fatehpur Sikri, A Ghost Fort and Palace
Entering the Golden Triangle via Jaipur, the Pink City
Pushkar, a Hindu Pilgrimage Town
Udaipur, City of Lakes
Ranakpur, A Change of Scenery
Jodhpur, the Blue City
Jaisalmer, the Golden City
Getting Hot Over Here in Bikaner
Mandawa, A City of Havelis (Living Art Quarters)
A Bit of Culture Shock
Delhi
A Day in southern Myanmar
Soaking it in Ranong
Along the Andaman and Gulf of Thailand Coasts
Boom Boom Bangkok
Chengdu, City of Hot Peppers, Teahouses, and Pandas
On the way to the Great Canyon of Yarlung Tsampo
A Route to Finding Tibet
Holy Sites
Lhasa, a City of New and Old
Zhongdian (aka Shangri-la)
Loud Lijiang
Dali Removed
Kunming, an oxymoron almost
Floating Village on Lake Tonle Sap
Angkor Wat
Powerful Phnom Penh
Crossing into Cambodia and Changing Currency
Ho Chih Minh City (aka Saigon)
Taking a breather in Hoi An
Hue
Annoying Hanoi
Dreamy Halong Bay
Nutty Ninh Binh
Good Morning Viet Nam!
Hinboun Homestay
Capital Vientane
Lazing About in Luang Prabang
River-border crossing into Laos, then slowly down the Mekong
Bordertown Chiang Khong
An Elephant Ride thru Hilltribe Territory, Chiang Mai
Bustling Bangkok
Shanghai Spring
A few tips in traveling South America
Winging it in Rio de Janeiro during Carnaval
Rio de Janeiro, A Beautiful, Diverse City
Ilha Grande, Getting away from it all
Parati, A Bit of Paradise
Saõ Paulo
Foz do Iguaçu, Beautiful Falls but Too Many Tourist Traps Here
Salto, Too Hot for Hot Springs
Montevideo
Colonia del Sacramento
Buenos Aires, A Grand City
Bariloche, A Touristy Mountain-Lake Town
San Martin de Los Andes, Feels Like Home
Pucon, a Mountain Retreat
Santiago, Vina del Mar, & Valparaiso
La Serena, a Chilean coastal town
San Pedro de Atacama, a hot and sunny place (finally!)
Uyuni and Crossing the Salt Flats
Potosi, a silver mining town
Sucre and a visit to Tarabuco Market
Border Crossing & La Paz
Puno & A Few Islands of Lake Titicaca
Machu Picchu, Mission Accomplished, Really
The Journey
Prepping and the First Day of the Inca Trail
Ollantaytambo
Cusco & My First Taste of Cuy
Monasterio de Santa Catalina
Arequipa & Colca Canyon
Poor Man´s Galapagos, Pisco Sour, Sandboarding, the Nasca Lines, and Pre-Incan Mummies
Lima
By the Sea in Mancora
Border Crossing from Ecuador into Peru
Ecuadorian Baths & Colonial Towns
Me-fuddled
Outside Quito, into the Country
More Quito Highlights
Colorful Quito
Made it to Quito, somewhat
Colonial Architecture in Macau
Hong Kong: a city literally by the sea
A few tips for traveling Taipei and surrounding areas
Getting to Ninefen
Lost in Yamingshan
Recuperating in Beitou
Taipei Night Markets - Bring Your Tastebuds
Taiwan: a warm island
A few tips for traveling China
A day out of a possible movie scene
Suzhou: garden central
Ladybugs at Sun Yat-sen Memorial in Nanjing
A cancelled flight situation
Xian as a City
Xian: a breath of air
Taking a local tour geared towards foreigners
Beijing: not all under construction
Beijing: under construction
Zhujiajiao: an ancient water canal town
Old Shanghai
Have you been Shanghai-ed lately?
Going for a Ride in Shanghai
A few tips for traveling Japan
Akihabara Police
Ginza Nightlife
Kakunodate: Samurai District
Back in Sendai
Tazawako: Kogen Bus Stop
Tazawako: Traditional Ryokan and Onsen
Matsushima Bay
Sendai
Himeji Town & Castle
Kyoto: do not book in a crap location
Kyoto, a City of Contrasts
Takayama Autumn Festival
Hida Takayama
Viewing Shirakawa-go Ogimachi from the Lookout Point
Shirakawa-go Ogimachi, a Unesco World Heritage Site
Tsujiki Fish Market
Tokyo ni ikimasu!
Under the Cozumelian Sea
Staying in Cozumel
How to Avoid a Ride from Hell
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