Lebanon is a country in Western Asia. It is bordered by Syria to the north and east and Israel to the south, while Cyprus is west across the Mediterranean Sea. Lebanon's location at the crossroads of the Mediterranean Basin and the Arabian hinterland facilitated its rich history and shaped a cultural identity of religious and ethnic diversity.
Tuesday, October 30, 2018
Lebanon!
Lebanon is a country in Western Asia. It is bordered by Syria to the north and east and Israel to the south, while Cyprus is west across the Mediterranean Sea. Lebanon's location at the crossroads of the Mediterranean Basin and the Arabian hinterland facilitated its rich history and shaped a cultural identity of religious and ethnic diversity.
Sunday, September 2, 2018
Five Days in St. Petersburg.
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| Image from The Telegraph (Telegraph Travel) |
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f all the places in Russia that I am looking forward to visiting, St. Petersburg tops the list. I have been wanting to come visit this historic city for as long as I can remember and believe it or not, I had a chance to come to Saint Petersburg back in 1996 when I came to Moscow for a work assignment. It would've been very easy for me to extend my stay to include a few days in Saint Petersburg. But just about a day after arriving into Moscow, I came down with a bad stomach flu and while I was able to fight through it to do my work, it pretty much took all the desire out of me to travel to Saint Petersburg. I have regretted that decision ever since so the five days that we will be there will be five days of dreams come true for me. And I'm going to savor every single minute of it!
Sunday, July 29, 2018
Packing List. Trans Siberian Railway.
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| A Richard Limoges porcelain box, a miniature suitcase, from Rochard. This tiny thing is so beautiful! |
Our Russia trip is just a few short weeks away and pretty much all the logistics (accommodations, train tickets, and tours) have been worked out. Both Chantale and I got our Russia visas last week so we know for sure we are going to Russia! We can now turn our focus to packing. This is not an easy trip to pack for!
Saturday, June 30, 2018
Three+ Days in Moscow.
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| Photo by Valerii Tkachenko. Licensed under CC BY 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons |
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The last time I was in Moscow, it was 1996 and I was there on a work assignment. We did have the weekends to explore the city and as long ago as that was, I still remember quite a bit about my time there. So, planning for our time there on this trip has been relatively easy. This time around, I will include those sights that I missed visiting in 1996.