This year prices seem right for another trip to Europe and the Western Mediterranean is the selected destination. Originally, I was going to go with one of my sons (working on that cruise with all of our kids goal) on Royal Caribbean's Freedom of the Seas. When our group … [Read more...] about Next Vacation: Barcelona and Norwegian Epic
Archives for February 2017
China: Final Thoughts
Sadly it's time to wrap up my Sinorama Holidays China tour with some final thoughts and observations. These are in no particular order but I hope will be helpful to Westerner's considering a trip to this country. There's a lot of negative perspectives on the internet about … [Read more...] about China: Final Thoughts
China: Packing Lists
I'm the type of person who prepares a packing list for every vacation months in advance. For this China trip I started with the usual template and adjusted due to the destination and time of year. The list was unique in many of the items I needed to bring such as a face mask … [Read more...] about China: Packing Lists
China Day 12: Beijing to Home
Once I was done going through security again, I set off to find the Starbucks. It was about as far away from my flight's gate as possible in the same terminal but I found it. I was on a mission to find city mugs and although there were lots of options most were for cities I … [Read more...] about China Day 12: Beijing to Home
China Day 11: Chongqing to Beijing
Today is the never ending travel day. As usual, I wake up too early when going on a big trip and get up at 4 am in time to see us pulling up to the dock in Chongquing. I headed to breakfast at 7 am when it opened and was surprised to see my tablemates there already. After … [Read more...] about China Day 11: Chongqing to Beijing