In his latest blog post, Dale Dunlop, The Maritime Explorer, collaborates with our tour leader Victor Romagnoli to create a new and exciting tour called Via Egnatia, which will follow the ancient Roman road that ran from Dyrrachium (modern Durres) on the coast of Albania to Constantinople (now Istanbul) and will stop at many of the famous sites along the route.

Over the past five years, I have written almost one hundred and fifty posts from seventeen different countries that Alison and I have journeyed to with our favourite tour operator Adventures Abroad. Many of those posts appear under the blog heading on the Adventures Abroad website. What they all have in common is that they were written during and after the various trips. This post breaks from that pattern by describing a tour that is upcoming in late April 2023. The reason that I am writing about it in advance is because the itinerary was worked out in a bar in Malta between Victor Romagnoli who will be the guide and yours truly. Victor then sent the proposal to Adventures Abroad headquarters in Richmond, British Columbia and the folks there have made it possible. Victor called the tour Via Egnatia after the old Roman road that ran from Dyrrachium (modern Durres) on the coast of Albania to Constantinople (now Istanbul). Roman legions would embark at the Roman port of Brindisi, cross the Adriatic and get to the Eastern Empire in a matter of days. Our itinerary will follow much the same route stopping at many of the fabled ancient sites along the way. Read on and I'll tell you a lot more about why Victor and I are really looking forward to this unique journey.

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In his latest blog post, Dale Dunlop, The Maritime Explorer, recounts his fascinating visit to Konya - Home of the Whirling Dervishes. If you are interested in dates and prices for this trip please check out our Small Group Tours to Turkey!

In the last post our Adventures Abroad, Western Turkey Tour made its final stop on the Mediterranean coast at the city of Side. It was now time to turn inland and cross the Taurus Mountains to the high plateau of Anatolia where the fabled region of Cappadocia awaits us. But, before we get to Cappadocia we are going to visit the city of Konya, known in antiquity as Iconium, but more recently famous as the place where the sect of the Whirling Dervishes was founded. Please join us on what promises to be a fascinating visit.

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In his latest blog post, Dale Dunlop, The Maritime Explorer, reflects on his travels to Side - Greco/Romans Ruins Amid a Modern Town. If you are interested in dates and prices for this trip please check out our Small Group Tours to Turkey!

Today marks our final journey along the Mediterranean Coast on this Adventures Abroad, Western Turkey Tour led by expert Turkish guide Yasemin Reis. In the last post, we visited the wondrous ruins of Perge, one of the first places where St. Paul preached the new Christian religion. We will depart from the city of Antalya where we have spent the last two days and travel about 80kms. (50 miles) to the ancient city of Side which is overlain by the modern town of the same name. It will be our final visit to a Greco/Roman site before heading inland toward Konya and Cappadocia. Please join us as we explore one of the most interesting archaeological sites in Turkey.

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In his latest blog post, Dale Dunlop, The Maritime Explorer, continues on a tour of Tahiti - Circling the Island Part II. If you are interested in what Adventures Abroad has to offer, please check out our Small Group Tours.

This post is a continuation of the Tahiti circle tour which I began in the first post, Tahiti - Circling the Island, Part I, on the Adventures Abroad, French Polynesia Tour that Alison and I took earlier in 2022. In that post, we visited the Papeete market and the most complete marae or temple site in the entire territory. In this post, we'll visit an amazing waterfall, a botanical garden, and the site where the H.M.S. Bounty first landed and enjoy a traditional Tahitian meal. I hope you'll join us.

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In his latest blog post, Dale Dunlop, The Maritime Explorer, embarks on a tour of Tahiti - Circling the Island. If you are interested in what Adventures Abroad has to offer, please check out our Small Group Tours.

This is my fourth post from a recent French Polynesia Tour, but the first one where we actually get down to sightseeing with our Adventures Abroad group led by veteran tour leader Martin Charlton. In the last post, I recommended a self-guided walking tour of Papeete as there is plenty to see there that is not included in the tour we are about to embark upon in this post. We will spend most of today on a tour of the island of Tahiti with our local guide Gerald Mingo. Please join us on the bus as we seek out the reasons why Tahiti is one of those destinations that first comes to mind when one thinks of the attractions of the South Pacific.

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In his latest blog post, Dale Dunlop, The Maritime Explorer, has his walking boots on as his global trekking takes him to Perge - Walking in the Footsteps of St. Paul. If you are interested in dates and prices for this trip please check out our Small Group Tours to Turkey!

In the last post from this ongoing series on a Western Turkey Tour with Canadian tour company Adventures Abroad we visited the great theatre of Aspendos and marvelled at the Roman engineering feat of the inverted siphon aqueduct that brought water to that city. In this post, we'll visit Perge, a much larger archaeological site not far from Antalya which was one of the most important cities in Anatolia during the Roman Empire. During our visit to the Antalya Archaeological Museum, we had a chance to view some of the finest examples of statuary produced in Perge during that era. Today we will see where those statues were created and where they stood on public display. Please join us as we visit one of the best-preserved Roman cities anywhere.

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