Welcome to Istanbul
It’s amazing seeing these thousand year old structures and marveling at standing in these places that you’ve seen and read about in history books.
China
As a person who was born and lived his whole life in the United States, my knowledge of China from an early age was always seen through that lens. The far east, this mysterious place with unusual customs and strange food that they eat with sticks?!?
On My Bookshelf in China
I began with the intention of reading a particular book during our time in China that I had seen recommended – I won’t name names, but it was not for me.
Huangshan – Yellow Mountains
The region is well known in China because of the yellow mountains. It’s a spectacularly beautiful area with stark granite peaks and sheer shards of rock jutting straight up into the sky at stunning angles.
Let’s Go to the Post Office in China
After my success sending mail back to the US from Mexico, I was more confident that I’d be able to repeat my success in another country.
Pig’s Inn Bishan
During our first two days in the Huangshan region, our travel agent set us up in a rural boutique hotel called Pig’s Inn Bishan.
Shanghai, China
We visited Shanghai for the first time in 2017. It was a pretty short stay that time too, but we did manage to see The Bund and go to the top of Shanghai Tower for epic city views. This time our time in Shanghai was generally unplanned.
Let’s Visit a Japanese Onsen Ryokan
As part of our visit to Mt Fuji, we spent a night at a traditional Japanese ryokan.
Tokyo Metro
In an attempt to keep costs from going parabolic we are committed to trying to use buses and metro’s when we can to save money.