A Culinary Adventure
Before setting out on our world adventure I had decided to use this trip productively to learn all I could about the cuisines of the world. My plan was to take an occasional cooking class and sample the variety of yummy things each unique country had
Beers of the World
While on the road a few years back I made it a point to take one photo of each of the brands of beer that I enjoyed. This gallery is the result of that effort.
East Meets West in Turkey
It's amazing how, by crossing an imaginary line, the landscape and feel of a place can change so dramatically. I've felt it in every country we've crossed into, and Turkey was no exception. Just across the border and the parched dry Syrian countryside was suddenly replaced
Kerala Houseboat
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JuCVRblC5Ks House-boating on the Kerala Backwaters. See our India photos here.
Sun Salutation
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Khk7KoUnsZA Manoj - Sun Salutation Lila and I are currently in India. Still having an incredible journey. We spent the last week in Kochi (Fort Cochin), in the state of Kerala, in the far south of the country where the Indian Ocean, the Arabian Sea, and the Bay
Adventures in the Syrian Arab Republic
Months before Lila and I begin our trip around the world, we contemplated the difficulty of eventually crossing the border into Syria. The Syrian embassy in San Francisco would only allow us to obtain visas issued in the U.S. three months prior to our visit. This
The Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan
Bordered by Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Israel, the West Bank and the Palestinian Territories, Jordan sits precariously smack dab in the middle of a powder keg of swirling political turmoil, yet manages to keep a balance between the tugging idealogies surrounding it. Some refer to Jordan as
In the Land of the Pharaohs
Jeff and I are both stuck when it comes to writing about Egypt. We spent 3 weeks in this beautiful yet crazy country and our feelings are so mixed with the amazing things we saw and experienced and the frustration we felt with our day to
On Safari Part 4 – Zanzibar
Like the Kenyan island of Lamu, where Lila and I were married, the island chain of Zanzibar is best known for its unique Swahili culture and strategic place in the Indian Ocean. Historically Zanzibar was an extremely important hub of trade from the East African country
