We made a brief stop in Manila and had the treat of staying not at a hotel, guesthouse or hostel- but at a home with family! My Mom’s Dad’s Sister’s Daughter’s Daughter is Susan. Susan is married to Greg and they have 3 kids, Scott, Ryan and Ashley. Greg is on a three-year work assignment […]
Kyoto is a place you go to breathe, meditate and marvel. The wonders of this city have the potential to calm even tightly wound souls and to transform busy minds into places of peace. As the well-preserved cultural capital of Japan, Kyoto was fortunate to be spared from massive destruction during World War II. Due […]
Who knew Seoul, South Korea was the most Western place in the East. We arrived and quickly found it to be an incredibly comfortable, well-developed, cosmopolitan city. Maneuvering all around the city was a breeze. We took some taxis but primarily utilized the extensive and amazing underground subway system. Koreans line up in an orderly […]
With a population of over 23 million people, Shanghai, China is the most populous and most developed city in China. Arriving without expectations, Shanghai quickly became one of my new favorite large cities of the world. The Huangpu River divides the city into two major districts, Puxi, west of the river and Pudong, east of […]
Hong Kong, a Special Administrative Region of China, is an incredibly vibrant, fast paced, bright, vertical city. It is also one of the most densely populated places in the world. The international status of the city makes it a really easy place to visit if you don’t mind a busy city. The public transportation system […]
