So WHY did we chose Tunisia? A question we frequently got when we declared that our first country (after our Chicago stop) would be Tunisia, in North Africa. Here is the back story… Shortly after finding out that we had…
Temple market at Toji Temple, Kyoto
Toji Temple ~ normally looks like this… serene and peaceful. But today, it looks like THIS…. It’s Temple Market day at Toji Temple in Kyoto, and we travel here by train from Nara for an hour and half. Temple markets…
So Sri Lanka ~ A Slice of Life in Paradise
After being gone for a while, we return to the tropical island of Sri Lanka, our home base. It is good to be home. We invite you to our neighborhood Buddhist temple at full moon, known as “Poya” here, for…
Life on a houseboat ~ Amsterdam
When we visit Amsterdam, we always feel very much at home. Of course, we feel that way in many places, but this is one of those cities we keep returning to, whenever we get the opportunity. Of course, the city’s…
Essaouira, Morocco ~ adding some exotic spice to our European trek
Ahhh… a return to one of our favorite small cities: Essaouira. While we thrive on the discovery of new destinations, there is an inescapable reality that some places just keep drawing us back and every visit serves to build on…
Gems from Southern France (part 2): Carcassonne, Sete and the Parc National des Calanques
From our week long “home base” in Bouzigues, we continue to explore Southern France. Carcassonne It would be criminal to be in the Southwest of France and not visit the walled city of Carcassonne. Carcassonne is the second “most visited” destination…
Gems from Southern France (part 1): Bouzigues and Pezenas
France holds a lot of history for both of us. Ben was born in Paris and spent most of his childhood in France. We have been traveling here together for years, at least a dozen times, never tiring of it,…
Gems from Spain’s Costa Brava ~ Llanca, Besalu and Cadaques
From Tarragona, Spain we take a high speed train heading towards the North Eastern region of Spain, just below the border with France. A home exchange request had come our way, a few months earlier, from a family with an apartment in…