Bulgaria was the last country of our European adventure and luckily, we had reserved a rental car way in advance of the peak tourism season. Our car was waiting for us as soon as we landed, and all the paperwork was on hand so a quick signature and we were off. After grabbing a local…Continue reading Bulgaria – Rila, Bansko, Melnik, Plovdiv, Nesebar & Varna
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Poland – Warsaw, Lublin, Kazimierz Dolny, Zamość, Rzeszów & Kraków
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
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
Korea – Jeju Island
We had zero intention of leaving Vietnam after only a few weeks in country but when Becky’s aunt told us about a decent deal to Korea, our interest was piqued. Vietravel was offering a 6 day/5 night special to Jeju Island for 9.59 Million Dong (USD $422). The price included a special direct charter flight…Continue reading Korea – Jeju Island