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Past and Present Greece

Just as one sun set on our joyriding adventures in Santorini, another one rose to a new day in Athens. Athens, brimming with history as one of the oldest cities in the world, offered a striking contrast to our experience in Santorini. Gone were the whitewashed blue domed buildings and ritzy shops to be replaced […]Read Post ›

Oh a Jiuzhaigou We’ll Go!

Tranquil blue waters and lush forests are juxtaposed with crowds of tourists and selfie sticks pointing every which way. That sums up our Jiuzhaigou experience in a nutshell. Jiuzhaigou – or Nine Village Valley – is a national park in China’s Sichuan province. Here, Mother Nature puts on a spectacular show in transparent hues of […]Read Post ›

Longmen Caves

Simon and I took our first spontaneous detour from our original travel itinerary to the city of Luoyang, home to the famous Longmen Caves. The sight of over a thousand caves on Mount Longmen is something otherworldly. You can’t help but feel transported back in time to one of China’s earliest dynasties, when the carvings […]Read Post ›

Oh My Gassho!

I stood in the middle of the suspension bridge alone, enjoying my moment of peace and serenity early in the morning. Closing my eyes, I felt the subltle warmth on my back from the sun that had just barely peered out from behind the rain clouds. The sound of the rumbling Shokawa River enveloped me, […]Read Post ›

A Doe, A Deer

The only attraction in Nara bigger the giant Buddha are the deer. Once the capital of Japan, Nara continues to be a popular place visited by international tourists and locals alike. It has several UNESCO World Heritage sites, and is home to a huge deer population. UNESCO World Heritage sites I am familiar with, and […]Read Post ›

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