Toulouse, the capital city of France’s Occitanie region is called the pink city due to the color of the bricks used for most buildings in the city. It appeared on my world map owing to a friend who moved there and could not stop talking about how typically European it was. Mainland France has …
As much as I love being in the woods, hiking, putting myself through hours of physical exertion to be rewarded with breathtaking views, I daresay I am intrigued by history, culture and beautiful buildings. Europe boasts of every one of these and I only had a taste of it while visiting London and Wales …
Catalonia is a region in the northeastern area of Spain, vying for independence since the last couple of centuries, revolting the imposition of Spanish language and laws on the Catalans who take pride in their language and culture. It was designated an autonomous community when Spain became a republic. The beautiful city of Barcelona …
I arrived at my hotel in Cusco, greeted by a sleep deprived man who wanted to change his room in case it was possible and the bleary-eyed hotel staff. Once in my room, I fell asleep quickly, only to wake up in a few hours to head out on my day trip to the …
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The two-day Inca trail is probably the most expensive thing I have done on any trip. I would have loved to do the “classic” four-day trek (following the path that the Incas took), but it is much more popular and gets sold out almost a year in advance. In the wee hours of the …
I was most excited about our first day in Zion. I was going to hike Angel’s landing, touted to be one of the most dangerous ones in the USA. It was Thanksgiving Day and the crowd was enormous. The drive to the park was splendid with the red roads only adding to the effect. …
Off we went to sleep after a dinner of some pizza and pasta in Page, Arizona. We had booked an early morning tour at 7:30 AM to see the lower Antelope canyon. I had been to the upper Antelope canyon more than a year ago and had been quite disillusioned due to the crowd, …