Our latest short trip inside Thailand from our base in Bangkok was four days visiting the Huay Mae Waterfalls and Kanchanaburi area. The Huay Mae Waterfalls are in a national park about a four and a half hour drive from Bangkok. Kanchanaburi is about … [Read more]
How We Stayed at a Hilton Garden Inn Hotel for $20 per Night
We just spent five nights at the Hilton Garden Inn in Foshan, China and used Hilton Honors points for our stay. You could say that we stayed for free since we used points, but points do have value. This time, I used some of the Hilton Honors points I … [Read more]
Two Nights in Pai
Pai is a small town of about 3000 people in a picturesque setting in Northern Thailand. It lies 90 km (55 miles) or so north of Chiang Mai. That 90-km trip from Chiang Mai takes about three and half hours by car though, as Route 1095 is reported to … [Read more]
Two Nights in Chiang Dao
Chiang Dao is a city in Northern Thailand just an hour and a half or so drive north of Chiang Mai. It is a small town, around 15,000 people in the town and surrounding area, nestled in the mountains, surrounded by greenery. It was a very relaxing … [Read more]
Hub and Spoke Approach to Global Retirement Living
Over twenty years ago I saw an article about the top places to retire overseas. This concept fascinated my wife and me. We subscribed to the International Living magazine and read stories every month about people who had retired overseas and were … [Read more]
Things to See and Do in Yangon
Yangon, formerly Rangoon, is the largest city in the country of Myanmar, formerly Burma. Just a 50-minute flight from Bangkok, we spent an enjoyable five nights in Yangon. Embroiled in internal conflict and governed largely by a military government, … [Read more]
Amazing Astana Architecture
The city of Astana, Kazakhstan has some amazing architecture. Kazakhstan was part of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) and declared its independence in 1991. The city of Astana used to be a small settlement named Akmoly. In 1998, the … [Read more]
Four Perspectives of the Philippines in Three Weeks
During our three weeks in the Philippines, we got to experience four very distinct areas and manners of living. We stayed in private homes for our entire visit, no hotels at all. So far, we have just a glimpse of this nation of 100 million people, … [Read more]
Five Days in Singapore
I wasn’t 100% sure what to expect from our trip to Singapore. I had heard some negative comments from friends and former co-workers. Some of the comments were things like: "its expensive," "it is too westernized - Asia light, Asia for beginners," … [Read more]
Visiting World War II Memorials and Sites in the Philippines
The Philippines was a critical location in the Pacific Theater during World War II. We spent three weeks in the Philippines in May of 2017 and visited two of the major sites in and around Manila. It was a sober reminder of the many lives that were … [Read more]
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