Journaling The Journey
It is easy to understand why so many people come to Chiang Mai for a few days and end up coming back to spend a lot more time here or even relocate to this super progressive, artsy, foodie city set near gorgeous lush mountains. The city is quite large and diverse. There are many fun […]
One of the many benefits of being in Northern Thailand is the proximity to so many parks and trails. When we heard about the Monk’s Trail we knew we had to do it. Monk’s have been trekking this trail for centuries to reach the Wat Pha Lat Buddhist Temple and the infamous Doi Suthep Temple […]
This post has been updated on July 23, 2024 Chiang Mai is a place of vegan dreams. I had heard amazing things about this city’s vegan restaurants and was so excited to find out that they were all true. Travelling through new places can be taxing on a plant based diet. Using Google Translate to […]
It has become a bit of a tradition for us to land in Asia’s World City (Hong Kong) at the beginning of a given year. We started or nomadic journey right here and hold it and it’s people near and dear to our hearts. One of the things that we enjoy a lot here are […]
Entering Wadi Rum was a slow motion experience of leaving earth and entering a totally different world. The sand slowly starts to turn a deeper and darker hue of red and the surrounding dramatic sandstone and basalt mountains jut out of its sandy floor. Camels walk about the desert with or without accompanying owners under the […]
Petra is an iconic UNESCO world heritage site and one of the new Seven Wonders of the World. It is breathtakingly beautiful and full of treasures from ancient civilizations. Most well known for it’s spectacular monuments carved into the red rocks, its intricate water channels and its stunning temples. Because of it’s rose colored buildings […]
After 4 days at the Dead Sea we were ready to see more that Jordan has to offer. Our next stop was the Dana Biosphere Natural Reserve, but we made a quick stop along the way at the Wadi Mujib Adventure Center. At 410 meters below sea level, the Mujib Biosphere Reserve is the lowest […]
We had been looking forward to floating in the Dead Sea together for a really long time. The drive from Amman was under an hour bringing us to the Crowne Plaza with enough time to dip into the water. Dead Sea – Jordan Side There were only a couple of people on the beach which was […]
After 4 days in Hurghada we were ready to head back to Cairo to see the museum and to finish our 30 day stay in Egypt. We arranged for a car through Emo Travel and unlike our first great experience with them had a horrible one this time around. Our pick up was supposed to […]
While in Egypt, we stayed at 2 Hiltons. One in Luxor – the Hilton Luxor Resort and the other in Hurghada. The experiences could not have been more different. In this review, I share our stays – the good the bad and the ugly! After our speedy ride from Abu Simbel to Aswan we boarded […]