This was definitely just a “check the box” visit. From what I’d read and heard from others, visiting the Comoros isn’t that interesting unless you get to the far outer islands (not cheap, no daily flights) for scuba diving, and you need several days. The more common option for people trying to visit is a…
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There were 2 main reasons for us going to Addis Ababa. First, we’d learned our lesson last year about being in places where everything is closed on Christmas. Second, I’d only had 2 super short visits and never seen the amazing museums. Despite these, the trip was…meh. Even though Ethiopia celebrates Christmas in January, so…
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From Istanbul, we flew via Casablanca down to Monrovia, the capital of Liberia. Surprisingly, without planning it, a friend of mine was on our flight to Monrovia. We bumped into him at the transit security point in the Casablanca airport. I’ve seen him in 4 countries now, only 1 time planned. Arrival at the Monrovia…
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We took a barely-more-than-an-hour flight from Istanbul out to Cappadocia and stayed in Goreme for 3 nights to fulfill a dream: take a hot air balloon ride. And it was everything we dreamed it would be. We stayed in a traditional cave hotel and had a fire in the fireplace to keep warm. Views from…
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We visited Istanbul in 2 parts, going to Cappadocia in between. Rather than 2 separate posts, here’s a look at our trip to Istanbul and how much we loved it. With current restrictions in Turkey, restaurants are not allowed to have dine-in service, so we got a lot of delivery and take-away to eat. Also,…
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