After a week in Jordan, I headed to Israel and the Palestinian Territories for my last week in the Middle

Bucket list item: Visit the lowest place on planet Earth. Check! A visit to the Dea Sea (actually a lake

After spending time in Wadi Rum we headed to the ancient city of Petra. It was named one of the

From Egypt, I took a short one-hour flight to Amman to start my week-long tour of Jordan. There is a

For our second day in Osaka, we headed to Universal Studios to check out the new Super Nintendo World theme

We spent three days in Osaka (the second largest city in Japan) after our time in Kyoto. One day at

During one of our days in Kyoto, we ventured to the city of Nara to visit the famous deer park.

More from our time in Kyoto. Our tour guide recommended a tea ceremony/baking class in Kyoto so we participated in

Accommodation Our guided tour with Intrepid Travel ended this week and we are staying in Kyoto for the next 5

My favorite shrine in all of Japan would have to be Fushimi Inari. I’ve heard Joe talk about this shrine