In his latest blog post, Dale Dunlop, The Maritime Explorer, steps into unfamiliar surroundings and is captivated and charmed by My Son - Spiritual Capital of the Champa Empire. If you are interested in what Adventures Abroad has to offer, please check out our Small Group Tours to Vietnam.

In the last post from the Adventures Abroad tour of Vietnam, we settled in for a three day stay in the wonderful little city of Hoi An. On the second full day there we left the city to visit the archaeological site of My Son which like Hoi An is also a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Now I have to confess that before coming on this tour I had never heard of the Champa Empire and certainly knew nothing about My Son. In this post, I'll explain why future visitors to Vietnam absolutely must include this amazing site to their itinerary. OK, let's get started.

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In his latest blog post, Dale Dunlop, The Maritime Explorer, ponders the complexities and the fortitude that is needed to build the monasteries in Meteora and Kastoria - Essentials in Northern Greece. If you are interested in what Adventures Abroad has to offer, please check out our Small Group Tours to Turkey or Small Group Tours to Greece.

The Adventures Abroad Via Egnatia tour is making its way westward in northern Greece as we leave behind Mount Olympus and the world of Alexander the Great and the ancient Macedonians. Our destination today is the fabled fur trading city of Kastoria, but on the way, we will re-enter the world of the Byzantines once more as we stop to view the amazing monasteries built atop rock formations at Meteora. I was first here over twenty years ago on my very first Adventures Abroad trip and I have never forgotten the sense of wonder that these impossible looking monasteries inspired in me.

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In his latest blog post, Dale Dunlop, The Maritime Explorer, journeys to the home of the Greek gods Dion & Mount Olympus. If you are interested in what other tours Adventures Abroad has to offer to this region, please check out our Small Group Tours to Turkey or Small Group Tours to Greece.

In the last three posts from the 2023 Adventures Abroad Via Egnatia tour led by Victor Romagnoli, we have been ensconced in the world of the ancient Macedonians. First in the city of Thessaloniki, then Pella, birthplace of Alexander the Great and thirdly Vergina where we were dazzled by the wealth found in the tomb of Philip of Macedon, Alexander's father. When Victor and I were planning this tour it was always our intention that we would feature both man-made and natural attractions in roughly the same proportions. In this post, we will combine both as we visit the home of the Greek gods, Mount Olympus and the wondrous archaeological site of Dion just below it. Once again, it is a day I have long been looking forward to and I hope you'll join me in our explorations.

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In his latest blog post, Dale Dunlop, The Maritime Explorer, is charmed and enthralled by Hoi An - Vietnam's City of Wood. If you are interested in what Adventures Abroad has to offer, please check out our Small Group Tours to Vietnam.

In the last post from the Adventures Abroad Vietnam tour, we visited two very different sites in Da Nang, the Museum of Cham Sculpture and the pagodas of Marble Mountain. It was yet another eye-opening day in this fascinating country as I had no idea who the Cham people were and their important role in Vietnamese history. In this post, we are going to move a little further south to the city of Hoi An which is yet another UNESCO World Heritage Site and rapidly becoming a top tourist destination in the central part of the country. So please join us and our AA tour leader Claude Morency in finding out why Hoi An is such a popular destination for tourists with many different interests from cooking to kayaking.

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In his latest blog post, Dale Dunlop, The Maritime Explorer, has the opportunity to appreciate some of the treasured artifacts at Vergina - The Royal Tombs of Macedon. If you are interested in what other tours Adventures Abroad has to offer to this region, please check out our Small Group Tours to Turkey or Small Group Tours to Greece.

In the last post, our Adventures Abroad Via Egnatia tour visited Pella, the birthplace of Alexander the Great and the principal city of the Macedonian Empire. Although the archaeological site was not much to look at, the Pella Museum was outstanding. In this post, we'll move to the nearby town of Vergina which is located near the ruins of Aigai, the original capital of Macedon and the site of the burials of dozens of Macedonian nobles including Philip of Macedon and Alexander the Great's son, Alexander IV. The richness of the grave goods unearthed at Vergina rivals those of any royal tombs, including even that of Tutankhamun. It's a place I've long wanted to visit and today's the day. Please join us and our estimable Adventures Abroad tour leader Victor Romagnoli as we visit the Royal Tombs of Macedon.

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In his latest blog post, Dale Dunlop, The Maritime Explorer, is in Da Nang - Where North Meets South in Vietnam and has interesting insights and expands his knowledge of the Champa Empire that few people have heard of. If you are interested in what Adventures Abroad has to offer, please check out our Small Group Tours to Vietnam.

This is my fourth post from the 2023 Adventures Abroad tour of Vietnam which Alison and I did as part of a three country tour that also included Laos and Cambodia. In the last post, we departed Hanoi and headed into the countryside where we learned how to plant rice and make spring rolls. In this post, we'll leave the north of the country and fly to the city of Da Nang which is found at the mouth of the Han River almost in the dead centre of the country. Here we will visit two completely different sites, one inside and one outside and both equally interesting so please join us for yet another great day on this tour of Vietnam.

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