Photo of the Day: Paddling the Bosphorus

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This is the other side of Istanbul. Away from the crowds and the tourists. Far from the hussle and bussle and no where near a train station. Istanbul is served by thousands of ferries, to take people to places like this. Just an island, some people live there and others just visit for the weekend. [...]

International Glamour?

International Glamour?

One of the benefits of traveling on a country’s flag carrier is getting an inside look at the culture. From the food and beverage selection to the onboard entertainment, it’s a real eye opening experience on some national carriers. Plus, there are the flight attendants. Hey, wait, this isn’t that kind of blog! What I’m [...]

Photo of the Day: Children on the River

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Dugout Canoes. Children padding along the river. Nice colors. Awesome photo. The best part was when those children got to our boats we saw that there were filled with all kinds of critters from bugs to turtles…we could touch them if we wanted, for a price! Special thanks to Flickr user ShutterSparks for marking this [...]

How to survive an overnight bus

How to survive an overnight bus

I don’t even want to think about how many nights we spent on an overnight bus. Sure they were pretty comfortable in South America, especially when we sprung for “cama” service- pillows, blankets and meals, but things were different in other places.  I swear to you we rode an overnight bus in Malawi three abreast [...]