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 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
Cruising for Saints in the Caribbean Our objective today was to head east and explore the largest and most visited National Forest in Puerto Rico, El Yunque, then stop by a beach and having a fancy dinner in Old San Juan. Our group slowly emerged from our rooms and had breakfast at the hotel. We … Continue reading Tropical Showers in El Yunque National Forest
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 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 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
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!
A UK Olympic Summer Month: Day 29 Flying to Stockholm and getting a first impression of Sweden! Meeting up with Jeanette and going for a walk downtown. I was off to a new country today and quite excited as I had only been to one of the Scandinavian countries before, Denmark, and that’s probably the … Continue reading Flight Over and First Impression of Sweden!