The canals of Amsterdam at night
Photo Friday: Amsterdam
This week's Photo Friday is all about Amsterdam, the capital of the Netherlands. It's full of canals, red lights, history, and charm - and it has something for everyone.
Photo Friday: Marrakech, Morocco
This week's photos are from Marrakech, Morocco, one of the most beautiful, historic, and vibrant cities in the world. If you haven't been there yet, put it on your list.
Photo Friday: Mali
One of the most amazing places in the world is also one of the most overlooked. Mali is a large country in West Africa with a diverse and friendly population. They love their history, their culture, and especially their music. Here are some photos to tempt you into visiting.
Photo Friday: Turkey
This week's photos are from Turkey, a country that has history, culture, food, hiking, stunning landscapes, and amazing beaches. There you'll also find one of the most fascinating cities in the world: Istanbul.
Bathers come every morning to the ghats by the river
Photo Friday: Varanasi
This week's photos are from our time in Varanasi, India (also known as Benares). The River Ganges flows through the city and is considered the holiest place in the world for Hindus. People come to bathe and cleanse themselves in the river along the many ghats which descend from the city streets into the river.
The entrance to the ruins is through a long and narrow canyon.
Photo Friday: Petra, Jordan
This week's photos are from Petra, Jordan. These rock buildings were carved out of the cliffs in the 6th century as the capital city of the Nabataeans. Now it is Jordan's most popular tourist attraction.
The River Ganges in Varanasi
Photo Friday: India
India is huge, fascinating, multicultural, and overwhelming. It's also very inexpensive, so hopefully this week's Photo Friday will tempt you to visit.
Free Photo Editors for your Travel Pics
We take lots of photos while we travel, and we know that we're not the only ones. Sometimes we all need to do a little post-processing or color-correcting to our pictures. However, this can be challenging while traveling because we are often away from our computers, not to mention that the best photo editing software can be quite expensive. But fear not, in the last few years a lot of online photo organization and manipulation tools have become available, and most of them are free. So if you're traveling, or about to start a trip, check out these great websites to modify your travel pics.
Nepalese girl, Manang, along the Annapurna Circuit
Trekking in Nepal
Nepal is mesmerizing and beautiful. It is a land of peaceful mountain people who welcome travelers into their homes and show them the serenity of the land and the friendliness of the nation. During our year-long trip around the world, we spent a month in Nepal. During that time, we spent almost three weeks hiking through the Himalayas, and it was one of the best experiences of our life.
Our truck, undergoing repairs
Beer Truck
When taxi cabs and public buses fail you, try the beer truck instead. We found ourselves stuck in a small town, a mere intersection really, between Lalibela and Dessie, in the African country of Ethiopia. It was in fact a holiday, and buses were scarce.