Where Are These Ancient Ruins?

Where are these picturesque ancient ruins? Please comment your guesses and I will post the correct answer later in the day. Good luck! The answer is the ancient and historic city Carthage, Tunisia. Once a great city and today there’s not much but you can still imagine what it must’ve been like. Plus the views […]

Where is This Monument?

Where is this monument? Here’s a hint, it’s located in a world capital. Please comment your guesses. I will post the correct answer later in the day. Good luck! It is Ashgabat, Turkmenistan. Ashgabat is a brand spanking new mostly white capital city where you can’t take pictures of many things and need an escort/guide […]

Where is This Old Town Square?

Where is this old town square and colorful restaurant? Comment your guess and I will post the correct answer later in the day. It is the old city or Ciudad Vieja of Havana, Cuba. Good job to those who guessed right. It is obviously off the tourist map for many Americans but a great destination […]

Where Are These Rock Islands?

I am back home in New York and here is today’s picture of the day. Where are these awesome rock islands? Please comment your guess. I will post the correct answer later today. Good luck! The correct answer is Palau. Good job Ryan and Beth and all those who emailed me. Beth thanks for the […]

Where is This Stilt Village?

Please comment your guess as to the whereabouts of this unique and very cool stilt village. I will post the correct answer later today. Good luck! The correct answer is Ganvie, Benin on Lake Nokoue. Easily the best (and only) tourist attraction in Benin and a nice way to spend an afternoon exploring by dugout […]

Where is This Gorgeous Mountain Lake?

I am back from LA, albeit still on LA time, but here is today’s “Picture of the Day”. Please comment your guess as to where this mountain lake is and I will post the correct answer later. The correct answer is the Marguzor Lakes near Penjikent, Tajikistan. This was obviously a tough one and all […]

Where is this Exotic Beach?

In honor of my friend Baumer, who specially requested it, I am bringing back the “Where am I” pictures of the day. Please comment your guess where you think this is and I will put the answer up later in the day. It is Anse Source d’Argent on La Digue Island in the Seychelles…quite possibly […]

Much Ado About Algeria

Algeria is one of those places that you really don’t know much about. It kind of has a mystery to it. You know it’s one of those big North African countries but you never hear much about it and certainly if you hear anything at all; it’s probably negative. Algeria was the last stop on […]

Hunting Pirates in Somalia

When you think of quiet, easy, relaxed, beautiful beach destinations for a holiday; what’s the first place that comes to your mind? That’s right! Somalia! With long stretches of untouched beaches that curve all the way around the horn of Africa and overlook pristinely clear pirate ridden water in the Gulf of Aden, who wouldn’t […]

Interesting Times in Addis Ababa

My fourth time in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia in the last 4 years was easily the best and certainly the most interesting. Addis Ababa is the fourth largest city in Africa and is also one of the nicest. It has nice and welcoming people; it is relatively clean, orderly and has much less traffic than some […]

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