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A visit to Petra is at the top of many travelers’ bucket lists. Chiseled out of sandstone cliffs, the Nabataean city of Petra is more than the famous facade associated with the name. There are nearly 25 miles of trails (eight trails) and numerous monuments within the Petra Archaeological Park. Entry gate personnel distribute park/trail […]
Tulip Festival Blooms Forth The historic Keukenhof Tulip Festival just bloomed and is ushering in this distinctive Dutch event. The Keukenhof Gardens is in the small town of Lisse, South Holland, The Netherlands. It is located about 30 minutes outside Amsterdam and only open for 7 weeks this year, from March 21 to May 10, […]
A few years after I had traveled to Spain, I exchanged a timeshare week in the Dominican Republic. What We Found in Santo Domingo In the middle of my lazy beach week, we took a side excursion into Santo Domingo. While seeing the many historical sites, like Alcazar de Colon, the National Presidential Palace, etc. […]
I think about my rich Lithuanian heritage today in remembrance of my mother who recently passed away. The most impressive religious site we visited was the Hill of Crosses, north of Šiauliai in northern Lithuania.
It is the month for monsters and as such, we should all be thankful for Frankenstein, one of the first novels that spawned an entire genre of horror fiction.
I’m in Copenhagen, Denmark celebrating the 175th anniversary of the second oldest amusement park in the world, which opened August 15, 1843.
Over 400 years ago, entertainers and vendors were drawing large crowds to a natural spring area known as Dyrehavenbakken in Denmark, about 10 km north of Copenhagen.
Beer is not one of the topics I would normally contemplate writing about for a travel blog, considering I grew up in the “bible belt.”
This year marks the 365th anniversary of Royal Delft, the Delft Blue earthenware of worldwide acclaim and craftsmanship. This year, Royal Delft is choosing one visitor at random each day to paint a tile for a unique piece that will hang forever on their wall.
I admit I have an obsession. Ancient megalithic structures, such as Göbekli Tepe in the Southeastern Anatolia Region of Turkey, have fascinated me since its discovery in 1994. And although many common structures are visited daily, there are 3 megalithic sites that should not be overlooked.
