Category: 2012

Shush, Iran

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A day trip out of Ahwaz was made to make it to Shush, Iran.  One of the main sites I wanted to visit while in Iran was the tomb of…

Chogha Zanbil Ziggurats, Iran

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The Chogha Zanbil Ziggurats were built around 1250 BC (well over 3000 years old).  As Iran’s first UNESCO World Heritage Site, Chogha Zangil was incredibly well preserved to this day. …

Tehran, Iran

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I arrived into Tehran not knowing exactly how my trip was going to unfold. My friend Reesa had a classmate (Sara) who’s father (Dr. Mohammad Housseni) was living in Iran…

London, England

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Jorge and I were in London for a short period of time; primarily there for the Coldplay concerts on June 1, 2, and 4. But we had a free day…

Musée du Louvre, Paris, France

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The last two times I visited Paris, the Louvre was closed and I was unable to enjoy its exhibits. This time around, I made sure I scheduled a day to…

French Open, Paris, France

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I had ordered my French Open tickets back in the winter, knowing that I was committed to traveling through Paris. Growing up, I was a fan of watching the major…

Paris, France

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Paris. For as long as I’ve been traveling, I had always rated Paris as one of my favourite (large) cities in the world – along with New York and Rome….

Kananaskis, Canada

Nathania visited me in Alberta during the May long weekend. We drove down to Calgary to visit my sister and then did a morning ‘hike’ at Forget-Me-Not Pond in Kananaskis….

Minneapolis, United States

Posted in 2012, North America

Only a six-hour drive south of Winnipeg, Minneapolis was the bachelor party city of choice of my close friend Chris.  The bunch of us drove down in style in an…