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 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 our luxury stay at the St Regis Chengdu, we even got a […]
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 […]
Our First Stop In China Was In Shanghai We headed to Asia for the fall and saw both China and Japan. The China portion of the trip was largely as part of a Viking Cruise land and river trip. But we headed to China early and got to enjoy Shanghai […]
See The More Traditional Side Of Shanghai During our week in Shanghai, we saw Old Shanghai several times. When we joined the Viking Cruises group for our tour of China, we also visited the Yu Gardens when we went to Old Shanghai. The new parts of Shanghai and the amazing […]
Exploring Shanghai We arrived in Shanghai for a week before we went off to explore the rest of China. Our first hotel was the Westin Bund Shanghai. It was located in a great spot for us to experience the Bund River area in Shanghai. The Huangpu River runs though Shanghai. […]
Heading Away To Asia In The Fall We arrived back in Toronto after our spring trip to Central Europe. It felt like a long summer. I took a contract gig for most of the summer and struggled to keep up on blogging and social media. Travel planning took priority. But […]
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