This was probably one of our favorite days of the entire trip. We spent all of 24 hrs in La Paz, Bolivia, but we made sure to make the most of it. Our first priority was to mountain bike the “death road.” It was steep, the scenery was amazing and it was plain to see [...]
How Jill put out the eternal flame
August 30, 2010 By 1 Comment
Above the cliffs of Olympos flames of volcanic methane gas burn throughout the day and night. “Like eternal flames,” a Canadian backpacker told me. “You can’t put them out.” We walked nearly 8km from our hotel to the Chimera thanks to some mis-information. Finally arriving at the site after about an hour and a half [...]
Foodie Friday: Baklava
August 27, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Call the dentist! Baklava is probably the only dessert in the world that I can have just one piece and walk away. It’s seriously sweet. A combination of phyllo dough, honey and nuts, baklava is a national dessert here in Turkey. But don’t tell that to the Syrians, Lebanese, Greeks or pretty much anyone else [...]
Cruising the Mediterranean
August 26, 2010 By 4 Comments
Cruising the Mediterranean should conjure up imagines of deep turquoise and blue waters, yachts, drinks at sunset and fresh grilled fish. Add in a few Italians, a cadre of Australians, some itsy bitsy man bikini’s and lots and lots of ice cream and you’ve got our cruise along the Med. Needless to say the four [...]
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