Jordan – The Warm Heart of the Middle East

When you walk across a border from one country to another, it is almost always confusing. It's like the right hand doesn't know what the left hand is doing, and in this case the right hand is Israel and the left hand is Jordan. Each country has its own processes and requirements and jurisdiction. There …

Innsbruck, Austria to Murten, Switzerland in One (Long) Day

Itinerary:  Day 1: Vienna, Austria Day 2: Bratislava, Slovakia  Day 3: Salzburg, Austria Day 4: Cesky Krumlov, Czech Republic Days 5-7: Munich, Germany and Oktoberfest Days 8-10: Hamburg, Germany and Tracy's Wedding Days 11-12: Hallstatt, Austria Day 13: Innsbruck, Austria Day 14: Innsbruck to Murten Days 15-16: Murten, Bern and the Swiss Alps Day 17: …

Pompeii, Italy

Pompeii! 1. The forum, the center of daily life. 2. A few bodies such as this one were preserved under the ash that suffocated these individuals to death. You can infer from their postures and facial expressions that they were terrified. 3. Tim and I in front of the city. 4. Street in Pompeii, showing …

Naples, Pompeii and Vesuvius- Get Over the Fear

Itinerary:  Day 1: Venice Days 2-3: Florence Days 4-6: Naples Days 7-12: Rome RTW Trip 2014: Peru→ Chile → Argentina → Antarctica → Argentina → Uruguay → Argentina→  Chile→ England → Morocco → Spain → France → Belgium → Netherlands → Germany → Czech Republic → Austria → Hungary → Croatia → Italy → Thailand → …

Abbaye de Jumieges

The ruins of the Abbaye de Jumieges.