Heading North From Chengdu We had a great visit to Chengdu but left early in the day to visit the panda bears. After lunch, we were taken to the train station for a 3 hour high speed train trip to Xian. We arrived late in the day to see what […]
Food and Drink Were Plentiful in 2018 We were away for about 6 months of the year in 2018. So it is fair to say that we ate out – a lot – in 2018! And we had lots of opportunities to try different food experiences. Luxury travel experiences brought […]
We entered 2018 with several big trips planned. These big trips added new travel brand experiences and ticked off so many bucket list items. Between the big trips we used every opportunity we could find to take smaller trips. When it was cold in Toronto, we headed to warm spots. […]
Heading To The Mountains We hated to leave the world class service at the Ritz-Carlton Financial Street Beijing. But on our visit to Beijing, we did not want to miss a chance to walk the Great Wall of China at Badaling! It was yet one more of the iconic Chinese sites […]
An Amazing Discovery On our month long visit to China, we checked off so many travel wish list items. On this stop to stay in Xian, we got one more. It was so amazing to see the Terra Cotta Warriors in Xian China. The Terra Cotta Warriors are a massive […]
A Long Transit Day It was a very short stop in Chongqing. Made even shorter when we were out of the hotel again at 7:30am. The very early morning starts must have been hell on those who were not morning people. But there was a great advantage to early starts […]
A Step Back In Time We had the most interesting stop on our travel day from our short stop in Chongqing to our visit to Chengdu. On this day we saw yet one more of the amazing ancient sites we found on our visit to China. We had the chance […]
A Special Treat We looked forward to seeing panda bears since we booked our month long visit to China. At several stops along the trip we were teased with photos and souvenirs of panda bears. When we enjoyed a world class experience on our stay at the St Regis Chengdu, we […]
We Headed To The Yangtze River We started our month long visit to China with a week in Shanghai. It was a great introduction to the dichotomy of modern and ancient China. The next part of our trip was to cruise the Yangtze River with Viking Cruises in China. We […]
Cruise Through The Three Gorges On The Yangtze River We cruised for several days along the Three Gorges on the Yangtze with Viking Cruises. Along the way, we passed through such beautiful scenery as we traversed the gorges. We did first one dam and lock and then headed for the massive […]
We Headed To The Yangtze River We started our cruise of the Yangtze River with Viking Cruises in the river city of Wuhan. Our first stop for a day trip was in Jingzhou. But then we hit the upper reaches to cruise the Three Gorges on the Yangtze River for two days. […]
We Headed To The Yangtze River We started our month long visit to China with a week in Shanghai. The next part of our trip was to cruise the Yangtze River in China with Viking Cruises. We took our first intra-China flight. And started our cruise in Wuhan on the Yangtze […]
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