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Category BackpackingPosted on June 18, 2012June 13, 2012

10 Steps for Mastering the Art of Olive Oil Tasting

Wine tasting has become an integral part of travel and recreational culture.  It is something most of us hunger to enjoy and which offers a complex set of fixed and casual rules and norms which can be more than a little intimidating.  The ability to decipher, identify, and properly sample various …
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Category Human InteractionsPosted on June 13, 2012June 13, 2012

Advice to Graduates: A Reading List To Become a Literate Global Citizen

I offer this advice to recent university graduates. The final months of university and first few months after academic life winds to an end are intense. You learn a lot and you find yourself adapting and trying to filt…
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Category BackpackingPosted on May 27, 2012May 27, 2012

Art, Architecture, Mummies, Food and Nuns in Citta della Pieve

The city of Citta della Pieve sits a few miles south of lake Trasimeno and to the west of the regional capital of Perugia. Perched on a hill 500 meters above sea level and overlooking the nearby valley, the city evolve…
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Category AsiaPosted on April 23, 2012April 15, 2012

Istanbul’s Wonderful Outdoor Markets – A Photo Essay

Outdoor markets are fantastic.  Eclectic mixtures of goods. Vibrant colors. Strange plants and creatures on sale. The chaotic roar and hubbub of people hustling to and fro seeking goods and services.  I find the whole …
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Category AsiaPosted on April 16, 2012April 16, 2012

Yerebatan Sarayi – The Basilica Cistern in Istanbul

The echoing drip-drip-drip-drop of water falling into a shallow pool.  Voices, footsteps, and the kur-plunk of a fish randomly disturbing the water's still surface.  This is the bombardment of sounds that greeted my ea…
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Category BackpackingPosted on March 25, 2012

Round The World in 1969 and Two Years of Family Travel

I'm extremely excited to share today's post with you.  I had a very unusual childhood, one which instilled my wanderlust at an early age.  I owe a lot of who I am and the adventures that drive this blog to my parents. While you may have heard me write a bit about these formative experiences, what …
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Category BackpackingPosted on March 22, 2012March 25, 2012

Hagia Sophia and The Sultan Ahmed “Blue” Mosque

Hagia Sophia Every art and architecture student has studied the beauty and wonder of  Hagia Sophia. It is a premier example of Byzantine art and construction. This fortress-esque structure has stood as a testament t…
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Category BackpackingPosted on March 19, 2012

Istanbul: The City That Took Me By Complete Surprise

When I chose Turkey as the destination for my holiday trip, one key factor was weather.  While I still didn't expect it to be terribly warm, I was hopeful that the weather would be notably warmer than what I had grown …
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Category BackpackingPosted on March 11, 2012

Tallying Up The Cost: 17 Days in Turkey

Turkey:  A country that spans two continents, has seen the rise and fall of numerous empires, and offers an amazing melting pot of contrasting cultures and geographic terrain.  When the time came to choose the destinat…
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Category BackpackingPosted on March 4, 2012

An Unexpected Introduction to Istanbul

I swallowed hard with an expression that was no doubt a mixture of delight and annoyance as I suppressed that small lump clawing its way up into my throat as the airplane descended the final few thousand feet before bo…
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Alex Berger

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In 2007 I set out on a three-month solo trip through Europe, in 2011 I re-located to Copenhagen. I’ve been authoring VirtualWayfarer ever since with a focus on sharing stories, musings, and advice through a visually and narrative rich format. I’m also the author of Practical Curiosity: The Guide to Life, Love & Travel and the inventor of the MistDefender lens cloth.

I document my travels on a Sony A7RV and iPhone 16Pro.

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