We are staying at the Onyx Hotel. I like it because the people are super nice. The two main things we did in Boston were walking on the Freedom Trail and visiting some of the schools in Cambridge. The Freedom Trail connects all of the major historic attractions across the city. It was interesting to Read More …
We flew from Sydney to Tasmania. It was a big change. On the luggage carousel, there was a sculpture of a seal going around and around. We rented a car and drove to the thriving metropolis of Nubeena. The city was basically our hotel, a supermarket and a restaurant. The main reason we stayed there Read More …
We flew in to Beijing on a Friday afternoon. For 2 of the 4 days we were there, they had the worst pollution in 30 years. It was also freezing cold. We saw the Forbidden City and the Temple of Heaven. I was so cold in my feet that they were numb. My hands could Read More …
We drove up a winding, bumpy road through a small village. Our hotel was at a turn in the road. There were cement trucks laying down cement. The next morning, we had to sprint back from our walk around the village because they had got up to the street in front of the hotel. Read More …
Hanoi was cold and kind of damp. We had a good dinner at a place called Seasons. We spent the day walking around town seeing where Ho Chi Minh is “sleeping,”, a water puppet show and we went in to the Hanoi Hilton – it isn’t a hotel. I will tell you more when I Read More …
From Siem Reap we flew to Saigon. After we got through Customs, we saw our guide’s smiling face. His name is Khoi. He is nice and friendly. After a little drive, we made it to the hotel. Since we have stayed at so many Marriotts and Renaissances, we were up on the 15th floor, facing Read More …
After a fabulous dinner, we went to see the ceremony of the Whirling Dervishes. The Dervishes spin around, always in the same direction, because they “pray” while they are spinning. They spun around and around for 20 minutes with a couple of 30 second breaks. They spin so long that they fall into a Read More …
I thought our hotel was pretty cool being in caves, but, Kaymakli is a whole underground city that is so easy to get lost in. It is a huge network of caves that stretches for hundreds of meters. It goes underground for 7 stories and has a lot of living rooms and pantries and kitchens Read More …
I am so excited. Today is the day I get to sleep in a cave. We got up at 4:00 in the morning to fly from Izmir to Kayseri. It is one of the airports in Cappadocia. The rent-a-car man was late. We waited for 20 minutes at the airport and finally a man came Read More …
Pamukkale is famous for its white terrace pools. In my opinion, Pamukkale was expensive and a rip-off. First off, it was 20 Turkish Lira per person to get in (That is $12 in US money). Second, the pools weren’t full. If the water with all of the calcium doesn’t flow, the terraces turn black instead Read More …
