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November 22, 2020November 22, 2020

The Necropolis of Saqqara, back in the news

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  • (Almost) A Year of Travel
  • Europe
    • Searching for the Kouroi statues on Naxos island
    • A Trip to the Bone Church in the Czech Republic
    • Hiking around Lake Bled in Slovenia
    • The Moorish Castle had the Best Views of Sintra, Portugal’s Crown Jewel
    • Getting that Game of Thrones feeling in Dubrovnik, Croatia
    • Walking across Santorini to Skaros Rock
    • Going deep into the Wieliczka Salt Mine in Poland
    • Searching for a missing composer in Vienna, Austria
    • Taking a rough road to get to one of Crete’s most beautiful beaches
    • Exploring Budapest Part 1: The Bridges and the Buda Side
    • Exploring Budapest Part 2: Walking the streets of the Pest side
    • Visiting the home of one of the World’s Great Beers in Pilzen, Czech Republic
    • Monasteries, marble and making waves: Visiting the Greek Island of Paros
    • A day trip to the Aegean island of Antiparos
    • Weird and wonderful Prague
    • Athens and its history
    • A taste of Modern Athens
    • Finding Remnants of Minoan Civilization in Knossos
    • The Venetian streets of Trogir, Croatia
    • The Roman Ruins of Salona, Croatia
  • Asia
    • Exploring Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park in Northern Vietnam Part 1: Thiên Đường (Paradise) Cave
    • Exploring Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park in Northern Vietnam Part 2: Phong Nha water cave
    • A Day on the Mekong River in Northern Laos
    • “The Littlest Hobo” guided us down a mountain in Chiang Mai, Thailand
    • Wandering through the Roman ruins of Perga near Antalya, Turkey
    • Exploring Pamukkale Part 1: The white terraces
    • Exploring Pamukkale Part 2: The Roman ruins
    • A cruise through Ha Long Bay, Vietnam
    • A Trip to Jiri Mountain National Park in Korea
    • A Day in Izmir, Turkey
    • Finding “The Beach” in the Phi Phi Islands
    • Exploring Cappadocia Part 1: The Fairy Chimneys around Göreme
    • Exploring Cappadocia Part 2: Ihlara Valley and Nevşehir Province
    • Inside the Marble Mountains of Central Vietnam
  • Africa
    • A day trip to three rarely visited pyramids in Egypt Part 1: The Red Pyramid
    • A day trip to three rarely visited pyramids in Egypt Part 2: The Bent Pyramid of Pharaoh Sneferu and its satellite pyramid
    • A drive through the desert to reach the two great temples at Abu Simbel
    • The Pyramids of Giza and the Egyptian Museum
    • The Necropolis of Saqqara, back in the news
  • North and Central America
    • The unusual wildlife and unforgettable sunsets of Tamarindo, Costa Rica
    • Otherworldly Views in Monument Valley Tribal Park
    • Wandering the Streets of Old Havana
    • Seeing the earth’s mantle up close in Gros Morne National Park, Newfoundland
    • Gros Morne National Park Part 2: A Trip through a Landlocked Fjord
    • Spectacular rim views and early Pueblo history at the Canyon de Chelly National Monument
    • Crossing Historic Route 66 while going through Petrified Forest National Park
    • L’Anse aux Meadows, site of the oldest known European settlement in North America
    • The Dunes of White Sands National Park
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