xEurasia Odyssey

Photos: A couple of days on the road: petroglyphs, yurts, lake, and village

UZBEKISTAN | Tuesday, 20 Aug 2013 | Photo Gallery

Photos: Paikent, the ancient Sogdian city

UZBEKISTAN | Saturday, 17 Aug 2013 | Photo Gallery

Turkmenistan Impressions

TURKMENISTAN | Friday, 16 Aug 2013 | Views [1923] | Comments [2]

  Turkmenistan Impressions.   Every traveler will form their own impressions of the places they visit and the people they meet. There is no “truth” to impressions other than to the person who has them.   That ... Read more >

Photos: Bukhara

UZBEKISTAN | Thursday, 15 Aug 2013 | Photo Gallery

Villages, Craters, Camels, Bazaars and Mosques

TURKMENISTAN | Thursday, 15 Aug 2013 | Views [1523]

  A Day in Southwestern Turkmenistan       The day started with about a two and a half hour drive to Köw-Ata Cave.   This cave is famous for its thermal lake about 120 steps down into the cave.  ... Read more >

Photos: Khiva,UZ

UZBEKISTAN | Thursday, 15 Aug 2013 | Photo Gallery

Photos: Craters & Konya Urgench

TURKMENISTAN | Wednesday, 14 Aug 2013 | Photo Gallery

Photos: Ashgabat Bazaar & New Mall

TURKMENISTAN | Wednesday, 14 Aug 2013 | Photo Gallery

Photos: Köw-Ata, Qyz Bibi Pilgrimage Cave, Nokhur, Turkmenbashi Mosque

TURKMENISTAN | Wednesday, 14 Aug 2013 | Photo Gallery

Gonur-depe & Merv, Turkmenistan

TURKMENISTAN | Wednesday, 14 Aug 2013 | Views [3495] | Comments [2]

Gonur-depe & Merv. Turkmenistan       This area has been inhabited since Neolithic times, and can testify to some of the early empires of the world.   Some say it is the site of the fifth great ancient civilization, ... Read more >

Photos: Gonur depe, Merv, Nissa, Ashgabat hippodrome & by night

TURKMENISTAN | Saturday, 10 Aug 2013 | Photo Gallery

Ashgabat, Turkmenistan

TURKMENISTAN | Thursday, 8 Aug 2013 | Views [2190]

  Ashgabat The cultural differences between Turkmenistan and any of the European countries became quite evident, even before we were allowed to get onto the plane. There were a number of women, probably aged 30-65+ dressed in traditional ... Read more >

Phase II - On to "the Stans" and Central Asia

TURKEY | Thursday, 8 Aug 2013 | Views [1505]

Phase II – On to “the Stans” and Central Asia   Am about to embark on the next phase of this incredible journey.  I’m at Atatürk Airport outside of Istanbul waiting for the redeye flight to Ashgabat, Turkmenistan.... Read more >

Istanbul

TURKEY | Thursday, 8 Aug 2013 | Views [770]

  Istanbul This was my third time in Turkey and by far the shortest.   I only had two days in ancient Constantinople (and I was just in that region), between my fabulous time in Austria and the flight to Ashgabat.   As I’... Read more >

Photos: Ashgabat, Turkmenistan

TURKMENISTAN | Thursday, 8 Aug 2013 | Photo Gallery

Photos: Istanbul & Hagia Sophia

TURKEY | Wednesday, 7 Aug 2013 | Photo Gallery

Austrian Marian Pilgrimage Churches: Maria Trost, Maria Plain, Maria Taferl & Celtic spirits

AUSTRIA | Wednesday, 7 Aug 2013 | Views [3828] | Comments [4]

  Maria Trost, Maria Plain, Maria Taferl & Celtic Spirits   I have written about Maria Zell and pilgrimage churches in the journal on the Hapsburgs and Vienna, so I will not go into any detail on these three additional remarkable ... Read more >

Benedictine Monasteries & St. Catherine's Chapel, Pürgg

AUSTRIA | Wednesday, 7 Aug 2013 | Views [1208]

  Benedictine Monasteries: Admont & Melk + St. Catherine's Chapel, Pürgg  In addition to the large number of pilgrimage churches in Austria, there are some very famous and very elaborate monasteries.   Two Benedictine ... Read more >

Photos: Admont, Frauenberg, Melk, Prügg

AUSTRIA | Thursday, 1 Aug 2013 | Photo Gallery

Photos: Maria Trost, Maria Plain, Maria Taferl & Celtic Spirits

AUSTRIA | Thursday, 1 Aug 2013 | Photo Gallery

Photos: Sevilla, Italica, Merida, & Museums

SPAIN | Thursday, 1 Aug 2013 | Photo Gallery

Photos: Isis Temple, Szombathely & Budapest

HUNGARY | Thursday, 1 Aug 2013 | Photo Gallery

Photos: Paestum

ITALY | Thursday, 1 Aug 2013 | Photo Gallery

Photos: Scavi di Stabia

ITALY | Thursday, 1 Aug 2013 | Photo Gallery

Photos: Naples Museum, Herculaneum, Pompeii

ITALY | Thursday, 1 Aug 2013 | Photo Gallery

Photos: Belvedere & Maria Zell

AUSTRIA | Thursday, 1 Aug 2013 | Photo Gallery

Photos: fontainebleau

FRANCE | Thursday, 1 Aug 2013 | Photo Gallery

Photos: British Museum Asian Rooms

UNITED KINGDOM | Wednesday, 31 Jul 2013 | Photo Gallery

Campi Flegrei (The Phlegraean Fields)

ITALY | Wednesday, 31 Jul 2013 | Views [1204]

  Campi Flegrei (The Phlegraean Fields) outside of Naples   The area right around Naples offers a wealth of historical sites to explore.   The Campi Flegrei region along the coast to the West of the city has been the source ... Read more >

Belvedere, Vienna & the Hapsburgs & Eastern Austrian Marian Pilgrimage Churches

AUSTRIA | Wednesday, 31 Jul 2013 | Views [1156]

  Belvedere, Vienna & the Hapsburgs & Eastern Austrian Marian Pilgrimage Churches    The Belvedere was the Imperial Residence of the Hapsburg family in Vienna.   The summer residence was Schönbrunn on the ... Read more >