xEurasia Odyssey

Photos: Georgian Images

GEORGIA | Wednesday, 12 Aug 2015 | Photo Gallery

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An Afternoon in Riga

LATVIA | Tuesday, 4 Aug 2015 | Views [1408]

An Afternoon in Old Town Riga Entering the unknown is one of the joys and challenges of travel. As I had an eleven hour lay over in Riga on my flight from Vienna to Tbilisi, I decided to venture into the unknown and explore the Old Town. I’... Read more >

Photos: Tbilisi

GEORGIA | Tuesday, 4 Aug 2015 | Photo Gallery

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Photos: An Afternoon in Riga

LATVIA | Monday, 3 Aug 2015 | Photo Gallery

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A Sunday Afternoon in Old Town Bratislava

SLOVAKIA | Wednesday, 8 Jul 2015 | Views [834]

A Sunday Afternoon in Old Town Bratislava The train takes just a little over an hour from the Vienna Hauptbahnhof to the main train station in the center of Bratislava, the former little sister of the larger metropolis 60 km further west on ... Read more >

Photos: Bratislava

SLOVAKIA | Wednesday, 8 Jul 2015 | Photo Gallery

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Greece - A Lesson in Mismanagement and Lost Opportunity

GREECE | Monday, 6 Jul 2015 | Views [706]

Greece – A Lesson in Mismanagement and Lost Opportunity July 5, 2015 will go down in European history as one of the most bizarre votes the continent has ever witnessed. The Greeks voted yes/no on a referendum that said they would ... Read more >

Via Egnatia/Egnatia Odos: A Road through Northern Greece

GREECE | Friday, 3 Jul 2015 | Views [2144]

Traveling Via Egnatia via Egnatia Odos: A Journey through Northern Greece As travellers we use roads; good roads make travel easier, bad ones make the journey more difficult. Some roads are new and their construction uncovers or destroys ... Read more >

Photos: Meteora, Dion, and Mt. Olympus

GREECE | Thursday, 2 Jul 2015 | Photo Gallery

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Pythagorion, Samos

GREECE | Thursday, 2 Jul 2015 | Views [817]

Pythagorion, Samos I took the ferry from Kusadasi to Pythagorion on Wednesday. The ferry travels to Samos island daily, but only to Pythagorion on Wednesdays and Fridays; the other days it goes to Samos city. Pythagorion, named ... Read more >

Photos: Springs of Acheron, Necromanteion, Ammoudia Bay, Parga, Paxos

GREECE | Thursday, 2 Jul 2015 | Photo Gallery

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Photos: Pella, Vergina, Ioannina, Dodona

GREECE | Thursday, 2 Jul 2015 | Photo Gallery

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Photos: Thessaloniki, Alexandroupoli, Samothrace, Thassos and Kavala

GREECE | Thursday, 2 Jul 2015 | Photo Gallery

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Sanliurfa

TURKEY | Thursday, 18 Jun 2015 | Views [739]

Sanliurfa Sanliurfa is rich with sacred legends as it one of the oldest cities in the world. Sitting at an ancient crossroad between Anatolia and Syria, it has survived many of the world’s greatest empires and conflicts, from the Hittites, ... Read more >

Harran and Göbekli Tepe

TURKEY | Thursday, 18 Jun 2015 | Views [1342]

Harran & Göbekli Tepe Excursion Took a taxi from Sanliurfa to both Harran and Göbekli Tepe rather than renting a car as it was somewhat less expensive, and the driver knew where he was going whereas I do not know the roads. I ... Read more >