This is my 1st attempt at making a movie using my new Flip camera, which by the way is an awesome piece of equipment. I hope to make many more as the software for creating movies has become so easy. The video is far from being perfect but is a nice glimpse of this Ecuador [...]
I was in Ecuador for 2 weeks in August 2009. The Spanish is clean, the food is tasty, and the chicken buses are plentiful.
1. Galapagos, Galapagos, Galapagos…need I say more?
2. Spend a long weekend in Baños, known for it’s spas and waterfalls (Spanish schools too)
3. Eat local. Try humitas (corn like tamales filled with white [...]
Galway County in Ireland is one of the most splendidly beautiful places I have ever seen. I was figuratively and literally blown away here. I was also amazed that as long as I was on the road, I never saw other cars. I drove for a solid hour w/o anyone passing me, this really lead [...]
Besides getting my Silver status with US Air from my flight to HK ( about 13k miles),the city offers an array of day, and weekend adventures. Besides hop skipping around the islands, you can also head to the mainland to partake in some excellent knock-ff shopping in Shenzhen. But take a look at a easy [...]
Do NOT take cabs all the time. They are expensive and really add up. Try the Las Vegas Monorail that runs from MGM Grand to the Wynn. At $3 a ride, you can spent more at the slots.
See the Wynn Encore, take pictures of the architecture and opulence of the place but do NOT mistake [...]
There are a ton of them out there, we all have our favorites but how do some of them stack up against one another? I wanted to know the answer to this question and so like Pepsi did in the 1980’s with their challenge, I will do it in the new millennium with what I [...]
Vegas, the land of gluttony, fornication, excess, and now warning signs. Yes, this one was found in the ladies bathroom at MGM and are pretty much in every casino there. I appreciate that the big Casino bosses are concerned about my health and that of my soon to be newborn right after they have taken [...]
For any serious Vegas-ite, the wear and tear this city can take on your health and your bank account. But there does exist some zen-like moments when you can have the city almost all to yourself. Whether you are an early riser or are just finishing an all nighter, dawn in Vegas offers the only [...]
In my series of planning RTW travel, I myself, like many of you out there, have had to postpone it due to economic factors out of my hands (ie. my house would not sell), So how do you keep the momentum going when your mind is out of the country?
RTW Travel You Say. Part 11 [...]
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