In Chiangmai we spent a day with my great aunt and great uncle and visited Art in Paradise. Art in Paradise is sort of like a museum, in the sense that it has paintings, but not beyond that. It has murals on the walls (and floor) that look three dimensional from certain angles. You can … More Art in Paradise
Part of our plan for traveling has always been to have some “down time” where we take a break from seeing the sights and just live in a place for a week, or even a month. We did exactly that in Thailand for most of February. We spent about three weeks in the northern city … More Thailand – Chiang Mai and Hua Hin
I love the New York City Subway. I have been a subway rider on and off for more than 35 years and I just love the “slice of humanity” you experience when riding the subway. But I have a confession, I think I may have found a new love in the Singapore Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) … More It’s Not the F Train to Jamaica
Running into an old friend made Singapore a particularly delightful city to explore. … More Singapore Is A City To Explore
As you may know our Aussie Adventures (I should trademark that) went something like this: plane arrival in Sydney, drive to the Blue Mountains, drive to Canberra, drive back to Sydney, from Sydney fly to Cairns, from Cairns fly to Melbourne, and depart from Melbourne to Singapore. We’ve already written about the first half with … More Yarn Tales: an Aussie Adventure
The ocean is a large body of water. It covers more than 75% of the Earth’s surface. It hosts more life than on land. When I grow up I want to be a Marine Biologist. I know it is a big dream, but I will pursue it. Because I am so interested in the ocean … More The Great Barrier Reef
We are still catching up on our blogging from Australia and Singapore, even though we are already in Thailand. So, here is a review of two road trips we made from Sydney before we headed up to Cairns to see the Great Barrier Reef. We actually missed a ridiculously hot day in Sydney (when the … More Side Trips From Sydney
Sydney was our first stop in Australia. It is the largest city in Australia, and is actually the largest in all of Oceania. It proved to be a very cosmopolitan city, and while we were in the Central Business District I could have been convinced I was standing in downtown New York City. One great … More Down Under in Sydney
We just arrived in Singapore after spending almost three weeks “down under” traveling through Australia. We will have several posts coming about our Aussie experiences, but I decided to start with this post on a food topic. While we were in Melbourne near the end of our Australian travels, I had the opportunity to buy … More The Other Red Meat
Exploring New Zealand’s South Island. Spoiler: we saw sheep. … More More Sheep (New Zealand’s South Island)
Blaine Voyage 