Jordan has so much to offer, and luckily it's easy to travel around. When most people think about Jordan, they think about Petra and the famed Treasury from the Indiana Jones movie. Petra really is amazing and a definite must see. However, Jordan offers so much more. A 10 day trip can cover a number of amazing sites including Roman ruins, religious historical locations, and jaw-dropping landscapes. I can’t believe I took so long to write about Jordan. I loved visiting this country in March …
Asia
Hiking to Annapurna Base Camp
As we started the final section of our hike to Annapurna Base Camp, a thick eerie fog rolled in. For most of this last stretch, we couldn’t see more than 50 feet in front of us, much less the giant white peaks we were hiking towards. As we walked up the final hill, the clouds began to lift and open up a bit. We could spot the lodges and portions of the towering mountains behind. We had finally made it to Annapurna Base Camp! We hiked a total of 8 days up to and back …
Nepal: Chaotic Kathmandu and Peaceful Pokhara
While traveling in Nepal, we explored the chaotic city of Kathmandu, enjoyed the peaceful lakeside city of Pokhara, and hiked through tiny villages to Annapurna Base Camp. This post shares our time in Kathmandu and Pokhara. Kathmandu provided Hindu and Buddhist religious sites and the UNESCO world heritage site of Bhaktapur. Pokhara was relaxing, offering restaurants with views of the picturesque lake, good food, and a few sights. The perfect recovery after a long hike. …
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Qatar Stopover
I took advantage of a stopover and spent a couple days in Doha, Qatar. This city seems to be in the process of a transformation and I’m excited to see how the it changes over the next few years. In 2022, the World Cup will be held in Qatar. The country seems to be developing new areas, buildings, and prepping for the tourism that this event will bring. Doha has an incredibly beautiful skyline. Within the downtown there appears to be large businesses, …
Varanasi
Our first morning in Varanasi, my friend Angie and I ventured out on our own away from the tour group. We decided to set out in search of street food for breakfast. It only took crossing the street from our hotel to find a little stall set up frying breads and serving hot Indian veggies. Multiple locals were eating here, so we decided to try it out. We spent a total of 50 rupees (around 70 cents USD) which paid for unlimited veggies and bread for both of us. The cook kept asking if we wanted …
Agra & Khajuraho: Tombs, Temples, Forts, and Holi Festival
As we continued on our India trip with Gate 1 Travel, we headed to Agra for the Taj Mahal (obviously!), the Agra Fort, the Baby Taj... and lucky for us, it happened to be the holiday of Holi! After Agra we traveled on to Khajuraho to check out some amazing Hindu temples, some displaying erotic visions of the Karma Sutra. We left the pink city of Jaipur on our private bus and headed towards Agra. We had two stops on our journey, the first was a locally run school. This school was started …
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