Poland is a country that we were really excited about as we were curious to see how much it had changed since our first visit over 20 years ago. After flying into Warsaw, we spent a night before hopping on a bus to the pretty city of Lublin. Lublin was our base for a day…Continue reading Poland – Warsaw, Lublin, Kazimierz Dolny, Zamość, Rzeszów & Kraków
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Serbia – Belgrade, Novi Sad, Tara National Park, Zlatibor, Novi Pazar, Niš, Zaječar & Subotica
Serbia has been on our radar for nearly a decade so this was a long overdue visit. Our friend Rebeca was able to join us for a long weekend and the 3 of us hit the ground running – Belgrade to kick things off, followed by Novi Sad and Fruška Gora National Park, then on…Continue reading Serbia – Belgrade, Novi Sad, Tara National Park, Zlatibor, Novi Pazar, Niš, Zaječar & Subotica
Portugal – Lisbon, Sintra, Óbidos, Nazaré, Cascais, Estoril, Tomar, Coimbra & Ericeira
Flights from Boston to Lisbon were cheap at $550 round trip with Iberia, so we decided to make Portugal the first country of our European vacation. Even though Portugal was open for tourism, it still required us to take a PCR test to enter from the US in addition to proof of our covid vaccination.…Continue reading Portugal – Lisbon, Sintra, Óbidos, Nazaré, Cascais, Estoril, Tomar, Coimbra & Ericeira
Saudi Arabia – Jeddah, Riyadh & Al Ula
The border crossing from the United Arab Emirates into Saudi Arabia took over 3 hours and we were finally stamped in at midnight. Yippee! We were the first overland truck in history to enter the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and it felt great. From the border, our first official stop was the Bir Hima rock…Continue reading Saudi Arabia – Jeddah, Riyadh & Al Ula
Tunisia – Tunis, Dougga, Bardo Museum, Sidi Bou Said, Tozeur & the Sahara, Matmata, Chenini, Tataouine, Sfax, El Jem, Sousse, Mahdia, Monastir & Kairouan
Tunisia. What an amazing country! We spent 2 weeks doing a whirlwind trip around this petite North African nation and had an absolute blast. After arriving and exploring Tunis, we visited Dougga, an ancient Roman city which is a UNESCO world heritage site and deservedly so. Next up was the Bardo Museum, one of North…Continue reading Tunisia – Tunis, Dougga, Bardo Museum, Sidi Bou Said, Tozeur & the Sahara, Matmata, Chenini, Tataouine, Sfax, El Jem, Sousse, Mahdia, Monastir & Kairouan