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Blazing sunset from behind parted storm clouds across the valley in Meteora

An itinerary for traveling to Greece

A sample family travel itinerary for Greece for about 15 days. We took this journey with kids through mainland Greece and 2 islands out of the 3000+ that Greece has. The primary purpose was to delve systematically through Greece’s 4000+…

Matsumoto (Crow) castle on a freezing December night, Japan

The Crow and the Egret

Photolocations: [36.239098, 137.968744] and [34.839906, 134.693582] There are 3 premier castles in Japan – all UNESCO World Heritage sites – Kumamoto, Himeji and Matsumoto. From what we had seen in Google Maps, Google Images and 500px, the two castles definitely…

Gion, through torrential downpour, on a cold wet December night

Every camera failed me

Kyoto on a cold winter evening. Add to that, torrential rain. The usually cold, silent, brooding dark alleys become even more mysterious, suspiciously reflecting the red lights of the paper lamps that line these alleys, welcoming passers-by to peer into the curtained doors of…

The Roman Bridge with the Mezquita right behind it, Cordoba, Spain

An Itinerary for Spain with Kids

“This is the dream of all the world. The dream is to live in Granada. You know, work in the morning, have a one-hour nap in the afternoon, and at night go out and have that life. Go out and…