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****WARNING TO NON-RELATIVES: this blog post has lots of family genealogy and may be a bit boring to those outside the family… One of the… Read More »Irish Roots

We’ve had almost four weeks in Sevilla now, and I will try to put together some of my thoughts about this lovely place. It might… Read More »Sevilla

When I was booking all of my flights with AirTreks, last May, I needed to get to Spain from Nepal. Aurelie, the travel person, told… Read More »Istanbul

Pokhara is the second largest city in Nepal; it is used as a starting point for some treks, and as a place of relaxation after… Read More »Pokhara

I chose the Manaslu Circuit because I loved Annapurna so much. I didn’t want to go back to Annapurna, because they have built a road… Read More »The Manaslu Circuit

When we arrived in Kathmandu, the smell of incense was everywhere in the street. I looked forward, so much, to revisiting Kathmandu. Even its name… Read More »Kathmandu

Of course, my whole experience of Israel is colored by Ziv. Julie and I met Ziv in Nepal back in 1992 when we were hiking… Read More »Israel

Jordan happened quickly. Our plane landed at 8 am, we rented a car, and headed to Petra. I had not thought about renting a car,… Read More »Petra and Wadi Rum

The city of Cairo is enormous, and seems to go on forever. In fact, it stretches almost to the pyramids of Giza. Some parts of… Read More »Egypt

We had a bit of a scare traveling from Agra to Varanasi. I had been very proud of myself for booking the tickets online; our… Read More »Varanasi