asiatravel85 views9 minute read Turkey’s Antalya Province still has tons of Roman ruins, because return shipping would’ve cost a fortune.Peter Crosby05/15/2023 If you like Ancient Roman architecture, then you’ll love Perge, Aspendos, Myra, and Hierapolis. View Post
asiatravel19 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
europetravel75 views6 minute read Positano Italy is so superficially attractive, I can’t believe it hasn’t leaked a sex tape.Peter Crosby05/12/2022 Positano is the Paris Hilton or Kim Kardashian of Italy’s Amalfi Coast. Good-looking, but light on substance. View Post
europetravel62 views6 minute read Amalfi Italy was once a major port, so some lazy Italians named the entire coast after it.Peter Crosby05/11/2022 At the mouth of a deep ravine, Amalfi Italy looks like it got vomited out of the surrounding mountains. View Post
europetravel57 views5 minute read The towns along Italy’s Amalfi Coast were clearly built by human/mountain goat hybrids.Peter Crosby05/11/2022 This part of central Italy is an unbelievably beautiful and incredibly stupid place to live. View Post
europetravel61 views6 minute read Pompeii was the orgasm capital of Ancient Rome until Mt. Vesuvius came all over the place.Peter Crosby05/08/2022 Like ancient Atlantis, this once-flourishing metropolis vanished suddenly without a trace. Or did it? View Post
europetravel357 views9 minute read Naples Italy is dirty, noisy, and crowded. But the city has its downsides, too.Peter Crosby05/07/2022 This vibrant port city is veritably overflowing with restaurants, shopping, gelato, and shipping containers. View Post
africatravel63 views9 minute read Chefchaouen Morocco is called the “Blue City” because people have eyes.Peter Crosby03/11/2020 A city in northwestern Morocco that’s noted for blue paint shortages. View Post
europetravel34 views12 minute read Amsterdam is the (Nether)land of pot, prostitution, and polders.Peter Crosby10/10/2017 Amsterdam wasn’t always a haven for patchouli-wearing, pot-smoking perverts. For a long time, the place was just a big-ass swamp. View Post
south americatravel47 views6 minute read Cusco Peru: Not everyone who lives in the Andes Mountains crashed their airplane.Peter Crosby06/05/2012 Incas thought the Andes was a great place to build a capital city. Of course, they were hopped up on coca leaves most of the time. View Post
europetravel76 views10 minute read Paris France: The city of lights and total jerks.Peter Crosby05/16/2003 Our first introduction to France lived up to all the horrible stereotypes we’d heard about Parisians. View Post
europetravel31 views5 minute read Venice Italy: See this unforgettable city before it sinks and is forgotten.Peter Crosby05/16/2003 It’s not Atlantis, not yet any way. View Post