Experiences by Destination

Travel sights, sites, and experiences sorted by geographic area

Sagrada Familia – How-to-guide

For more about the site itself – see my article on Sagrada Familia’s beauty. For more about Gaudi’s work in...

Stay in a Japanese temple with Buddhist monks

If you are in Japan, one thing you can try as an unusual experience is staying in a shukubo. These...

Lidice’s crying children (Czechia)

Just a bit outside Prague is Lidice, another town that is a tragic tale from WWII. The Town Lidice was...

Cost for 8 full days in Beijing and Xi'an (including airfare from Chicago, hotel, attractions) < $1500. How?

Cost for 8 full days in Beijing and Xi'an (including airfare from Chicago, hotel, attractions) < $1500. How?

I travel a lot.  Well, as much as I can afford with the time and money I have available.  There...

Tirta Empul – a fresh-water spring water temple in Bali

Pura Turta Empul is a water temple in Bali with beautiful grounds. It is surrounding a fresh water spring. Tirta...

Girona, Spain – Game of Thrones beauty

Girona is a beautiful medieval city and it is clearly evidenced by the fact that parts of Game of Thrones were...

Chinese Jade Factory – a forced diversion in China

If you go on any tour while you are in China, you are nearly guaranteed to go to a Jade...

Cuba – Museum of the Revolution (with Abraham Lincoln)

Cuba – Museum of the Revolution Havana’s Museum of the Revolution is housed in the former Presidential Palace which hosted...

Croatia – Zadar’s history

For more on Zadar’s impressive sea organ – see here.

Speeding through the night (Chinese bullet train); Chinese train info

Speeding through the night (Chinese bullet train); Chinese train info

Walking around Xi’an, you can see some strange things. I saw someone pickup their dog and put it in a...