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…
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…
Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt: Days 17,18 and 19
Getting to Sharm el-Sheikh is effortless. It’s a 45-minunte flight on Egypt Air. Sharm, as it’s known, is a resort town that has expanded rapidly since being returned to the Egyptians in 1982. Tourism is the only remaining industry after…
The Great Pyramids and Ibn Tulun Mosque, Egypt: Day 16
Giza is the Cairo suburb on the west bank of the Nile that extends to the desert and lends its name to the Great Pyramids at its edge. With creative positioning you can photograph all three pyramids and make them…