Travel experiences across the world
I woke up to a beautiful, sunny morning, had a plentiful buffet breakfast -after having sworn off food last night- then set out for my ambitious double feature plan for today: the ancient ruins of Pompeii and Herculaneum! If the Naples metro was pretty quiet on this Friday morning, the train to Pompeii was absolutely… Continue reading Pompeii and Herculaneum
This is going to be a short trip, but a great experience! I came to Naples for a long weekend! I am excited to discover the city and its rich history, but most of all I am dying to see the ruins of Pompeii. The flight to Naples was uneventful, save for the fact that… Continue reading Arrival in Naples, Cappella Sansevero, Duomo
We were a bit inconvenienced today by our scheduling, because we had to leave the apartment by 11:00 but our flight wasn’t until 18:00. In a hotel we’d just leave our bags at reception and come back later, but it’s much more difficult with AirBnBs. There are a lot of websites that let you sign… Continue reading Kitsilano Beach, Leaving Vancouver
When planning this trip, I sometimes questioned my decision of allocating three full days to Vancouver when I scheduled four full days each in Portland and Seattle. After all, why spend more time in the places I’ve already been to, and less in the one place I’ve never seen? But now, at the end of… Continue reading Nitobe Memorial Garden, Museum of Anthropology, Granville Island
It was dark, cold, and rainy when we got up this morning; an inauspicious start to a day when we were scheduled to go on a walking tour of a park! We armed ourselves with our umbrellas and set forth into the city, but as it happens by the time the bus dropped us off… Continue reading Bill Reid Gallery, Stanley Park
Vancouver greeted us with a crisp fall morning, and we set off to make the most of it -after having done laundry! When I stay in apartments I choose ones with washing machines, that way I can pack light and wash my clothes as often as I want. That said, this trip upholds my belief… Continue reading Coal Harbor, Vancouver Art Gallery, Gastown
This is going to be a short one today! First thing this morning we bid adieu to a cloudy Seattle to embark on our last leg of this trip, Vancouver in British Columbia, Canada. There are no shortage of ways to go from one city to another, as they are so close to each other:… Continue reading Bus to Vancouver
For our last day in Seattle, the first thing I wanted to do was to visit the Seattle Japanese Garden, which is nestled inside the huge Washington Arboretum. I knew I wanted to visit because I love Japanese gardens, but I didn’t quite know what to expect: this one is not as big or as… Continue reading Seattle Japanese Garden, Burke Museum, University of Washington
Day Trip Day! Like in Portland, I wanted to make sure one of the four days I had allocated to Seattle was set aside for a day trip, and the first one all the guidebooks bring up is Bainbridge Island, a geographically large island that is conceptually a small seaside town, across the Puget Sound… Continue reading Bainbridge Island
My plan for this morning was to head over to the Seattle Center, a huge square area west of downtown Seattle that houses a bunch of landmarks and points of interest: first and foremost the world famous Space Needle, but also the Chihuly Garden and Glass, the Museum of Pop Culture, the Pacific Science Center,… Continue reading Seattle Center, Olympic Sculpture Park
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