Agra is home of the Taj Mahal, the mausoleum built by Shah Jahan for his beloved wife who died in childbirth. If anything is iconic as a symbol of India it is this one building. But as we found out, there is more to Agra than just the Taj. We left Delhi about 9:30 driving …
India – some reflections: I had never had an interest in coming to India but in planning this trip I wanted to see the Taj Mahal, so having traveled so far and making the commitment to be here, it made sense to see more. I am glad we did, it is a wonderful and fascinating …
We arrived in Seim Reap around noon. We checked into our hotel for a wonderful surprise. This trip is a celebration of our 40 years of wedded bliss. Our anniversary was in January, but apparently the hotel was going to help us celebrate. After checking in we were off in a tuk-tuk to a Buddhist …
Our visit to Saigon (most people here still refer to the city by its former name) began in the evening of the 15th with dinner in a small local restaurant just across the street from our hotel. We then got an early start the next morning, heading to the Cu Chi tunnel complex. The tunnels …
This post has a lot of pictures and some video. But this is only a small selection of all the pictures I have. Please let me know if this is too much or too little. I want to give you a flavor for the places, but not drive you crazy. An observation on travel: One …
We left Halong Bay flying out of Hanoi to Danang. We then drove to our hotel in a little Ancient town of Hoi An which is becoming a major resort area. Along the way, passing through Danang, our guide pointed out several sites related to the US presence during the war. He noted the US …
Our next adventure takes us to Halong Bay a bit north and east of Hanoi, about 2 hours drive. However, we flew there in a seaplane. Probably took just as long, considering getting to the airport etc. But we got a fabulous view of the bay in a circular fly over of the bay before …
We arrived in Vietnam on April 7th in the late afternoon. Too late to do much more than check in, relax a bit and then go to dinner. I cannot speak for all, but I suspect that those of a certain age and above have some inner voice or feeling about Vietnam. I was a …
Our next stop on our grand adventure is Hong Kong. What can one say about this amazing city? At once a mixture of old and new, east and west. A city of new gleaming glass and steel sky scrapers and ancient temples. A place with extreme wealth and poverty. Totally fascinating how these extremes come …
Well this is confusing. Woke up in Tahiti on April 1, arrived in New Zealand at 2:30 the “same” day but it was now April 2nd. Cathy and I argued about whether our trip just lost a day. I think the way you should count is “how many sleeps” (thank you Erin Lasser for the …
