After a long walk from our Airbnb, we began our final approach through the well manicured, gently rising park to Kalemegdan Fortress. Sitting atop the ridge at the confluence of the Danube and the Sava river, the fortress has stood as the center of Belgrade since it was constructed by Justinian I in 535. Kalemegdan …
Christian influence into the region we know today as Serbia began in the 2nd century. Byzantine missionaries in the 9th century promoted and spread the religion across the land, with Christianity being declared the state religion, leading to the construction of numerous churches. With so many churches in Belgrade, it can be hard to narrow …
Our time leading up to taking a bus to Bcharre was pretty stressful. The night before we left Weligama our host had his family over for his engagement party. Our tuk-tuk did not arrive on time. Kyle had his wallet stolen on our way back up to Colombo, so we had a limited amount of …
I added Lumphini Park into our itinerary for the day we visited the Snake Farm (Kyle’s choice) and Wat Hua Lumphong because it was nearby, I wanted to go to a park, and most of all: I wanted to ride the duck pedal boats in the lake! The last time I rode a pedal boat …
The ancient ruins of Kourion lie on a coastal cliff, overlooking the Mediterranean sea, just west of the city of Limassol in Cyprus. Kourion is a top spot to explore while on the island, so we made a point to visit once my parents came for a visit. Because of its location near Limassol, you …
I was happy to find that Hanoi is a place where it’s pretty easy to be a vegetarian, or even vegan. I could almost always find something vegetarian to eat at a given restaurant and there were a number of exclusively vegetarian/vegan restaurants as well. One, or rather, at least two, of these, was Loving Hut Hanoi. …