Coast of Riches: A Journey Through Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and Panama Day 1: Arriving in country 47, Nicaragua and sightseeing in Managua and Leon before driving and spending the night in San Juan del Sur! Day’s Itinerary Our 5 am United departure to Managua with a transfer in Houston already guaranteed a tiring start to … Continue reading Capitals of Nicaragua, Managua and Leon
March On, Bahamaland! Day 1: Arriving in Nassau and spending the day exploring all the main sights before taking a flight to Freeport and settling into our hotel. The direct flight from Newark arrived at Nassau’s Lynden Pindling International Airport at noon. Christina and I stepped off the airplane staircase onto the runway and took … Continue reading Top Sights of Nassau in a Day!
Cruising for Saints in the Caribbean Day 3: Today we headed west of Puerto Rico to visit the Arecibo Observatory and get lost in the Rio Camuy Cave Park. With a planned early start, our group of eight had a quick breakfast at the hotel before packing into our two rentals and tackling the road. … Continue reading Arecibo Observatory and Rio Camuy Cave Park
Paradise Found in the Indian Ocean: Day 6 Putting the poor weather in good use with a tour of Maldives’ capital city, Male in a day. We started our 2nd day at Kurumba with a champagne breakfast at the Ocean Grill. The storm from yesterday did not yet pass so we enjoyed the view of … Continue reading Speed Tourism Male in a Day
Paradise Found in the Indian Ocean: Day 4 Waking up in the grandiose Tintagel Colombo followed by speed tourism of Colombo and Negombo before taking off to the Maldives. Tintagel Colombo I awoke to the patter of rain on the balcony outside my room and was soon lost in thought of the significance of where … Continue reading Breezing through Colombo and Negombo in a Day!
Paradise Found in the Indian Ocean! Planning an quick getaway before Christmas to Sri Lanka and the Maldives with a day in Bangkok on the way back! Why the Maldives and Sri Lanka? You know winter has arrived in Beijing, when you start spotting frozen spit on the sidewalks. I rather not post pictures on … Continue reading Paradise Found in the Indian Ocean!
Malaysia and Brunei in a Week: Day 3 Bandar Seri Begawan: Arriving in Brunei and exploring the sights of the capital, Royal Regalia Museum, Omar Ali Saifuddin Mosque and concluding with a relaxing water village boat tour. Waking up to the sound of my alarm blasting in my ear and getting out of bed after … Continue reading Blingin’ Mosque in Brunei
Malaysia and Brunei in a Week: Day 2 Kuala Lumpur: A day exploring the best of Kuala Lumpur including the Petronas Towers, City Centre Park, Menara Tower, Batu Caves, KL Bird Park, Independence Square, and the Central Market. I set my alarm for an early wake up at 8 am, mostly to get to the … Continue reading Best of Kuala Lumpur in a Day!
A UK Olympic Summer Month: Day 30 Speed Tourism Stockholm edition: Visiting as many of Stockholm’s main sites as I could in a day! This included Gamla Stan, Stortorget, Royal Palace, Royal Coin Cabinet, Vasamuseet, Skansen, and nightlife! I awoke quite early and anxious to get out and explore! Jeanette and I started by quickly … Continue reading Speed Tourism Stockholm: Seeing the Main Sights in a Day!
Day 9, Scotland: Visiting Stirling and the Sword of William Wallace then onto Endinburgh and then south out of Scotland! I wanted to sleep in after that day of nonstop whisky on Islay, but knew I didn’t have the luxury. Up before 9 am for breakfast, I found it to be quite ordinary breakfast with … Continue reading FREEDOM! Reliving Braveheart in Scotland!