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 […]
Tel Aviv was our last stop of our 2.5 month Middle Eastern tour. We wanted to save the best for last and that we did. Tel Aviv is considered one of the most vibrant and cosmopolitan cities in the world. Titled the ‘Mediterranean Capital of Cool’ by the New York Times, this colorful and fun […]
We traveled through Nazareth, hiking Mount Arbel and the Sea of Galilee. Such important places for so many people! Going through Israel we often found ourselves near many Bible Tour Buses – mostly Christians finding holy places from the New Testament. As I have mentioned in previous posts, we are not very religious people – […]
Our itinerary explores the north coast of Israel which is north of Tel Aviv. These destinations offer breathtaking beauty, pristine nature and some of the most stunning views. It had been many years since I visited these parts. Read on to find out how this coastline has changed and evolved. Israel’s northern coast is filled […]
We were excited to go on a short day trip to Bethlehem (which is actually in Palestine). We started in Jerusalem and surprisingly it was quite straight forward. We caught bus #21 from the bus terminal across from the Damascus Gate in Jerusalem. Since the bus is operated by a Palestinian company there isn’t a […]
As our bus, from Jordan arrived at the Damascus Gate we were so excited to walk through the Old City. With all of our exuberance we quickly realized that it would be best to drop our backpacks prior to venturing into the tight corners of the crowded cobble stoned Old Jerusalem. Check in Jerusalem was […]
We decided to take the Amman to Jerusalem border crossing to get from Jordan into Israel. It is relatively easy to do although pretty time consuming for such a small distance. Flights were around $450 for the 45 mile distance. There is also a service called www.amman2jerusalem.com that offered to take us from our hotel […]