Nǐ hǎo! After completing a summer consulting engagement in Shanghai, I decided to explore a bit of China. The obviously popular destination is Beijing, featuring The Great Wall; luckily, I had paid homage to this immensely inconceivable structure as well as other remarkable sights a few years ago thus was considering alternate destinations. China is …
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The word saudade in Portuguese signifies a feeling of longing or nostalgia. As temperatures dip and winter is in full swing, it's easy to daydream about warm, sunny days. Lately, I catch my mind drifting off to radiant summer afternoons spent in the Iberian Peninsula. Ahhh, what I'd give to be back in Portugal absorbing rich history, …
Travel tip #1: don't leave home without your passport That's precisely how my trip to Scotland began, in a bit of a frenzy at the check-in counter, realizing that my little blue book was missing in action. Seriously? Even after carrying it around for most of the morning out of fear of leaving it behind, and carefully securing …
Allez les Bleus!...I'm sure this phrase rings a bell to all of you European football aficionados (soccer, in the US). For those unfamiliar, it's the French roaring cheer to applaud, inspire and energize the French national football (soccer) team. I find it à propos to extend this rally cry to the entire nation and to honor the innocent citizens of the world whose lives …
I hadn't spent much time considering a trip into the jungle prior to flying to Ecuador. In fact, I was so focused on visiting the Galapagos that everything else seemed like icing on the cake. With time on my hands and a bit of last minute planning, I was lucky enough to venture into the Amazon, also known in Ecuador as el …
The Galapagos Islands best summed up in one word: Magical. 600 miles due west from continental Ecuador lies an archipelago of 20 volcanic terrain islands that are home to many brilliant animal species and diverse vegetation. It's a place that is widely renowned for its famous visitor, Charles Darwin, who by happenstance passed through these islands in 1831. As …
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