Planet Japan
Tokyo was so cool it might have been on a different planet. I was very impressed with the city, its people and pretty much everything. Click on the picture below for the photo album and a brief review:
Exploring Croatia
Visited Croatia, one of Europe’s most scenic countries with the beautiful Adriatic coast, over 1,000 islands and nicely restored foritified cities, all open for exploration. Croatia also has one of Europe’s best natural parks – Plitvice Lakes Park. Click on the picture below for the photo album and a brief review:
The Danube Delta
Quick weekend trip to the Danube Delta, one of Europe’s hidden natural wonders – Europe’s second largest river delta and the best preserved on the continent. A few pictures added to the Dobruja album:
Visiting Israel
Did a quick trip to Israel, a fascinating country with a very rich historical heritage and a unique mix of cultures and religions. Israel hosts some of the world’s most important holy sites for Christians, Jews and Muslims; I found all of these fascinating. Click on the picture below for the photo album and a […]
Island nations of the Indian Ocean: Sri Lanka and Maldives
Visited the island nation of Sri Lanka, an endlessly fascinating country with a rich culture and a documented history spanning more than 3,000 years. Spent some time in the capital city of Colombo, did a trip to the historically-significant city of Kandy and visited two of the country’s nicest temples. Click on the picture below […]
Fascinating Athens
Brief weekend trip to check out the ancient ruins of Athens, the birthplace of Western civilization. The Acropolis is a fascinating place and Athens was enjoyable throughout. I’ve added pictures to the Greece album:
Beautiful Romania: Bucovina and Maramures
Visited two of Romania’s nicest regions – Bucovina and Maramures. Located in Romania’s North-East, Bucovina is the land of beautiful painted monasteries. Amongst the region’s gems I visited Dragomirna, Sucevita, Putna, Moldovita and Voronet. Dragomirna and Sucevita were my favorites; in Putna you’ll find the tomb of Romanian XVth Century hero Stephen the Great and […]
SciFi-like experience – visiting the Baikonur Cosmodrome (tour report)
I did a tour of the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan and got to see a ton of cool stuff: the rollout of the Soyuz TMA-09M rocket and its actual launch; the astronaut press conference and pre-flight report; the Energia-Buran launch complex and the N1 transport vehicles; Gagarin’s memorial house; cool museums; the International Space School; […]
Baikonur Tour Video
I shot some video during my tour of the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. While the tour was fantastic, the video is mediocre as this is my first attempt at video editing: Click here for the tour’s photo album and here for a write-up.
Two Days in Moscow
I’ve passed through Moscow on my way to the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. The city has greatness in it and there’s lots of stuff to do (but do your best to avoid roads – traffic is horrible). I visited the exceptional Memorial Museum of Astronautics full of cool space exhibits and its striking Monument to […]