This is my friend – Sam Elias Salem. Sam is a Tour Guide in and around Israel. Since the beginning of the Pandemic Sam has been out of...

SATURDAY OCTOBER 10th, 2015 – Istanbul, Turkey Istanbul Turkey – the final destination of a 12 Night Azamara Cruise to Istanbul in...

THURSDAY OCTOBER 8th, 2015 – Kusadasi (Ephesus), Turkey Rob was really excited about seeing the Ancient City of Ephesus!  I guess ALL...

FRIDAY OCTOBER 9 – Dikili Turkey – A Hot Mineral Turkish Bath! We slept late (late for us). Late enough that we missed eating in the main...

FRIDAY OCTOBER 9 – Dikili Turkey When you Travel Like an Architect™ you will see the unexpected. We arrange our travels to come in...

Revelation (4. the divine or supernatural disclosure to humans of something relating to human existence or the world – it’s got to be the...

Revelation – 1. a surprising and previously unknown fact, especially one that is made known in a dramatic way.  (Posting in a Travel blog...

TUESDAY OCTOBER 6 – Rhodes, Greece The supposed “highlight” of this port was the ruins of Lindos. We elected to just “wander” the City...

A Lovers Paradise – The Turquoise Coast of Turkey MONDAY OCTOBER 5 – Kas Turkey and Kekova Island Kas was our first stop in Turkey, and...

SUNDAY OCTOBER 4 – Paphos Cypress Until this trip we really did not know there was a Country of Cypress.  Officially the Republic of...

Status Quo – Forever – in Jerusalem? – Is a depiction of our day in the city where law mandates status quo.  If that’s the case, is there...

Watch the Video – and read the post for more details. A great way to do research for your upcoming trip! THURSDAY OCTOBER 1 – Jerusalem ...

After Jerusalem we had almost lost hope – but at the next stop we found peace in Israel Our day in Haifa! SATURDAY OCTOBER 3 – Haifa...

Scroll Through for Street-scapes of the whole Voyage – it was AMAZING! Our sincere thanks to Azamara Club Cruises for a truly Amazing...