Climbing Mount Everest the hard way!
Mount Everest. Touring Kathmandu and Patan yesterday was surprisingly interesting and exotic. However, the main purpose of our trip to Nepal was to go up Mount Everest. Since Kathmandu is already at an elevation of 4,600 feet, we only had another 25,000 feet or so to climb to reach the summit. I had been warned…
The joys of walking Jerusalem !
On our most recent visit to Israel, we discovered the joys of walking the city of Jerusalem, both the old as well as the newer parts of the city. We had not previously realized how walkable Jerusalem really is until we decided to spend a full week in Jerusalem and walk its central residential neighborhoods….
Chongqing : Mountain city, foggy city
Chongqing China : Our day in Chongqing ! Read our previous posting at “National Rail travel from Chengdu to Chongqing !” This is nothing short of fantastic. As I am sitting down to write this blog, in the observation lounge on deck 5 of our cruise ship down the Yangtze river, the speaker system is…
Eze France : Million dollar views of the French Riviera
Eze is magical, and if you go to France’s spectacular Côte d’Azur (aka “French Riviera”), the village of Eze should be one of your top 5 must-do outings! We first discovered Eze during a 3-week family vacation on the Côte in 2013 … an instant coup de foudre! So naturally, this year’s family vacation once…