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Toledo Railway Station

The Toledo Railway Station in Toledo is a beautiful brick building that is a great introduction to the beauty of...

Chichen Itza’s dizzying heights (Mexico)

Chichen Itza is a Mayan city, where you used to be able to climb the temple and then be terrified...

The Land of Big Trees (USA)

The Land of Big Trees (USA)

Sequoia National Park and King’s Canyon National Park have many huge sequoias. Where else can you drive through a tree?...

Don't overweight your carry-on

When you travel internationally these days, there is a chance they will weigh your carry-on bag(s) before you get on...

Casa Mila (La Pedrera) and Casa Batllo – discord on all sides

I learned a lot on my private early morning small-group tour of Casa Mila. We had access to the building...

Beijing, China: The Temple of Heaven (a must see)

The Temple of Heaven is a sizable temple complex in Beijing.  It is also a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Like...

Whirling dervishes of Turkey

I went to a Mevlevi Order sema ceremony while in Konya Turkey and it’s mesmerizing. No pictures were allowed though....

Flight options – see where you can get to from any airport

This is a fun site that lets you see where you can fly directly from any airport. For example, the...

Ollantaytambo (Peru)

Ollantaytambo is a fortified Incan area with terraces for farming with irrigation. There are also still storehouses from that time...

Don't be afraid to travel where you don't speak the language

Travel where you don’t speak the language If you haven’t recently traveled to a place where you don’t speak the...