To live is to travel and to travel is to live!
“Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur is one of the most popular holiday regions in the south of France. The region covers a large area from the Mediterranean Sea up to the French Alps. Its identity as a geographical region is a hold over from the days of…
Dordogne is one of the most beautiful parts of France and you would need to drive to visit these amazing towns and villages: Sarlat – a wonderful medieval town where you can truly imagine how it was in medieval times….
Three Great Days in Paris Day 1 Eiffel Tower, go up the tower (time permitting). Cross the river, go up the stairs to take pictures. Arc de Triomphe. Use the underground street crossings to get closer. Stroll on Champs Elysees…
During our recent trip to Armenia (May 2017) we visited one of the most beautiful places, I’ve ever seen. It is called Noravank Monastery (Wikipedia) and it is located in a dramatic setting, surrounded by red rocks and mountain streams. As…
The road to Ushguli has not improved since the last time I was driving it in 2012. A lot had changed in my world during the last 5 years, but this remote mountainous country seems to be immune to the…
Every family, I imagine, has a story about their distant ancestors emerging from the foggy past. Some families trace their roots to an ameba crawling out from the primordial sea, while others – to the hungry crew of Mayflower securing…
Now, here is a question, which can always spark an intriguing conversation around the dinner table. Really, there are many controversial points of view related to the Jewish identity, religion, ethnicity, nationality and many other issues, which can be sorted…
Our large Opel sedan heads south of Kiev across the lifeless steppe, still frozen despite the early April sun. A two-lane road stretches across bare fields and features an increasing number of potholes, directly proportional to the distance we travel…
Are you going to Rome soon? I know that I am! There is a lot to think about before visiting a city with a lifespan of a few millennia: Where to stay? How long to stay? What to see? Where to go?…
I have not had the “pleasure” of rowing a boat for a few decades. It used to be one of my favorite pastimes in the “old country” to row a leaky old boat to a thin slice of empty dirty…