Since we were travelling to Rome, we decided to take the saying “When in Rome, do as the Romans do”,…
Despite the heavy rain forecast throughout the north of Italy for the next week, we decided to head to Rome…
Our goal for the day was to take a train from Trieste to La Spezia (about 500 km). Since we…
Our first night in Trieste was spent in a hotel because we arrived too late to find Internet, and had…
Our thoughts are at home this week, with the sudden and tragic passing of my nephew of a heart attack.…
One of our new Izmir friends, Mustafa, works for the government and is somehow associated with Ulusoy Freighters. He was…
After a short visit to Aleppo to see Fadi and pick up our bikes (2-nights), a short taxi ride from…
We spent 17 days in Jordan: 3 nights in Amman, 8 nights in Aqaba, 3 nights in Wadi Mousa, and…
Taking a long-distance bus in Turkey is a very civilized experience. Buses in Syria are less refined, but much more…
The bus out to Palmyra proved to be another opportunity for cultural exchange. We arrived at the North bus terminal…