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EGYPT – The other side: Cairo Garbage City, Cave Church, Dahab’s Nile Island

May 24, 2015 Chris W. Comments Off on EGYPT – The other side: Cairo Garbage City, Cave Church, Dahab’s Nile Island

In this article I take you to the other side of Cairo. In the morning I set foot on Dahab’s Island in the Nile and after lunch I headed to Cairo Garbage City and the cave church. Two parts of Cairo which are not visited [read more]

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THAILAND – Urban exploring the abandoned Sathorn Unique Tower in Bangkok

April 9, 2015 Chris W. Comments Off on THAILAND – Urban exploring the abandoned Sathorn Unique Tower in Bangkok

The Sathorn Unique Tower in Bangkok is probably not a place on everyone’s bucket list to see in Bangkok. There were however quite a lot of tourists the day I visited. After a long sleep and some pool time at the amazing pool of the W [read more]

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RUSSIA – Hovrinskaya Hospital: Scary urban exploring in Moscow

September 17, 2014 Chris W. Comments Off on RUSSIA – Hovrinskaya Hospital: Scary urban exploring in Moscow

During a recent business trip to Moscow I had the opportunity to do some urban exploring in the Hovrinskaya Hospital. It is said to be haunted, you can hear screams from children from the dark corridors. Every year dead people are found there. The hospital is [read more]

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BULGARIA – Urban exploring in Buzludzha Communist Building (2014.06.01)

June 1, 2014 Chris W. Comments Off on BULGARIA – Urban exploring in Buzludzha Communist Building (2014.06.01)

We, my daughter of 8 and me, were in Sofia for a long weekend (see post: BULGARIA – Sofia (2014.05.28 – 2014.06.02)). Actually we did not plan to visit this monument as it was not so close to Sofia, but Sofia we saw in a [read more]

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January 21, 2022 Comments Off on TRINIDAD – Port of Spain city walk: Top 12 things to see and do

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ISRAEL – Caesarea day trip from Tel Aviv: Must see Roman ruins

January 11, 2022 Comments Off on ISRAEL – Caesarea day trip from Tel Aviv: Must see Roman ruins

Israel has plenty of (Roman) archeological sites and Caesarea is for sure amongst one of the highlights. It has a beautiful hippodrome, theater, wall, and other remains. Most are Roman but some are from the Crusaders era. The Roman aqueduct is located on the beach [read more]

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GREECE – Top things to do and see in Corfu and a Corfu itinerary

December 16, 2021 Comments Off on GREECE – Top things to do and see in Corfu and a Corfu itinerary

Corfu is a Greek island in the Ionian Sea and a popular holiday destination. Its coast is dotted with beautiful beaches and resorts from budget to upscale. If you are interested in an active or cultural holiday you don’t need to worry as Corfu has [read more]

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