Morocco is a traveler’s paradise with so many cities blending the past with the present. Which to explore? Guest blogger Caitlyn Bell looks at four Moroccan towns, each with its own individuality.
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Paul Theroux, my favorite living writer, is arguably America’s greatest living travel writer. He travels alone, often by canoe and has been to some of the farthest corners of the world. In his 2012 book, “The Tao of Travel,” he wrote his 10 travel rules. I applied them to my own travel style and saw he and I are pretty similar. Here’s my take on it.
Many people talk about moving to Italy but few do. I did. I retired to Rome 10 years ago. I’ve learned a few things along the way, particularly how to blend in when I don’t look remotely close to Italian. Here are 10 things I did to make me blend into the city.
American expat Chandi Wyant has lived in Florence for many years over various stints and four years ago bought an apartment in the San Frediano neighborhood. It took her two years to renovate but now it’s available to rent as a B&B. A dream living in Florence? Yes. But it also has drawbacks. Chandi tears away part of the veneer that is Florence’s glorious image.
Traveling with babies is a challenge but it can be very rewarding if you take the right measures. Guest blogger Lucille Adams writes about all you should do to make your baby’s first adventures education and unforgettable.
Uplistsikhe is a cave city that dates back to the 2nd millenium B.C. At one time, it had 700 caves that housed 20,000 people. Today it’s a comfortable day trip from the capital of Tbilisi and also near Gori, the childhood home of Joseph Stalin. I took a trip with a group of other travel writers and the journey itself was as entertaining as the site.
I visited the Republic of Georgia again earlier this month and marveled at its little-known wonders. From the beautiful Caucuses to its cuisine to its affordable prices, the former Soviet Republic really is one of the lightly trodden destination gems in the world. I list 10 reasons why Georgia is the world’s most underrated country.
On our way to Tbilisi for a travel bloggers conference, Marina and I stopped off in Baku, Azerbaijan’s gleaming capital. It’s a fascinating mix of Middle Ages antiquities with leftover Soviet drabness and 21st century architecture. It lived up to its hype and our hotel in the heart of Old Town only helped.
I’m in Azerbaijan on my way to the Republic of Georgia, which I visited six years ago. It was one of the most wonderful surprises of my 46 years traveling overseas. Since I’m out of Rome, I’m re-posting the first blog I wrote about Georgia. I wrote about his pleasures, but also its problems.
Rome’s Termini train station has a reputation of being dark and dangerous. It isn’t that bad, a couple of incidents over the last two years notwithstanding. In the last decade, Termini has turned into a place to go instead of a place to escape. Forty eating establishments have been built inside, ranging from hamburger joints to French bakeries. We went through Terrazza Termini Saturday and here’s what we found.
The Roman Empire stretched from what is now Great Britain to Iraq and it built 600 cities in North Africa. Three hundred of them were in Algeria, many of which have well-preserved ruins. I visited three of them during my nine-day cross-country trip across the country.
Traveling to the most conservative city in a conservative country, I was overjoyed with the slice of Islamic culture I didn’t see in the previous 18 Muslim countries I’ve visited. To visit Ghardaia, you need to join a group tour and have permits and a tour guide. Nowhere else in Islam did I see married women covering up everything but one eye. The architecture is uniquely designed to keep houses cool during 120-degree summer temperatures and the food, again, was fabulous.
