8 Sep 2012 Turkish Cuisine I was really looking forward to having a great kebab. So much so, I actually tried to have one every day that we were in Turkey - over three w… Read More
4 Sep 2012 Obtaining a Visa to India We were planning to go directly to India from Istanbul. However, a slight change in plans had us going to the Greek Islands instead. We would … Read More
21 Aug 2012 Capture the Colors We were nominated to take part in Travel Supermarket's Capture the Colors Contest by Caroline and Josh at Traveling 9 to 5. Since we've been o… Read More
20 Aug 2012 Georgian Cuisine and Culture of Eating We had a unique perspective on the food in Georgia. We were staying with a family in the mountains outside of Kobuleti. Only the father, Gela,… Read More
5 Aug 2012 UKR Ferry Ticket Gauntlet One of the things we wanted to try on this trip is traveling by ferry. Based on our itinerary, we had a couple good options - either from Icel… Read More
1 Aug 2012 Moscow Does Not Believe in Tears Getting There After having spent a total of almost two weeks in Saint Petersburg, we took an overnight train to Moscow. We splurged and got a … Read More
24 Jul 2012 Venice of the North – Saint Petersbu… The destination that I was most looking forward to during our trip was Russia. It's not only Lena's birthplace, but she also has family there … Read More
9 Jul 2012 Traveling to Lviv Ukraine Our initial research on traveling over land to Lviv showed that it could be quite challenging. While the distance from Krakow to Lviv is only … Read More
25 Jun 2012 Auschwitz-Birkenau Memorial and Museum It was a very sobering experience to see Auschitz and Birkenau. No matter how many times you have seen this on TV or in movies, nothing will d… Read More
15 Jun 2012 Visiting in London We originally had not planned on passing through London. Yet, somehow we must have known - we packed our Oyster cards from our last visit. Whi… Read More