On our way to Myanmar we had to stop by Bangkok to acquire our Myanmar visa. Continue reading
Visa Stop in Bangkok
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Tag Archives: Middle East
Dubai stop-over
10 hours stop-over in Dubai: A good chance to see something of the city. Continue reading
Jerash – A Rome away from Rome
The ancient city of Jerash, located 48 km north of Amman, is a close second to Petra on the list of favorite tourist destinations in Jordan. Continue reading
“You are very welcome!”
Most conversations we had in Jordan started with “Where are you from?” No matter if we declared to be American, French or German the reply was always: “You are very welcome!” Continue reading
15 degrees to Mecca
We were waiting inside a mini bus for it to take off as the following happened: Continue reading
Madaba – city of mosaics
We spend a few days in Madaba, a small city 30 minutes south of Amman. Continue reading
Petra, a UNESCO World Heritage business
The ancient city of Petra is an astonishing site to visit. Continue reading
Our Bedouin Life
We spent the last 6 days with Nawwaf, a Bedouin born and raised in the caves of the ancient city of Petra, Jordan. Continue reading
Hello Jordan or How we discovered Kunafa
Our first day in Jordan: We arrived just after midnight Continue reading
The rock churches of Göreme
Cappadocia has been a Christian stronghold for a long time. Continue reading
Farmers Market in Central Anatolia
We used a beautiful Saturday morning to visit the farmers market in Ürgüp, Central Anatolia. Continue reading
Hiking in Cappadocia
We chose Göreme as our last stop in Turkey. Continue reading
The Cats of Istanbul
We are back in Istanbul. Continue reading
The Minister of Culture of Assos
We spent our last 3 days on the Aegean Coast at Behramkale, during ancient times also known as Assos. Continue reading
Bergama
Bergama was actually a very pleasant surprise. Continue reading
Ephesus
At it’s glory days Ephesus inhabited 200 000 citizens. Continue reading
The Lycian Way
From Turkey’s prime vacation location Antalya we traveled west along the Lycian coast. Continue reading
The first 6 month
We used a few quiet days at the Turkish Riviera to look back at the first six month of our trip around the world: Continue reading
Antalya and Perge
Taking advantage of the beautiful late summer weather in Turkey we took the overnight bus to Antalya. Continue reading
We arrived in Istanbul
After leaving Zanzibar in the middle of the night we arrived in Istanbul yesterday. Continue reading
