Weekend Postcard: Grand Palace, Bangkok
We almost missed out on the wonder of Bangkok’s Grand Palace after a series of tuk tuk drivers lined up alongside swore up and down that the Palace was closed […]
We almost missed out on the wonder of Bangkok’s Grand Palace after a series of tuk tuk drivers lined up alongside swore up and down that the Palace was closed […]
“Venice is like eating an entire box of chocolate liqueurs in one go.” –Truman Capote To me, Venice would be the most perfect place on earth… if only no one […]
AKA How to Get Lost in the Grand Bazaar Without Spending All Your Money A short tram ride away from Topkapi and Sultanahmet is the marvelous Grand Bazaar, the Turks’ […]
One of the crown jewels of Prague, St Vitus looks like Dracula’s Castle from afar. Up close, its stained glass windows gleam in the sunlight. Flying buttresses arch gracefully along […]
“All that is gold does not glitter/ Not all those who wander are lost,” wrote J.R.R. Tolkien in the first Lord of the Rings book when describing the lost king/ranger […]
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As you step onto the catwalk over the glacial waters of Saklikent Gorge, you’ll soon realize this is a treat that you won’t find just anywhere. Suddenly the platform ends […]
Empty shells are all that remain now of a once-thriving community on the Mediterranean shores of Turkey. A population swap between Greece and Turkey sent Christian Turks “back” to a […]
The real-life King’s Landing. #GameofThrones I would love to go back after reading the series and imagine the Battle of Blackwater Bay while atop the city walls.
“Traveling is a brutality. It forces you to trust strangers and lose sight of all that familiar comfort of home and friends. You are constantly off balance. Nothing is yours […]