A “whirling dervish” captivated by his own charm in Cairo  An immaculately engraved large wooden door in a mosque in Islamic Cairo  More Sufi dancers…these men danced for over 30minutes non-stop while in a trance-like state in dedication to their God  Traditionally Whirling Dervishes wore plain colored, burlap clothing. Here, as we were told, is [...]

We are in Jordan and it is incredible! Last night we slept on a concrete roof in our tent at the Dana Nature Reserve (although the option for a homeade burlap tent with mattresses was also available) after a fabulous veggie meal and listening to some locals playing the oud (a middle eastern guitar type [...]

When İ started documenting this journey I thought of it as my own version of a 9-month adventure and broke it down – in my mind – to the three trimesters (Europe, Middle East, and Africa).  It seems we are having a bit of a challenge getting into that second trimester…. Today is exactly one [...]

Oil spots on Greek corners, quick “get offs” the bike, trips to emergency rooms, and a broken wrist….all of life’s unpredictable moments.  We are both okay after having a bit of a fall earlier this week riding from Plomari to Mytilini – in Lesvos – to catch a morning ferry back to Turkey on August [...]

We are now in an internet cafe in Lesvos (trying to breathe as the smoke is ridiculous here – really missing those non-smoking rules in NYC!). We have been in Lesvos for a week so far and are waiting to board a ferry in a few hours to Athens. It’s an 11 hour trip and [...]

Much like my wedding vows I have been composing this entry in my mind for several weeks now.  Riding pillion (as they say in England – or on the backseat) I find that I do some of my best thinking.  My mind travels to places we have been, fantasies of our future life together, memories [...]

Today is June 5, 2010. I cannot believe that so much has happened in the last few weeks and we are only in Albania! We had hoped to be as far as Egypt by now; but, with several thunderstorms to delay us and incredible sights to distract us we are where we are now. It’s [...]

This morning we are packing the bike and leaving Saubraz. We have been visiting our friends, Irene and Laurent, and their 5 month old son, Loic.  I had hoped to interview Irene’s midwive; however, as many of us know, sometimes babies have other plans and she had to attend a birth. We are driving towards [...]