Bucket List Visit to Petra
Let me be straightforward: I despise the term “bucket list.” I end up using it a lot to describe my travels, but I don’t like anything about…
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Spending the Night in a Bubble Tent in Wadi Rum
My well-traveled friends advised me that I couldn’t go to Jordan and not visit Wadi Rum. A “wadi” is a valley, and Wadi Rum is the largest wadi…
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My Eye-Opening Trip to Palestine
First of all, I have to give credit where credit is due. Although I had planned nearly every detail of our Israel/Jordan trip, I did not include a…
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Three Nights in Jerusalem
While my initial interest in visiting Israel stemmed from my desire to hang out at the beaches and bars in Tel Aviv, I couldn’t go to the country…
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Sampling the Nightlife in Tel Aviv
Tel Aviv had been a destination on my radar for quite some time, so it was a must-do when planning my year of travel in 2019. I had never been to…
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My Unexpectedly Quick Trip to Lisbon
The original plan was to spend three nights on my own in Lisbon, in between a few nights in the Algarve with my friend Karen, and a few nights in the…
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Taking a Break in the Algarve
The Algarve is the southernmost region of Portugal, known for its beaches and dramatic coastlines. There was no way I was going to visit Portugal…
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Two Days in Porto
The next stop on our Portugal adventure would be Porto (locally known as Oporto), the second-biggest city in Portugal, and the commercial home of…
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Road Trip Through the Douro Valley
After two weeks in Spain, I had planned another two weeks visiting Portugal. My itinerary would start with four days in the Douro Valley, then two…
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Drinking Rioja in, Well, Rioja
After a delectable two nights in San Sebastián, it was time to get my road trip on. My last destination in Spain would be the Rioja wine region,…
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