Upon our return from Africa in February we updated our list of UN countries visited; we now stand at 114! That total is composed of 113 of the 193 current member countries of the UN and one former member country
Country Count Updated to 114
The ruins of Ostia Antica, Rome’s ancient port city
Feb 11, 2020. A gorgeous sunny day in Ostia Antica. Spent the whole afternoon visiting the Roman archeological site and museum of Ostia Antica. It was the port of ancient Rome and was once right at the confluence of the
The town of Ostia Antica
Feb 10, 2020. Long, tiring night travelling to Rome. Arrived in Ostia Antica in the wee hours of the morning then crashed for most of the day. Our apartment was gorgeous. Right within the walls of the medieval town. Lovely
The Sights of Ethiopia
We were quite happy to leave Addis Ababa behind as we jumped on an early morning flight to Bahir Dar. First up was a boat ride on Lake Tana to visit the Ura Kidane Mihret Monastery, one of many on
From Eritrea to Ethiopia
We really enjoyed our visit to Asmara, Eritrea, our first stop after our marathon of flights from YVR. Lovely city with lots of interesting, but run down, Italian architecture. Very friendly people and great Italian food as well. One of
Upcoming trip to The Horn of Africa
In January, 2020 we will fly to Rome then head to Africa to visit the countries of The Horn of Africa: Eritrea, Ethiopia, Djibouti, and Somaliland (a quasi-independent, but unrecognized part of Somalia). We’ll finish up in Sudan and then