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Two Days in Tripoli and Mina, Lebanon
The road was empty, and the quiet reinstated when I got up at dawn and settled on the bench for ...
Tazumal & Chalchuapa: Day Trip from Santa Ana
The archeological complex of Tazumal is considered one of the most distinguished Mayan sites in El Salvador. It is situated ...
Ancient Babylon & Ezekiel’s Tomb Day Trip
The quiet was absolute before it got interrupted by my ringing phone. Its screen was the sole radiant object within ...
Borsh Castle, Albania: Day Trip From Saranda
Borsh Castle, also called Sopot Castle, is a ruined fortress situated on a rugged hilltop above the village of Borsh ...
Kaisariani Monastery & Aesthetic Forest Hike Day Trip
Out of the many medieval monasteries found in the periphery of Athens, the Monastery of Kaisariani is probably the most ...
Tham Krasae Bridge Railway Station: Day Trip from Kanchanaburi
After a motorbike trip to Erawan Waterfalls, as a second destination for a day trip from Kanchanaburi, we chose Tham ...
First time entering Belarus: the last European Dictatorship
Belarus was one of those very few European countries I’ve never been to... that until a few hours ago. Now ...
A trip to Peterhof Palace in Saint Petersburg in winter
On a chilly March afternoon, we set off from the southern outskirts of Saint Petersburg bound for a short trip ...
A Visit to Catherine Park in Tsarkoye Selo (Pushkin)
Early afternoon of a freezing cold day of March, somewhere in the southern outskirts of Saint Petersburg, we were boarding ...
A Trip to Kronstadt on Kotlin Island in the Gulf of Finland
Some 30 km off the city of Saint Petersburg, on Kotlin island in the Gulf of Finland, there lies Kronstadt ...
When I Climbed that Pyramid in Giza
Under no circumstances could I let this opportunity pass without paying a visit to Giza and its pyramids. So, very ...
Pompei, an Ancient City Preserved in its Entirety
The advent of this new day found me at a hostel in the town of Pompei, Campania, South Italy. The ...
