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Egypt on Our Own: The Local Drivers and Guides We Used, and What We Paid
Our firsthand guide to hiring drivers and guides in Aswan and Luxor, with the prices we compared and paid for Abu Simbel and the Nile Valley.
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One Last Night in Bali
After Komodo, a final villa stay above the Indian Ocean offered space to absorb the journey before flying home.
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Between Komodo Dragons, the Sea, and the Stars
A three-day phinisi voyage among dragons, sea turtles, coral reefs, a pink beach, Padar Island, and dark skies.
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Ubud: Learning to Slow Down
An anniversary stay among rice fields, followed by terraces, a monkey forest, a temple, and a Kecak performance.
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East Java: Waterfalls, Volcanoes, and a Different Sense of Time
From Malang to Tumpak Sewu and Mount Bromo, an adventurous route through rain forest, ash, and highland quiet.
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Kuala Lumpur: Two Unexpected Nights
Two unplanned nights brought skyline views, Chinatown, Peranakan food, a lively night market, and time to slow down.
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Aswan and Abu Simbel: South Along the Nile
An unexpected airport mix-up, a houseboat on the Nile, and a desert road to Ramses II’s temples.
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North Along the Nile: From Aswan to Luxor
A road journey through Kom Ombo and Edfu, where temples, river life and present-day towns meet.
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Luxor: Tombs, Temples and Two Banks of the Nile
Two days between the Valley of the Kings on the west bank and the monumental temples of the east.
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Amman and Jerash: Ancient Streets, Living City
Roman Jerash, the hills of Amman, and the layers of faith and daily life in Jordan.
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Petra: Candlelight, Red Stone and the Long Way Through
A night at the Treasury followed by a full day walking from the Monastery through Petra’s vast ancient city.
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A Day on Mars in Wadi Rum
A science-fiction fan finds his imagined red planet in a desert camp and on a drive across Wadi Rum.
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From Aqaba to the Dead Sea and the Jordan River
A drive north through Jordan, a floating afternoon at the Dead Sea, and a visit to a sacred river.
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Istanbul: Three Days Between Europe and Asia
An old-city hotel, street cats, cisterns, ferries, Turkish dumplings and the Bosphorus.
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Five Days on New Zealand’s North Island
A summer Christmas with family, from Auckland and Lake Taupō to Rotorua and Waitomo.