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La Santísima Trinidad de Paraná Jesuit Mission Ruins: Day Trip from Posadas
La Santísima Trinidad de Paraná (The Holy Trinity of the Parana) is one of the most prominent ruins of the ...
Fortaleza de São José da Ponta Grossa, Praia Forte, Jurerê
We arrived in Jurerê in the early afternoon, after winding through the north of Santa Catarina island on our scooter, ...
Fort Copacabana: Stunning Views & Learning about Rio’s History
Fort Copacabana (Forte de Copacabana) is a historic military base at the southern end of Copacabana Beach in Rio de ...
Two Days in Bukhara: Immersing in the Silk Road’s Legacy
Following Samarkand, we continued our Central Asia journey with two days in Bukhara. One of the most ancient cities in ...
Two Days in Samarkand: Uzbekistan’s Silk Road Treasure City
In early August 2024, we began our month-long journey through Central Asia, stepping off the plane into the hot, dazzling ...
Visiting Alexander the Great’s Palace in Aigai, Macedonia, Greece
Following 16 years of restoration work, the Palace of Aigai has finally opened to visitors. Situated in the modern-day town ...
Visiting the National Botanical Garden of Mauritius
Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam Botanic Garden is named after Mauritius’s long-named first prime minister. Therefore, it is often abbreviated to SSR ...
Old Grand Port: The Cradle of the Mauritian Nation
The Old Grand Port (Vieux Grand Port in French) is a small town on the eastern coast of Mauritius, near ...
At the Grand Bassin (Ganga Talao) for the Shiva Festival in Mauritius
The great Ganges River, the lifeline of Indian civilization for millennia, understandably holds immense importance in Hinduistic tradition. So much ...
Prespa Lakes, Greece: a Day Trip from Kastoria
The Prespa Lakes, located in Greece’s northwestern corner near the borders of Albania and North Macedonia, present a captivating blend ...
One Day in Anjar, Lebanon
Reflecting the area’s perennial prominence at the core of civilization, another distinguished archeological site in the Beqaa Valley is the ...
Two Days in Baalbek, Lebanon
A week had gone by on the searing and crowded coast. Now I would return to the cooler and uncongested ...
