Atlas North: A Tour through Portugal, Morocco, Tunisia, and Algeria Arriving in country 61, Portugal. Touring the main sites of the capital Lisbon in a day with stops at St. George’s Castle, Palace Square, Jeronimos Monastery, and Belem Tower. Travel to Portugal With an evening flight from Newark, I arrived in Porto for a short … Continue reading Lisbon The City of Seven Hills
Atlas North: A Tour through Portugal, Morocco, Tunisia, and Algeria Planning and Itinerary of a trip through the north of Africa with a layover in Portugal. Through the grapevine I found out an old friend was planning a trip to Morocco. Why not? I asked myself. I have yet to travel to the countries in … Continue reading Atlas North: A Tour through Portugal, Morocco, Tunisia, and Algeria
Antigua and Barbuda: A weekend getaway to Antigua and Barbuda at Blue Waters and a visit to Fort James and the capital St. John. The weekend before the start of my Atlas North trip, I somehow ended up taking a spontaneous trip to Antigua. The opportunity was there and I couldn’t help but grab it. … Continue reading Antigua and Barbuda
Tairona Inca: Colombia and Peru in 2 Weeks Day 1: Getting to Colombia with minutes to spare for a great celebration of the 2014 New Years in Cartagena! Cartagena has come to be known as a trendy party town for New Years Eve. It seemed like a perfect place to bring in the new year, … Continue reading Spectacular New Years in Cartagena Colombia!
Introduction and itinerary of a 2 week trip of Colombia and Peru’s highlights. Ah… South America, my unexplored continent. Having visited all of Central America on the End of the World Tour and Coast of Riches, I was excited to tackle the larger bordering continent. With a two week window, I organized an action packed … Continue reading Tairona Inca: Colombia and Peru in 2 Weeks
Four Countries in 2 Weeks: Turkey, Bangladesh, Bhutan, and India India Day 4 – Flying from Kochi to Delhi and joining friends on a tour to Agra. Spending an evening at Agra and experiencing the Trident Agra. Plane, taxi, and private van would be modes of transportation from Kochi to Agra (in that order). Kochi … Continue reading Destination Agra
Four Countries in 2 Weeks: Turkey, Bangladesh, Bhutan, and India India Day 1 – Leaving Bhutan and arriving in Calcutta, India. Country 57 complete! Dealing with Indian airport bureaucracy, visiting Dakhineswar Kali Temple, and catching a flight to Varanasi. Thimphu to Paro Airport The metallic ring of my smartphone reminded me we had a plane … Continue reading Route to India: Paro to Calcutta and Varanasi
Preview of an upcoming trip to Turkey, Bangladesh, Bhutan, and India ticking off four new countries to bring the country count to 57! Neel, my enthusiastic Indian friend, told me a month ago that he was planning a trip back to the motherland. This was great news, as I always wanted to visit India. Immediately … Continue reading Four Countries in 2 Weeks: Turkey, Bangladesh, Bhutan, and India
Burmese Days and Indo Nights – Indonesia and Myanmar Day 12: A morning tour of Inle Lake before catching a ridiculous amount of flights to get back to New Jersey from Myanmar. We still had some sights to see on our last day in Myanmar. Up nice and early, we enjoyed the Shan and American … Continue reading A Bittersweet Journey Home from Myanmar
Burmese Days and Indo Nights – Indonesia and Myanmar Day 11: Traveling from Mandalay to Inle Lake followed by a tour of the lake before relaxing at the Paramount Inle Resort. With another morning of traveling, we were up around 5 a.m. and packed up. The buffet breakfast had attentive service and made-to-order eggs which … Continue reading Exploring the World of Inle Lake