Hammam (Turkish bath) experience – Turkey vs Morocco

Time slows and nearly stops in a hammam (hamam or Turkish Bath), while you sit in your sweat, with only a small thin piece of fabric to cover yourself.  How long have I been lying here, you ask? My first hammam experience was at a large hammam in Istanbul.  There are many wonderful hammams there …

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King’s Canyon (near Uluru)

King's Canyon (near Uluru) Uluru is the main draw of the Red Center of Australia.  It is sad that most visitors don't even go out to Kata Tjuja (which oddly means "many heads") which is less than an hour from the Uluru lodging area. King's Canyon is substantially further away, and comparatively few visitors get …

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Sunset over Uluru (Ayers Rock) and the Field of Light #magical

  Sunset over Uluru (Ayer's Rock) In the Red Center of Australia, Uluru is the main attraction.  You can fly directly to the area, or drive south from Alice Springs, or north from Adelaide.  The road is very long and has very little to see other than a few dead kangaroos, some tumbling weeds, and …

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Unique Adventures: Waitomo (Why-toe-moe) Caves – tube in a cave with glow-worms

Unique Adventures: Waitomo (Why-toe-moe) Caves Tube in a cave with glow-worms   As I've mentioned before, I love caves, and take many opportunities to see them.  In New Zealand, there is a particularly rare cave experience. It is called Black Water Rafting, but what it is is tubing in the dark in a cave, jumping off …

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