On December 31th, we were leaving Bogota and flying north to Cartagena. Milena and I thought it could be busy at the airport, but had no idea what we were in for. When we arrived, there must have been 500 people in line to check bags…it was really scary. We were both happy we booked […]
Colombia has been on my travel list for a while and Milena and I decided to make the trip for New Years this year. So with a little advanced planning and more of an open agenda to figure out what to do as we travel, we were off for two weeks in Colombia. We decided […]
I don’t recall when or where I started this, but I started taking a photo of the local beer in front of somewhere scenic and beautiful in every country I visit (with the one rule that people are never allowed in these photos). Well…I try to at least. Not all countries have a local beer […]
It has been a while since my last snafu, so of course…we ran into one of the biggest snafus getting from Bohol Island to Boracay Island including breaking down on the freeway and needing to flag down a new taxi on a freeway! I’ve added all the gory details on my snafu page – see […]
Once I was dropped off at the Cebu airport, I was waiting for Teresa to arrive from Manila. Unfortunately, waiting outside the Cebu airport for Teresa was not fun as I kept getting yelled at my lame security guards. First I was told I could not go inside to wait for her. Then I was […]
As I started to do my research for the Philippines, I started with one of the dive centers that I wanted to dive with (Thresher Shark Divers). The reviews were outstanding and I was very impressed after my week. The owner of the dive shop was very helpful to get me to the island, but also with some […]
Coming to Shanghai was all about seeing Mark and Sheryl. I wasn’t looking to sightsee too much as I did a lot of sightseeing when I was in Shanghai in 2008. Oh and Mark promised to show me many dumpling houses while I was in town and when I saw him in Bhutan in June, […]
Since I came to China in 2008 (and visited Beijing, X’ian, Shanghai and Hangzhou) I only planned to stop in to see the Panda Bears in Chengdu and my friends Mark and Sheryl who were now living in Shanghai. So this was really a quick stop with specific cities. BUT…My Journey from Hanoi to Chengdu wasn’t easy…and […]
Going out to Halong Bay was one of the few “Must Visit Spots” for my summer adventures. After I ran out of time in Vietnam in 2008, I knew I had to come to Halong Bay on this trip and the three day trip was so worth the journey! Halong Bay was recent voted as […]