A blog about our travel
Tokyo Disneyland (TDL) feels even more different at night. They really do a great job on lighting and they have the Disney Electrical Parade which combines the old theme music (my favorite) with new...
DisneySea is unique but Tokyo Disneyland (TDL) is very much a copy of the WDW Magic Kingdom park. It was the first overseas park and is the only park that Disney has no ownership...
COVID restrictions were lifted just in time for us to make Japan. It was really in doubt for a while. We were really looking forward to Japan and especially Tokyo Disney and we feel...
Like India, Taiwan was not on our original itinerary. It was a nice stop before Japan and since China was closed to travel, it was our chance to go to a Mandarin speaking country....
OK I didn’t really like it but I didn’t dislike it either. It was kind of like eating a crunchy vegetable rind with no flavor. The oozy innards had been completely cooked off so...
To break up the flight and do laundry, we made a stop in Bangkok on our way to Taiwan and then Japan. We were so glad we did! So far Thailand is our favorite...
India wasn’t on our original itinerary. We have never been interested in visiting and have heard some unpleasant things about it. It was a good way to avoid a long flight from Dubai to...
Dubai was the opposite of Kenya, Tanzania, and Egypt. Incredibly rich, clean, and orderly, it is the most touristy of the emirates. Only around 20% of the population is Emirati, making United Arab Emirates...
We finished up Egypt by closing the circle on the pyramids at Saqqara and Dahshur where it all began. The pharaoh Djoser had as his advisor, a genius named Imhotep (high priest, scientist, architect)....
In my opinion, Egypt was the first great civilization. They had technology, trade, conquest, and complex systems of religion and government. The lasted on and off (mostly on) from the unification in 3150 until...