Thank you to Teh Chin Liang for this guest post. Casting one last glance at the charming old streets and striking neo-Gothic buildings in Bucharest, I took a brisk stroll, with a heavy backpack strapped to my shoulder, slowly navigating my way to the train station. From there, I was about to embark on a long-haul overnight journey to … [Read more...]
How to Become a Traveler
Sometimes people asked me how I became a traveler. It started with a college sponsored Biology related trip to Costa Rica. This was my first time outside of the United States and everything was a new experience for me. Starting with the language. Then the food. Jungle - warm ocean water? I had never experienced that before in my life. Meeting new … [Read more...]
How to Navigate Los Angeles
The nation's second largest city can be extremely intimidating to first, second, third, fourth time visitors - and so on. It takes one numerous visits to the city before one may start to feel comfortable. The freeways are enormous, spread out, and often filled with many lanes of traffic. When traffic isn't clogging the freeways, people drive … [Read more...]
A Memorable Stay at the Ritz Carlton, Phulay Bay Thailand
We flew down to Krabi International Airport from Bangkok's Don Muang Airport - our flight was at 630am a bit early for my likening, but nonetheless the adrenaline of a stay at the luxury resort, propelled me out of bed quite early that morning. We snatched the first row in the plane somewhow - the fligth was only a bit more then an hour - but after … [Read more...]
The Most Famous Wine Region in the USA
Ever been to the Napa Valley? This small section of the state of California is home to only 4% of the states entire wine production. Despite its diminutive size, only about 30 miles long and several miles wide, the Napa Valley is home to more then 1,000 wineries and producers. By numbers, most of the producers in the valley are small - under 2,000 … [Read more...]
Favourite National Park in USA
Death Valley has long been my favorite park in the lower 48 states. I've been going for years. I love the remoteness. I love the size. I love heat. I love the stark landscape. The largest park in the lower 48 states, Death Valley offers a variety of outdoor attractions. Some of our highlights are the following: Eureka Sand … [Read more...]
Traveling during Difficult Times
Taking a road trip across the United States in 2020 is a lesson in patience and having the ability to roll with the punches. I began my trip in California and made it as far as Detroit Michigan. Other then two nights over a span of about 4 weeks that I spent in motels, I was car camping. I drive a vehicle in which the back seat can be lowered … [Read more...]
Lovely Lake Tahoe
Over the years I've spent parts of many summers and intermittent trips up to what we affectionately call the lake. The crown jewel of the Sierra Nevada mountains, Lake Tahoe is one of the highest largest lakes in the state - topping out at over 6,200 feet above sea level. The title, the crown jewel is appropriate - as during clear days the lake … [Read more...]