… school and my best friend Daniela invited me to join her house in Kazanlak for a few days. Kazanlak is a small but unforgettable place for everyone who visits it. It is situated in a valley between the Balkan range and the Sedan Gore Mountains in Bulgar…

… tries to look inside of a different version of a zoo, the fish market. As her mom is parking the car, Erin takes a deep breath and knows they are at the dish market because the air is much fresher, and the breeze carries a slight fish odor, which…

… and what kinds of creatures inhabit it have always fascinated me, especially the marine mammals like the dolphins and whales. I had always wanted to ride and play with a whale or dolphin, but most of all, work in a place where I could train and study…

… Egypt. The Sphinx, the three Pyramids of Giza, and the Step Pyramid of Pharaoh Zoser towered more than two hundred feet above the golden Egyptian sands like mountains. The sight took my breath away, and that of course was one of their purposes. To…

… Italy in the year of 1454. Florence was a good city to grow up in for young Amerigo, because of the growing interest in the field of exploration. Some of the adults told young Amerigo about the wonders and riches of the Indies. Like the other…

… site chosen by the ancient gods for their weddings and celebrations, rises in lush magnificence to the northeast of Volos.         It was here that the centaur Cheiron, the wise teacher of demigods and heroes, gave his pupils daily instruction…

… like Fort Lauderdale very much. It fills me with beautiful memories. It reminds me of the days when I lived in Vietnam where I was born, especially the coconut trees, the hot and humid weather are like Vietnam. Fort Lauderdale has almost all the tropical…

… alone from personal experience and remembrances. I can remember back when I was first travelling, I had no idea where I was heading, but during my time there, I have gotten a pretty good idea of Germany's sight and position of the old world. When I…

… few of the obstacles off-road racers face. There are many different types of tracks and this is what makes off-road racing such an exciting sport. According to McMenamin, one of the best off-road destinations in the U.S. is Death Valley National Park.…

… airport via American Airlines early in the afternoon. We purchased our required tourist cards (3 balboas, as US dollars are called in Panama) at the airport, then caught a taxi for the 18 mile ride to our downtown hotel. The ride in the battered, un-air…