Before setting out on our world adventure I had decided to use this trip productively to learn all I could about the cuisines of the world. My plan was to take an occasional cooking class and sample the variety of yummy things each unique country had to offer. Eight months into the trip and I’ve [...]

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Bordered by Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Israel, the West Bank and the Palestinian Territories, Jordan sits precariously smack dab in the middle of a powder keg of swirling political turmoil, yet manages to keep a balance between the tugging idealogies surrounding it. Some refer to Jordan as the Switzerland of the Middle East, and it’s easy [...]

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“We come spinning out of nothingness, scattering stars like dust”
Whirling Dervish performance at the Mevlana (Rumi) Mausoleum – Konya, Turkey.
“It may be that the satisfaction I need depends on my going away, so that when I’ve gone and come back, I’ll find it at home.” — Rumi

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Jeff and I are both stuck when it comes to writing about Egypt. We spent 3 weeks in this beautiful yet crazy country and our feelings are so mixed with the amazing things we saw and experienced and the frustration we felt with our day to day dealings as tourists in this very foriegn land.
Feeling [...]

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