The rock tombs have survived for thousands of years in the mountains of Lycia. Everything else has been lost to time so that very little is understood about the people that once inhabited this land. Once known as the Land of Light, the civilization that existed here thousands of years ago was quite a bitContinue reading “The Lycian Way”
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The Promised Land
Life in Serbia is so pleasant that we are considering staying here even though it was initially just meant to be a quarantine stop on the way to the European Union. Although I miss being by the sea, life along the Danube means nature is always nearby. Besides that, the food here is terrific andContinue reading “The Promised Land”
The Albanian Napolean
Visiting Albania is like walking over a fossil bed; there is so much history that one does not even realize is there hidden below each step. The region was lost in a remote corner of the Ottoman Empire for centuries, isolated because of its mountainous terrain and mostly off limits, a blank section on theContinue reading “The Albanian Napolean”
The Kingdom of Isolation
Are the police friend or foe? The answer to this really depends on who you are and where you are. If you are a foreigner in Cambodia, the police are about as friendly as leeches. They will do anything to suck your wallet dry. In Jordan, on the other hand, they will go out ofContinue reading “The Kingdom of Isolation”
The Five Mysteries of Himara
Homer’s epic poem, The Iliad, details the glory and futility of war as the city of Troy is besieged and eventually destroyed. It also describes a strange creature, a fire-breathing lion goddess with a goat’s head protruding from her back and a serpent’s head for a tail: the Chimera. This is the mythical creature forContinue reading “The Five Mysteries of Himara”
Tomb Raiders of Apollonia
Named for Apollo, the god of sun, light, music and poetry, the long lost city of Apollonia of Illyria was once, like Dyracchium to the north, one of the most important Mediterranean economic centers of the ancient world. Unlike Dyracchium, Apollonia today is little more than ruins spread across a couple hundred acres of overgrownContinue reading “Tomb Raiders of Apollonia”
Dyrrachium: An Ancient Living City
A crane loads colorful containers onto a cargo ship as traffic slowly twists around the old Venetian tower and onto a palm lined boulevard. Crowds walk along the sea front promenade as the sun sets in a pink blaze over the rippling water. A lone fisherman sits just off shore in a rusty pedal boatContinue reading “Dyrrachium: An Ancient Living City”
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