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The Everglades: Airboat experience

The Everglades: Airboat experience An airboat through the Everglades is a fun experience all ages can enjoy, so long as...

Balboa Park – San Diego Model Railroad Museum – fun for kids and adults

In the basement of the Casa de Balboa Building in Balboa Park, there is an exceptional and huge miniature train...

Platypus Lake – Cairns, Australia

In NE Australia (a bit south of Cairns), there is a place called Tarzali Lakes that you can see platypus...

Panama City's Biomuseo – wonderful for kids and adults

The Biomuseo – Biomuseum in Panama City is amazing and well worth a trip if you are in the city....

Using U.S. Credit Cards in China? Not so much.

Using U.S. Credit Cards in China? Not so much. When I was planning to go to China, getting money was...

Random packing tips

A few tips that help you pack better: For wheeled bags (2 or 4 wheels): Put the heaviest things in...

Trip planning: attraction grid for cities like London and Paris

Trip planning: attraction grid for cities like London and Paris

Trip planning: attraction grid for cities like London and Paris When you are going to stay for several days in...

The Great Wall of China – Jinshanling to Simatai hike (Beijing)

When I went to China, I had planned on doing a Great Wall hike. At least until I found out...

News of the Good: Power Plant = Ski Hill & Rock Climbing Wall in Denmark

Denmark is a pretty flat country that isn’t known for skiing or rock-climbing, but a power plant is making both...

Seeing with new eyes

One day after returning from a trip,  as I went through a turnstile on my way to the train to...