A list of my the top ten hotels of 2014 I’ve stayed in around the world! While spending almost 50% of my year traveling, I’ve stayed in many different accommodations around the world. Here is a list of my favorite top ten hotel experiences in 2014 and not all of them are from my Top … Continue reading Top Ten Hotels of 2014
A review of the Ritz-Carlton Beijing in China on the trip The Greater Eastern. Highlights Ritz-Carlton standards and service. Award winning restaurants and bars. Luxury spa and fitness center. Excellent downtown location. Experience Ritz-Carlton is synonymous with high-end luxury and the Beijing branch does not disappoint as one of the premiere hotels in the city … Continue reading Experience: Ritz-Carlton Beijing, China
Travel North Korea: Powerful and Prosperous Nation Day 6: A relaxing morning of sightseeing in Dandong, with visits to the Yalu River Broken Bridge and the Museum to Commemorate the War to Resist American Aggression and Aid Korea. Then our journey back to Beijing via Shenyang. Waking up in the cozy bed of the Crowne … Continue reading Dandong the Path to North Korea
Travel North Korea: Powerful and Prosperous Nation An experience and review of Crowne Plaza Dandong for one night of relaxation after a tiring tour of North Korea. Highlights Attentive, friendly and professional staff. Excellent view into North Korea and over Yalu River. Comfortable rooms and facilities. Easily Dandong’s best hotel. Experience After an exhausting North … Continue reading Crowne Plaza Dandong Takes the Crown
Travel North Korea: Powerful and Prosperous Nation Day 5: Completing our last day of the tour and leaving North Korea with a visit to Kim Il-sung Square and the Pyongyang International Culture Center. Going through exit immigration and returning to China. Getting ready for our last day, we packed, checked the room and brought our … Continue reading Freedom! Leaving North Korea
Following the Footsteps of Genghis Khan – Mongolia Day 1: Taking a 30 hour train ride from Beijing to the capital of Mongolia, Ulan Bator on a section of the Trans-Siberian and stopping for immigration and customs in Erlian. Excited for our Mongolia journey, we were up and ready at 5:30 am and soon in … Continue reading 30 Hour Trans-Siberian Train from Beijing to Ulan Bator
Paradise Found in the Indian Ocean: Day 1 Beijing to Anuradhapura with a flight to Colombo via Bangkok, experiencing one of the most annoying passengers I’ve ever encountered and then a long drive to Anuradhapura. Beijing to Bangkok My friend Christina and I grabbed the airport express train since cabs were so hard to find … Continue reading Beijing to Anuradhapura, It Can Only Get Better from Here!
Last weekend I went on a little adventure to a lesser known section of the Great Wall near XiangShuiHu 响水湖. This section is closed to the public meaning it is somewhat dangerous and doesn’t have the tourist rabble to deal with. As this is a closed section and off the tourist radar, finding the section … Continue reading Wild Great Wall Near XiangShuiHu 响水湖
The Mighty Dragon’s Head: Day 3 Beidaihe to Beijing Beidaihe 10:30 am – Rising a bit later than originally planned we headed out to grab some breakfast on the only restaurant street we could find. After almost eating at 6 spots, we eventually came to agreement on a pancake and porridge place on the side … Continue reading Day 3 – Beidaihe to Beijing
The Mighty Dragon’s Head: Day 2 Whack-a-Mole where the Great Wall meets the Pacific. Shanhaiguan 9:30 am – We met up to grab some breakfast and picked none other than “Popland” once again. The breakfast tasted almost as bad as the garbage dog looked. We headed to the “First Pass Under Heaven” (天下第一门) which was … Continue reading Day 2 – Shanhaiguan to Beidaihe