Experiences by Destination

Travel sights, sites, and experiences sorted by geographic area

Cruise to nowhere, AKA the Thailand/Laos/Myanmar border

Cruise to nowhere, AKA the Thailand/Laos/Myanmar border While in Thailand, I took a full day tour that went to a...

Seeing Synchronous Fireflies

Most people are familiar with fireflies (also called lightning bugs). They are bioluminescent bugs that live in moist areas in...

Unusual foods: Durian – Like stinky feet or heavenly? You decide

Unusual foods: Durian – Like stinky feet or heavenly? You decide The Smell Durian is a spiky-shelled fruit that smells...

Tacumen Airport info – Panama City

First, the most important thing you need to know about flights from Panama City to the US is that THEY...

Sacsayhuaman Incan Fortress (Sax-say-hwaman) – Peru – UNESCO site

Sacsayhuaman is a large megalithic site in Peru that is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.  It is an old Inca...

Lion and tigers and cub, oh my! (Thailand)

Meeting the animals Tiger Kingdom, in the far reaches of Chiang Mai,  is an excellent way to see tigers up...

Hampton Court, England

The Castle itself is only viewable on a guided tour. The Palace was built starting in the 1400s. The kitchen...

water falls

Fun with the Icelandic language and names

Names in Iceland While in Iceland you may run into several people with the same name. That’s because of their...

Stonehenge, England

When I went to London, one of the things high on my list was to see Stonehenge. This is a...

Rescuing stunned/injured migrating birds

The other day, I was out getting my lunch in downtown Chicago and I saw a stunned bird on the...