Turkey’s Antalya Province still has tons of Roman ruins, because return shipping would’ve cost a fortune.Peter Crosby05/15/202367 views9 minute read
704 views11 minute read It’s hard to believe Petra still exists, considering that the place is basically water-soluble.11/13/2022
51 views16 minute read Beijing China: San Francisco’s Chinatown doesn’t hold a candle to it.04/22/2005
asianorth americatravel25 views10 minute read Reykjavík Iceland is the perfect winter vacation for vampires with insomnia.Peter Crosby12/29/2023 From September to April, few places on earth are friendlier to undead bloodsuckers. View Post
asiatravel124 views5 minute read Turkey’s ancient city of Ephesus is so intact, the locals probably don’t know the Roman Empire fell yet.Peter Crosby05/14/2023 This ancient Greco-Roman city is the oldest and most complete site ever excavated while people probably still lived there. View Post
asiatravel17 views9 minute read Is Kekova, Turkey’s “Underwater City,” actually Plato’s famed city of Atlantis? Sure, let’s go with that.Peter Crosby05/13/2023 There’s no evidence that Kekova WASN’T the embodiment of a civilization corrupted by wealth, technology, and might. View Post
asiatravel78 views11 minute read Antalya has the same weather as other Mediterranean beach towns, just not their exchange rates.Peter Crosby05/12/2023 Turkey’s city of Antalya is proof that the Mediterranean climate doesn’t end just because Europe does. View Post
asiatravel141 views10 minute read Turkey’s Cappadocia region would be the perfect place to trip on ’shrooms.Peter Crosby05/06/2023 Do you like deserts and phalli, but can’t afford to attend Burning Man? View Post
asiatravel228 views13 minute read The megacity of Istanbul borders on Europe, Asia, and the inexplicable.Peter Crosby05/03/2023 There’s no way to explain the scale of Istanbul, Turkey without making the city feel bad about its weight. View Post
asiatravel106 views6 minute read Jordan’s Wadi Rum is like visiting Mars without being the billionaire CEO of a rocket company.Peter Crosby11/12/2022 Why visit the Red Planet when you can experience all its inhospitality and desolation right here on Earth? View Post
asiatravel95 views6 minute read Israel’s Masada would make an amazing Airbnb if its last occupants hadn’t trashed the place.Peter Crosby11/11/2022 If there’s one thing I know for certain, the Ancient Romans aren’t getting their security deposit back. View Post
asiatravel75 views7 minute read Everything you were told about Bethlehem as a kid was a lie.Peter Crosby11/10/2022 Bethlehem is nothing like the place they told you about in the Bible. View Post
asiatravel40 views12 minute read Jerusalem may be popular with Christians, but Jesus probably hated the godforsaken place.Peter Crosby11/09/2022 People have been returning to Jerusalem for almost 2,000 years, but why would Jesus ever go back? View Post
asiatravel23 views6 minute read The Holy Land inspired three bestselling books that have more devoted fans than Harry Potter.Peter Crosby11/08/2022 Visit the only place that’s a more popular backdrop for blockbuster books than Hogwarts. View Post
asiatravel67 views6 minute read The visions people had in Jaffa were inspired by either religious fervor or a ton of opiates.Peter Crosby11/07/2022 St. Peter had a vision in Jaffa that changed Christianity forever. Or was he just high? View Post