While traveling through the Outback, Val and I decided we needed to try some local flavor. Since kangaroo is always in the supermarket, we decided we should try some.

Val tries the local breakfast fare in Bombay, India. Idli is a rice dumpling served with lentil soup that's fluffy and light.

This is some video from the cremation ghats at the holy site of Pashupatinath in Kathmandu, Nepal. It's a holy place for Nepali Hindus. Unlike Varanasi in India, it's not forbidden to document.

This guy was waiting around to charm some money out of tourists to Pashupatinath in Kathmandu, Nepal. On a tip from some other folks, we decided to see what this "snake charmer" would do. As you can see, any charm he may have is completely lost on his "dangerous" snakes!

A short look at how we make Bigtripblog.com happen while traveling around the world.

There are few places like Luxor. It's a treasure trove of ancient Egyptian temples, tombs, and relics. It's like one big open air museum. Here are a few sights from around the East and West banks that we saw during our stop there on the Big Trip.

Escaping the chaos of Cairo is pretty easy in Aswan, a picturesque spot on the Nile where life doesn't move too fast. It's also close to some spectacular ancient Egyptian temples and monuments.

The pyramids at Giza weren't the only pyramids built by the Egyptians. In this short video we show the evolution visible in these massive structures around Cairo.

People are always thinking pyramids when they think Egypt, but Cairo has so much more to offer than that. Take a look around the old Islamic quarter of the city and see a different side to the Land of the Pharaohs.

The Ishak Pasha Palace is just outside of Dogubayazit, in a far corner of eastern Turkey near the border with Iran. The dramatic background combined with the elegant architecture of this fortress/mosque/palace make visiting this place a magical experience.