Experiences by Destination

Travel sights, sites, and experiences sorted by geographic area

Travel food: Specialty food on Kangaroo Island, Australia – the best ice cream I've ever had

Travel food: Specialty food on Kangaroo Island, Australia – the best ice cream I've ever had

Clifford’s Honey Farm on Kangaroo Island has the last genetically pure population of the Ligurian honey bees anywhere in the...

1 day, 2 castles, 3 steep climbs, 1 giant blister and 1 single-serving friend (King Ludwig’s Castles; Germany)

Fussen I went to Fussen for one day to see the two castles there: Hohenschwangau and Neuschwanstein. Fussen is a...

Don’t go to China without a VPN (unless you don’t want the outside world to find you; or see the outside world)

In China, you can’t get access to the websites most of us use on a daily basis. Things like Facebook,...

More critters from Yosemite/Sequoia area

More critters from Yosemite/Sequoia area

A previous post covered some of the larger animals in the Yosemite/Sequoia/King’s Canyon Natoall Parks areas.  There are also many varieties...

Swimming with living sparkles (Puerto Rico)

Puerto Rico has a few bays that have bio-luminescent dinoflagellates in them (they often just refer to these as “biobays”...

Prague’s Old Town Astronomical Clock

The Astronomical Clock, or Orloj as it’s called there, is a popular attraction in the Old Town of Prague. Every...

Louvre photolog

Bermuda’s highly visible water feature you don’t notice

Bermuda’s highly visible water feature you don’t notice

In Bermuda, like most of the Caribbean islands, there are far too many people for the amount of water easily...

Ourika Valley’s beauty (Morocco)

Outside of Marrakech is a great attraction — the Ourika Valley with many waterfalls. Many trips are available (on TripAdvisor,...

Learning to cook and dance around the world

Nearly everywhere you travel, there will be options to learn things while you are there. For example, I gravitate towards...