Destination Archive

Xian, China: Exploring the OLD Capital

Posted on June 1, 2010 | No Comments
During my time working in China, we had several three day weekends that were part of our vacation days. One of these weekends happened to fall during the first weekend of June.
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San Francisco, CA: Golden Gate Bridge Bike Ride

Posted on May 3, 2010 | No Comments
I have done this bike ride twice in my life so far and I highly recommend this day trip itinerary to anyone visiting San Francisco. It is a great little work out so you have to be in moderate shape for it.
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Copenhagen, Denmark and GTG Day 3

Posted on April 4, 2010 | No Comments
I dub this day the Day of Danish Beef. Like all the days in Copenhagen, we start off with another beer drinking contest. Looking back on it I can't believe we played the same drinking game three days in a row.
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Copenhagen, Denmark and GTG Day 2

Posted on March 24, 2010 | No Comments
It is day two of our stay in Copenhagen and we got up kind of early to get to the variety of activities the planning committee scheduled. From the teams that were chosen yesterday night, we were split into two groups.
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Copenhagen, Denmark and GTG Day 1

Posted on March 16, 2010 | No Comments
This day started out with the sad story of a whole bunch of IAESTE interns waking up after packed like sardines in a can. I was one of the lucky ones.
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London, England and the River Thames

Posted on March 10, 2010 | No Comments
My absolute favorite places to walk around in London are the banks of the river Thames near the Tate Modern, Shakespeare Globe Theater, and the Oxo building. I believe these span quite a distance and actually includes the Millennium Eye as part of the walk.
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Brighton, England and the Dead Fish

Posted on March 9, 2010 | No Comments
Brighton was on my list of places to go during my one week vacation in England. One, it was close to London and Winchester. Two, it was near the ocean. Three, it was suppose to kind of a hippie town or at least something with a more relaxed type of atmosphere.
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Rye, England with no Bread

Posted on March 8, 2010 | No Comments
Rye was an after thought in my three destination journey through southeast England. Although, I do regret putting it toward the very end as I didn't get to see very much of it. I arrived in Rye around 4pm and the sun was already about to set.
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Dover, England and the Secret Wartime Tunnels

Posted on March 4, 2010 | No Comments
The white chalk cliffs of Dover are said to be one of the first things soldiers saw when they returned home from war during the Great War and the second world war. It is the symbol of home for many British soldiers. At least, that was what I have been told.
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Canterbury, England

Posted on March 1, 2010 | No Comments
"The Canterbury Tales" by Chaucer is what I think about when the word Canterbury is uttered. A knight telling his tale to his fellow travelers. But this isn't a blog about literature. This is a blog about travel and I headed to Canterbury one cold February day.
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