Our Middle East posts are done! We still have about 60 percent of the video to compile and edit — it’s beginning to look like that may never get done. They look great! Thanks to Trish for photographing, editing and…
Traveling with kids? Seek drama and keep moving
Some of the joys of travel are subtle. I spent a fair amount of time in Siberia, and despite the romantic image it produces in our minds, it was hardly exhilarating in reality. The enjoyment was distributed evenly across the…
A scouting mission to China and memories of Paris playgrounds.
A big reason we travel so much is I work for an international organization that has offices around the globe. And, when I travel on business, I can take family along. It’s at our expense of course, but we save…
Dr. Ragab’s Moronic Village and Carnival of Death, Cairo, Egypt: Day 21
We’ve had so much success sightseeing and touring that it’s tough to have a bad day. Today wasn’t great — easy, but not great. Our final stop in Cairo was supposed to be the Egyptian ruins at Saqquara and Dashur,…
Khan e Khalili Market, Cairo, Egypt: Day 20
The 5:30 a.m. wake-up call rings. My first thought is “What idiot scheduled a 7:40 a.m. flight?” Oh, right. That idiot would be me. My great idea was to be in Cairo early enough to do a full day of touring…