If you stay in hotels for business or pleasure, you can improve your experience and save money by obtaining elite status with hotel chains. There are definite advantages to having status. I have Platinum status at Hyatt and IHG (Holiday Inn), will … [Read more]
A Day in Rural China
A day in rural Chengdu was one of the highlights of our 48 days in China. Don’t get me wrong, we loved visiting all the well-known, traditional tourist sites: Great Wall and Tiananmen Square in Beijing, The Bund in Shanghai, the Terracotta Army in … [Read more]
CSI Chengdu, China – The Case of Carey’s Missing Backpack
A big shout out and thank-you to the Chengdu, China police department and the staff of the Holiday Inn Express Chengdu Gulou. I narrowly escaped a pretty disastrous situation when we checked in last Friday night. We arrived in Chengdu after a … [Read more]
Climbing Mt Hua
While we were in Xian, China, we took a day trip, (well, actually a day and a half trip but more on that later) to Mt Hua. The mountain has been called, “the most precipitous mountain under heaven” due to its steep terrain. It is incredibly beautiful … [Read more]
Tai Hang Fire Dragon Dance in Hong Kong
In the 1880s the small village of Tai Hang, in what is now Hong Kong, had a run of bad luck. First a typhoon hit, followed by a plague, and if that wasn’t enough, a few days later a python came and ate the livestock. A local soothsayer determined … [Read more]
Learn About Ancient Roman Culture in Tarragona Spain
I have learned a fair amount about the Roman Empire and culture in the past six months, but have never set foot in Italy! Travelling through Spain, we came across many museums and archaeological sites that have Roman ruins and artifacts: Barcelona, … [Read more]
How to Eat Like a Spaniard – Understanding Meal Times in Spain
Everyone needs three square meals a day, right? Breakfast is the most important meal of the day, right? If you have said or believe either of these two statements, you are obviously not from Spain. The food in Spain is fantastic! I love it! The … [Read more]
Jesus Died for Our Fish – And Other Challenges of Learning a Second Language
Learning a second language can be difficult, but it has become a goal for me. I have been told that this is even more difficult for adults. Children, I am told, have an easier time. While I learned a little French growing up in Canada, I never really … [Read more]
My Free Luxury Hotel Stay in Paris
How would you like to stay five nights in Paris at four and five star hotels for free like I did? It was really quite easy, I used free hotel reward nights and points I got for signing up for a couple of hotel sponsored credit cards. I have made … [Read more]
Self-Driving the Golden Circle Route Iceland
The Golden Circle Tour is one of the most popular things to do for visitors to Iceland. Most people visiting Iceland stay in Reykjavik and the Golden Circle route starts and finishes there and hits a number of well know sites in one day. There are … [Read more]
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