Posts in Tag: Adventurers Abroad
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Topkapi Palace – An Istanbul Wonder
This is my 32nd and final post from our fall 2021 trip to western Turkey with Adventures Abroad. The fact that I could write this much about an 18 day trip tells you just how many interesting places are included on this itinerary. In the last post we visited the Museum of Anatolian Civilizations in […]
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Nuku Hiva – We Reach the Marquesas
In the last post we set sail from Papeete for the tiny atoll of Kauehi in the Tuamotu Archipelago, our first stop on this Adventures Abroad journey to the Marquesas Islands aboard the Aranui 5 passenger/freighter. It was certainly a stark contrast from the volcanic islands of Tahiti and Moorea and provided an inkling of […]
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Ankara – Visiting Ataturk’s Mausoleum
In the last post of four from Cappadocia we went ballooning, fulfilling a lifelong dream for some of us on this Adventures Abroad tour of Western Turkey. Now it was time to leave this storied wonderland and head for the capital city of Turkey, Ankara where we will visit the Ataturk Mausoleum and the Museum […]
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Kauehi – First Stop on the Aranui 5
In the last post from our recent trip to French Polynesia with Adventures Abroad I described life aboard the Aranui 5, the passenger/freighter which would be our home for the next twelve days. Now after warm up visits to Tahiti and Moorea we are ready to head out to sea and I can’t wait. Our […]
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Aranui 5 – Life on a Passenger/Freighter
In the last post on this Adventures Abroad tour of French Polynesia we circled the beautiful island of Moorea on our last day on dry land before boarding the Aranui 5 for our twelve day passage to the Marquesas Islands with stops at the Tuamotu Archipelago on the way out and back. In this post […]
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Derinkuyu Underground City, Cappadocia
In the last post our Adventures Abroad tour of Western Turkey visited the open air museum at Goreme. This was a bit of a misnomer because most of what we saw was actually inside the churches that were carved out of the soft volcanic rock of Cappadocia. In this post we will do the opposite […]
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Moorea – Circling a Beautiful Island
In the last post on this Adventures Abroad tour of French Polynesia we got out on the waters off Moorea with internationally renowned dolphin researcher Dr. Michael Poole. Aside from watching spinner dolphins we got to see what an incredibly beautiful island Moorea is, particularly with views like this of Mount Rotui, the razor sharper […]
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Switzerland with Adventures Abroad
Alison and I have just returned from our latest overseas excursion, a two week walking/hiking tour of Switzerland with Adventures Abroad which was quite a departure from our previous trip on a passenger/freighter in French Polynesia. The two trips could not have been more different in every aspect but one, we loved them both. What […]
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Dolphin Watch with Dr. Michael Poole
In the last post our Adventures Abroad tour of French Polynesia took a fast ferry to the beautiful island of Moorea and began our stay at the excellent Manava Beach Resort. In this post we’ll begin exploring the island and its marine inhabitants from the comfort of a boat that has come to pick us […]