http://www.melamedtrip.com How one postcard can change your life... Thu, 28 Apr 2011 14:32:10 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en On July 27, 2007 I fulfilled a dream for my mother- one she never had the opportunity to do herself- I landed in Sweden bound for the arms of my mother's bestfriend, Pia. The story begins some 26 years ago on the small island of Tortola in the West Indies... Sarah ... http://www.melamedtrip.com/2007/08/sweet-sweden-and-the-memories-she-gave-us-back/ We arrived way to early in the morning from Prague via overnight bus to Amsterdam. Eva and I roamed the deserted streets trying to find breakfast available before 9:30. Apperently the Dutch like their beauty sleep. After finaly checking into our luxury digs right in the city central, Mark aka ... http://www.melamedtrip.com/2007/08/i-am-steredam/ Prague is something unusual in the essence that is really well preserved. WWII and Communism did have their toll on this remarkable city but the majority of buildings and historical monuments were untouched- which is a rarity in Europe. Prague is known as the Jewel of Europe and ... http://www.melamedtrip.com/2007/07/pra-ha/ We arrived in Budapest after an all too early flight from Tel Aviv. When we arrived at our Guesthouse in central Pest (Budapest is actually devided into Buda and Pest, seperated by the Danube river) the receptionist told us there was good news and bad news. The bad news ... http://www.melamedtrip.com/2007/07/budapest-or-bust/ For as exciting as it was to be back in Israel, the place Jay and I first met, I would lie if I were to say it was all fun and games while visiting. Don't get me wrong, I love Israel and I was ready to be back, but at the ... http://www.melamedtrip.com/2007/07/israel-in-a-nutshell/ Well, as you should assume by the title of this post, we have made it to Israel and bid farewell to Egypt. Luxor was really great. We particularly enjoyed the Valley of the Kings. It was interesting to see how well these tunnels and tombs were made so many years ago. ... http://www.melamedtrip.com/2007/07/from-cairo-to-eilat/ We arrived in Egypt at roughly 6pm. We were immediately wrangled in by a local travel company offering to plan out every moment of our stay. I was a bit hesitant, but somehow he had already sweet talked Eva with an excursion to Luxor and promises of air-con ... http://www.melamedtrip.com/2007/07/walk-like-an-egyptian/ So how do I describe Dubai? The best way I can think is to call it the Middle-East's own fantasy land. In fact, they are currently working on the next largest theme park, Dubai-Land The first thing we did in Dubai was to go out into the desert in a 4x4 ... http://www.melamedtrip.com/2007/07/dubai-or-disney/ And so began our adventures in the African bush! Our Safari departed from a great little backpackers (guest house) in Jo'burg, SA. It was pretty cool seeing Lynn and Clint (Mark, Rob) in this setting. Lynn kept raving about how cool youth hostels are! Our guide Mary-Ann picked us up at ... http://www.melamedtrip.com/2007/07/safari-tastic/ Jay and I got into Cape Town June 7th to find a cold winter wind greeting us with fog so thick we had to cut our way through to find our rental car in the parking lot. When we left Mauritius, Gally warned me that I would cry in my pillow ... http://www.melamedtrip.com/2007/07/cape-town-sa/