July – August 2012

Intro

Originally planned as a simple island-hopping trip in the Mediterranean — this journey morphed into something much bigger!  With the islands still the anchor, I planned it to coincide with my cousin’s wedding in Jordan at the beginning, and the 2012 London Games at the end!  I even tacked on a few other mini-trips along the way like a dip into Africa, a road-trip through southern France and Spain, and even a day-trip to

Journey Map

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London Eye, London, England

At the end of this amazing trip through the Mediterranean’s islands and coastal cities, I spent a few days “unwinding” in one of my favorite cities, at the 2012 Olympic Games. Here I’m enjoying the sweeping views from the London Eye in between events.

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Amman, Jordan (Jul. 2012) - a street in busy #downtown #amman, called "al-balad" in arabic, lined with palm trees and taxis ...

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Bosa, Sardinia (July 2012) - #colorful buildings reflecting in the #temo #river in beautiful #bosa on #sardinia`s west coast ...

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Martigues, France (Jul. 2012) - 3000 followers!! 😊😊😊 thank you all so very much, i truly hope you enjoy my photos, as i love to share them with you! here is a #beautiful scene at one of the canals in the pretty town of #martigues, near #marseille ...

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Valletta, Malta (Jul. 2012) - a #beautiful view from hastings gardens atop the bastions of #malta`s fortified capital #city of #valletta, looking out across marsamxett #harbour towards the town of gzira 🇲🇹 ...

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Santorini, Greece (Jul. 2012) - #white #churches, #blue #water, and beauty around every corner #greekislands ...

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Valencia, Spain (Jul. 2012) - l`hemisfèric, one of the #futuristic #buildings in the architectural wonderland of #calatrava`s city of #arts and sciences in #valencia ...

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Martigues, France (Jul. 2012) - a beautiful scene of colorful #canal-side houses and #boats in #martigues, a quaint town outside of #marseille ...

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Istanbul, Turkey (Jul. 2012) - minarets of the beautiful #hagiasophia pierce through a fiery #turkish #sunset in #istanbul ...

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Modica, Sicily (Jul. 2012) - the beautiful town of #modica surrounds the #baroque #cathedral of san giorgio in the val di noto #sicily ...

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Cagliari, Sardinia (Jul. 2012) - looking down one of #cagliari`s many colorful and picturesque old town streets ...

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