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 4: Exploring Puerto Rico’s most visited attractions, Castillo San Felipe del Morro and Castillo de San Cristobal. Then being denied passage onto the Carnival Victory and being stranded in San Juan! We started with a quick breakfast before walking through Old San Juan to the first point of … Continue reading Castillo San Felipe del Morro and San Christobal
Cruising for Saints in the Caribbean First time in Puerto Rico – arrival, hot, no parking, artsy hotel, too many mojitos, stroll around Old San Juan, old cathedral, tourists. Puerto Rico A Caribbean island settled by Christopher Columbus for Spain because a US territory when the Spanish lost in the Spanish-American War in 1898. It … Continue reading A First Impression of Old San Juan
Paradise Found in the Indian Ocean: Day 8 Making good use of a 13 hour layover, we set out on my second trip to Bangkok to see some major sites I missed on the last trip! After a bit of a delay at immigration to get a visa on arrival (1000bhat + 100bhat for the … Continue reading Exploring Bangkok on a 13 hour Layover
Paradise Found in the Indian Ocean: Day 5 Exploring and enjoying the very special Kurumba Maldives resort in a tropical storm. In 1972, Kurumba opened as the first resort of the Maldives, ushering in an age of exotic tourism for the country. Recently, Kurumba has completely renovated and refreshed their facilities to continue to lead … Continue reading Kurumba Maldives the Resort that Started it All
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: Day 3 Visiting Sigiriya to Colombo with stops in Dambulla and Kandy. At 6:30 am, we surveyed the damage from the mosquitoes. Looks like the only war victim was Christina. Stepping out of our room, we had the first look of our hotel, The Lion Rock, in daylight. Breakfast … Continue reading Sigiriya to Colombo with a Taste of Kandy
Paradise Found in the Indian Ocean: Day 2 Visiting Anuradhapura and Polonnaruwa, passing through Mihintale, and ending the day in Sigiriya! I awoke at 7 am to a tropical bird cacophony, my morning alarm. I marveled at the variety and number of birds that I saw and heard. With an uncomfortable car ride, a 2 … Continue reading Anuradhapura and Polonnaruwa Make for a “Stupa-endous” Day!
Malaysia and Brunei in a Week: Day 8 Travel from Malaysia back to Beijing and my trip summary. Waking up bright and early I didn’t have time for breakfast as I had an early flight to catch. Grand Seasons Hotel This hotel was very impersonal but decent enough if you are there for business or … Continue reading Selamat Tinggal Malaysia!
Malaysia and Brunei in a Week: Day 6 Relaxing in the unique Bon Ton Resort and exploring main beach of Langkawi, then enjoying an amazing sunset at the Sheraton. Bon Ton Resort I woke up feeling extremely relaxed and spent some time just soaking that in. I noticed a few geckos around the room. Fortunately … Continue reading Bon Ton means Good Times in Langkawi!