Bangkok Night Market: I ate a bug and I liked it
OK I didn’t really like it but I didn’t dislike it either. It was kind of like eating a crunchy vegetable rind with no flavor. The oozy innards had been completely cooked off so...
A blog about our travel
OK I didn’t really like it but I didn’t dislike it either. It was kind of like eating a crunchy vegetable rind with no flavor. The oozy innards had been completely cooked off so...
To break up the flight and do laundry, we made a stop in Bangkok on our way to Taiwan and then Japan. We were so glad we did! So far Thailand is our favorite...
India wasn’t on our original itinerary. We have never been interested in visiting and have heard some unpleasant things about it. It was a good way to avoid a long flight from Dubai to...
Dubai was the opposite of Kenya, Tanzania, and Egypt. Incredibly rich, clean, and orderly, it is the most touristy of the emirates. Only around 20% of the population is Emirati, making United Arab Emirates...
We finished up Egypt by closing the circle on the pyramids at Saqqara and Dahshur where it all began. The pharaoh Djoser had as his advisor, a genius named Imhotep (high priest, scientist, architect)....
In my opinion, Egypt was the first great civilization. They had technology, trade, conquest, and complex systems of religion and government. The lasted on and off (mostly on) from the unification in 3150 until...
From Kenya we flew to Luxor Egypt. Luxor is smaller and even more tourist oriented than Cairo so it’s a nice intro to Egypt. The main attractions in Luxor are the Nile river which...
After Ngorongoro crater we went back to Amboseli National Park in Kenya for one night before returning to Nairobi. The main draws at Amboseli are elephants and Mount Kilimanjaro. It’s also on the way...
Our last safari stop in Tanzania was Ngorongoro Crater. An old volcanic crater with a lake and a river running through it. The crater is surrounded by steep sides of about 1500 feet. Since...
Serengeti (Endless Land in Swahili) National Park was our favorite safari destination. Mostly because the quantity and variety of animals was really better than the other parks (but the Mara was close). Here we...