Interesting Istria
At the moment it is pouring in the true sense of the word — a straight flood of water coming right at us as we speed on the highway toward… Read more »
Author Archives: Varya
Slovenia Caverns to Coast
Although little known to us insulated Americans, Slovenia contains the largest karst limestone cave system in Europe with 15 miles of tunnels. We leave Ljubjana to be at the Postjna… Read more »
The World of the Julian Alps
We head off today for the Julian Alps and Lake Bled, stopping first on the way at the historic village of Škofja Loka, the most preserved medieval town in Slovenia…. Read more »
Lovely Ljubljana
Ljubljana: What a gentle urban center! Set around a flowing river, it is probably one of the most beautiful capital cites in the world, a university town with the… Read more »
Travel Begins Again: Slovenia & Croatia
Entering once more into the adventure of travel, this time with my friends Jack and Melanie. Join me as I explore the Balkan world of Slovenia and Croatia with Roundabout… Read more »
Mekong Markets
Morning traffic in HCMC is an acrobatic dance between the cars and the motorcycles. If all the cars were, let’s say, red and all the mopeds were, for example,… Read more »
Ho Chi Minh City in a Day
I am sitting late in the afternoon at a wrought-iron table outside our hotel, eating the great treasure I obtained at the local market — one piece of perfectly ripe… Read more »
Vietnam in Short
I have arrived in Ho Chi Minh City to meet with a group of 11 travelers who arrived over a week ago in Hanoi. Although they are all traveling on… Read more »
Shanghai Lights
Shanghai – eliciting visions of the the most exotic of cities. Now that I am here, I realize that Beijing is like Washington, D.C., the political capital; Xi’an is more… Read more »
Guilin Country
Iconic images when presented in reality sometimes disappoint. The shape and color of some famous place is so familiar and has been seen in so many manifestations that the actuality… Read more »