Taking the Bat Tour boat trip in Austin
One of the more famous tourist attractions in Austin, Texas is to see the Mexican free-tail bats that live underneath the Congress Avenue bridge over Lady Bird Lake and emerge…
Two days in Amman after the Nile Cruise
This is the final article in my very extended review of the Viking Pharaohs and Pyramids Nile cruise with the extension to Jordan. After saying goodbye to our guide and…
Greco-Roman city of Jerash in Jordan
After the excitement and perhaps weariness of Petra, we boarded the coach to drive north back past Amman and on to the Roman city of Jerash. This is the next…
Viking Jordan Extension – Petra
Continuing our day by day extended review of the Jordan extension to the Viking Pharaohs and Pyramids Nile cruise, we have reached the highlight of our days in Jordan -…
Viking Jordan Extension – Moses Church and Madaba
This is part of an extended review of the Jordan Extension offered as part of the Viking Pharaohs and Pyramids cruise on the Nile. The introductory article to Jordan can…
Jordan extension with Viking – the Dead Sea
Having finally finished by day by day extended review of the Viking Pharaohs and Pyramids cruise on the Nile, I'm turning my attention to the extension we took in Jordan…
Edfu Temple, Esna Dam and the end of the cruise in Luxor
It had to arrive - after a uniquely interesting cruise on the River Nile, we have reached the final day of this extended review of the Viking Pharaohs and Pyramids…
Temples at Philae and Kom Ombo
This article continues the very extended review of the Viking Pharaohs and Pyramids cruise down the Nile from Luxor to Aswan and back. The introductory article outlining the entire cruise…
Aerial views of the Austin Skyline
Since buying a new drone earlier this year, I have tried to capture interesting views of my new home territory of Austin, Texas. My first attempts were in the early…
Ushuaia and Cape Horn on Viking Chilean Fjords cruise
This is one of a series of articles reviewing each day on the Viking South America and Chilean Fjords cruise that we took in January 2023. The introductory article can…