Travel Journal
Relaying the experience of a journey…
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2016 – A Year in Review
More Details: 2016 – A Year in ReviewTo say 2016 was a strange year is understating it. It started right off the bat with a scary family health issue (which, mercifully, is much much better by now) that took us all quite by surprise. The year also had other small ‘hiccups,’ which is just life on any given year. Nevertheless, and as…
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Siem Reap – Cool Place in the Tropics
More Details: Siem Reap – Cool Place in the TropicsThe plans for my visit to Cambodia were anchored, as you may well imagine, in seeing world-famous Angkor Wat. For that, we planned to spend 1.5 days and 2 nights to explore the town of Siem Reap which is just less than a few handful of miles from the historical sites. There are many many…
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Visiting Temples in Bangkok – Wat Pho?
More Details: Visiting Temples in Bangkok – Wat Pho?One of the neatest things for me about visiting Bangkok was seeing Buddhist temples everywhere. I am no student of their faith and much less of all the specifics of the architecture of these temples but they are impressive and that’s why I am glad I made the time for a stop -however brief- in…
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Cycling around the Thai Countryside
More Details: Cycling around the Thai CountrysideOne of my friends mentioned how in her time in Bangkok, she enjoyed bike rides in the countryside. As I mentioned in an earlier post, she also recommended visiting the unique railroad market by the Mae Klong rail station, about 1.5 hrs. outside of Bangkok. My friend and fellow traveler Phil and I agreed that…
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Bangkok – A City of Amazing Food!
More Details: Bangkok – A City of Amazing Food!Thailand is well-known for its diverse cuisine and great flavors. One does not have to have been to Thailand to know this or to experience the greatness of the cuisine. Enjoying the food was certainly one of the things I planned to do in my short visit to Thailand a few weeks ago. With guidance…
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A Unique Railroad Market in Thailand
More Details: A Unique Railroad Market in ThailandAs I was researching all that there was to do in Bangkok so I could narrow down the options to fit our time there, a friend who had spent a few weeks in Bangkok recently gave me an excellent pair of recommendations on what to do off-the-beaten path. Liz, my friend, suggested that she put…
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Bali – Getting There Is (or Isn’t) Half the Fun
More Details: Bali – Getting There Is (or Isn’t) Half the FunI arrived in Bali after a long journey that started in the U.S. (about 37 hours, to be more precise). The airfare to Asia was a steal at $750 from Chicago to Singapore round-trip with Delta, my main airline (so all the points counted towards status!), so after getting to Chicago and spending a couple…
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Top 7 Places to See When Visiting in Chile
More Details: Top 7 Places to See When Visiting in ChileHaving traveled a bit through Chile (though, admittedly, I missed some places I hear are worth exploring like Valdivia), I thought I’d share what I would recommend as a good itinerary for those with time (but not boundless time either). I will either expand on some of the items below in other entries or they…
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Reflection on My Dad’s Birthday
More Details: Reflection on My Dad’s BirthdayToday, my Dad would have turned 75 years old. He passed away years ago but it still seems surreal. We did not live close to each other and did not see each other with great regularity which lends his absence a feel that nothing has changed. But it has. While we may not have been…
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Hike to an Inn in North Georgia
More Details: Hike to an Inn in North GeorgiaIf you are a casual reader of this blog, you will know that I enjoy hiking near and far from my home. One of the “near” hikes on my list to check out was the hike to the Hike Inn in north Georgia. The Hike Inn can only be accessed by hiking to it hence…
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Swayambhunath – A Special Place in Kathmandu
More Details: Swayambhunath – A Special Place in KathmanduKathmandu is an amazing city. Colorful and busy. Yet, somehow spirituality seems to permeate it. Among the many places that back that impression is the Swayambhunath site – also just known as the monkey site. I don’t know that it is technically a temple but it is certainly an important Buddhist religious site. Claims about…
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Volunteering at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics
More Details: Volunteering at the 1996 Atlanta OlympicsI shared earlier, as a lead-in to the celebration of the 20th anniversary of the Atlanta Olympics, how I was involved as a college student in the efforts to win the rights to host the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta. Once again, though not exactly a travel topic, I use my blog to share my…