Edmonds, USA
We have been fortunate to take many Trips of a Lifetime, but this one uniquely justifies the term.
Our Route of the Ancient Traders has taken us literally around the world. We have traveled 14,347 air miles and 8,725 nautical miles through 13 countries on three continents, spanning more than five thousand years of history.
We have toured the shrines of 8 world religions, cities of the past and cities of the future, lush and desert natural landscapes, sailed the high seas and floated high in the Dead Sea. We have seen the triumph of human achievement and the depths of human despair, rich and poor, clean and unclean, at war and in peace. These are places long forgotten and places making news every day.
On this trip, every stop was a highlight, but here are ten of our best memories:
The Blue Mosque of Istanbul
Remembrance Day at Gallipoli
The Wailing Wall in Jerusalem
The Birthplace of Jesus in Bethlehem
Floating in the Dead Sea
The Pyramids of Giza
The World's Tallest Building in Dubai
The Taj Mahal of India
The National Orchid Garden in Singapore
The Skyline of Hong Kong
Truly, The Trip of a Lifetime!!!
Acknowledgements: While the vast majority of the words and pictures posted below are our own, we must acknowledge the contributions of others to our understanding of the places we have been and the retelling of our adventures here. Destination and tour descriptions from Oceania were a starting point, filled out with information provided by our tour guides, travel books, and Internet resources like Wikipedia. The information provided is accurate to the best of our knowledge, however it has not been independently verified and should not be relied upon. In some cases, we have had to divine fact and fiction from contradictory sources. We have included maps, diagrams, and photographs from the Internet as well. In such instances, we have retained any notices of copyright embedded in the original images. While there is no universal truth and very little new discovery in a world growing smaller and older by the day, we have enjoyed immensely the search for our own truth and we have felt privileged to have you with us along the way.
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