Turkey; a pleasant old time
Turkey might be the world’s most contested country. Its landscape is dotted with battlegrounds, ruined castles and the palaces of great empires. This is the land where Alexander the Great slashed the Gordion Knot,where Achilles battled the Trojans in Homer’s Iliad, and where the Ottoman Empire fought battles that [...]
Jordan, the magical lost city “Petra”
Yet so much to see in Jordan beside the famous lost city “Petra”, religious things about the crusade and beside Arabic culture the country offers some of the wildest adventures in the region, as well as an incredibly varied backdrop ranging from the red desert sands of Wadi Rum to [...]
Lhasa, Tibet
Entering Tibet you feel as though you’ve entered an entirely different world. The traditional Tibetan culture, though diluted recently by government-sponsored migrations of Han Chinese, remains strong. Lhasa is Tibet’s traditional capital and the capital of Tibet Autonomous Region.
Places to go:
Potala Palace: The Potala Palace, which is now on the list of Chinese national [...]