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Eastern Europe

Dubrovnik Old Town

We are about half way through our tour of Eastern Europe and Dubrovnik was definitely one of the highlights I had been looking forward to.  It’s absolutely stunning. It’s hard to imagine anyone becoming jaded by the city’s marble streets, baroque buildings and the endless shimmer of the Adriatic sea, or failing to be inspired […]

Istanbul

We’ve arrived in Istanbul, formally known as Constantinople, (a way cooler name) which although it is not the capital city it is the country’s economic, cultural, and historic center. Istanbul is a city in Turkey that straddles Europe and Asia across the Bosphorus Strait. The Old City reflects cultural influences of the many empires that […]

Istanbul

Hagia Sophia: The Place of Holy Wisdom

Before it became a famed Islamic Mosque this wonder of the medieval world was the largest cathedral on the planet for almost a thousand years.

Temple of Artemis at Ephesus

The greatest temple of the ancient world, the Temple of Artemis once stood as the most magnificent accomplishment of Greek civilization and Hellenistic culture, built as a tribute to Artemis – the Greek goddess of the hunt, mistress of Nature, protector of wild beasts and the sister of Apollo. The Temple of Artemis was located […]

Ancient Athens

Athens has been the center of Greek civilization for some 4,000 years. The capital of modern Greece, it’s still dominated by 5th-century-B.C.E. landmarks, including the Acropolis, a hilltop citadel topped with ancient buildings such as the colonnaded Parthenon temple. But it’s also a contemporary city, and it’s not uncommon for the nightlife hubs of Kolonaki, […]

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