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You have a passion for travel but don’t want to feel like a tourist. You don’t just visit a destination; you experience life there for one day — or forever….
Georgia: In the Footsteps of Stalin
What if your town’s most famous native son grew up to become a ruthless dictator, responsible for the deaths and suffering of countless millions? You’d probably have a museum like…
1984 Olympic Bobsled Memories in Sarajevo
Heavy snowfall obscured my field of vision as I negotiated the Olympic bobsled track on Mt. Trebević above Sarajevo. “The turns are tight and the curves are cruel,” an ABC…
Taste of Slovenia: Ljubljana Food Tour
The walkable, car-free center of Ljubljana is one of the world’s best places to work up an appetite. Somewhere between the Dragon Bridge and Ljubljana Castle you realize you’re HUNGRY. Fortunately,…
Georgia: The Flying Coffins of Chiatura
The cable car ride is free. On the other hand, you could die. Welcome to Chiatura, a mining town in the foothills of the Greater Caucasus mountains that is home…
Behind the Scenes of HGTV House Hunters International
The secret is out! Our family was cast in an episode of House Hunters International, the long-running hit reality re-enactment series, seen on HGTV in the United States and various…
HGTV House Hunters International in Slovenia
As longtime fans of the HGTV reality show House House International, our family was thrilled to be cast in Episode 1 of Season 136. It aired on January 8th 2019…
Visiting the President of Slovenia
December 26 is celebrated as Independence and Unity Day in Slovenia, but on this national holiday one prominent Slovenian was working: President Borut Pahor. The doors of the Presidential Palace…
Tunisia Treasures: Kairouan and El Jem Coliseum
“Kairouan” sounds like the name of a planet in a galaxy far, far away. Actually, it’s an easy day trip from Tunisia’s capital city, but it feels like another world,…
Tunisia: Day Trip to Dougga
Dougga feels like a place that time and history forgot. Fortunately, this vast ruined city on windswept hillsides in northern Tunisia has been preserved as UNESCO World Heritage for you…
Ninh Binh Day Trip: Temples, Bikes and Boats
The 70-year-old grandma rowed the sampan boat with her feet, propelling two visitors through the steaming rice paddies and stunning rock formations. It was my pleasure to buy her a…
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