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It’s been a while since I’ve done a first impressions article.  I’m not sure exactly why that is, but if I had to guess I would say it is a combination of  laziness, changing countries...

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Thanks to Dan’s favorite hobby of flight hacking, our trip to Eastern Europe included a short three-day layover in Rome (and saved us $50 each on flights from Tel Aviv to Warsaw)! We arrive after...

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 Today is our last day of our Israel Holy Land tour, and we’ve decided to spend part of it underground, exploring the excavated tunnels near Jerusalem’s Western Wall.  Something that makes Jerusalem so interesting to...

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Here is the video I made from our 56-day overland trip in Africa.  Enjoy! – Read our stories from Africa. – Our review of Oasis Overland. – Learn more about Oasis Overland on their website: oasisoverland.co.uk...

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Israel is known as the holy land and its tourism industry is certainly centered around its holy sites for Christians, Jews, and Muslims. But we learned on our eight-day trip that there are some incredible...

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After four days of touring the northern parts of Israel and the West Bank, we have finally made it to Jerusalem’s Old City.  So much of Israel is modern and reminds of being home in...

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Our time in Galilee was great and today we will start making our way towards Jerusalem with quick stops in Golan Heights, the Jordan River, and the Dead Sea.  Today will be interesting for us...

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After a tour of Jesus’s boyhood home Nazareth, Alissa and I have headed east to Tiberius and the Sea of Galilee.  This is the second stop on our Holy Land tour that we are currently...

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As savvy readers of our blog may have noticed, we enjoyed our 2 month overland trip (check out this post, or this one, or this one). But we did so many things that my memories...

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One of the best ways for Alissa and I to cure travel burnout is to convince people to come visit us somewhere.  Having a familiar face or faces around for a week or two always...

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