We arrived exhausted in Siem Reap around 9 pm. Siem Reap is the gateway for the Angkor Wat temple complex about four miles away. You can’t stay in the actual complex. Angkor Wat is such a massive tourist draw that […]
Asia
JAPANESE TOILETS: THE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE FUNNY
Surely Japanese toilets are the last thing you think about as you plan your travel adventure to Japan. But you better familiarize yourself. Here is a place where your interaction with the local toilet can involve anything from acrobatic contortions […]
10 COOL THINGS TO DO IN BEIJING, CHINA- OFF THE BEATEN TRACK
Looking for some cool things to do in Beijing, the capital of China? Look no further. Beijing is my favorite city in China. Maybe because I know it so well. I worked in Beijing on and off for many years […]
10 SIGHTS YOU MUST SEE IN BEIJING THAT WILL ABSOLUTELY AMAZE YOU
Considering what sight you must see in Beijing? Here is a pretty good beginning. Beijing is an exciting capital city with some of the most spectacular sights anywhere. I worked in China on and off for many years. I spent […]
MY JOURNEY TO TIBET ACROSS CENTRAL CHINA
A journey to Tibet across central China had been a dream journey of mine since I first learned of Tibet’s existence. How could I not be fascinated by this fabled place with areas so remote they have never been inhabited? […]
THINGS TO DO IN TIBET: EXPLORING POTALA PALACE AND BARKHOR STREET
Tibet is just as amazing as you imagined and there are plenty of things to do in Tibet. On the afternoon of the third day of a grueling journey, we finally drove into Lhasa, the capital of Tibet, ready to […]