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For the well-prepared visitor who arrives properly clothed for wind, rain and snow, bringing along a reasonable amount of cash, Iceland will be a very special treat. Travelers looking for just a bit of adventure, exciting landscapes, and culture will find what they are looking for. What they find certainly won’t disappoint them.
The first part of our plan was to ride our tandem bicycle across the mountains of historic Tibet and into Yunnan province, to the mythical and literal land of Shangri-la.
Bob and Claire Rogers are on their way home from their extended and very exciting trip to China and most of Southeast Asia. They’ll be traveling back to Tucson on Christmas Day. Be sure to check their website for their personal holiday greeting video. They’ll share some of their experiences that they’ve had along the [...]
Craig Bieber recounts his experiences on a recent trip to New York City during the Christmas shopping season. Nightmare or vacation? Read his story and decide for yourself. Be sure to check out the Rockettes!
Intellectual piracy in Vietnam floods the streets like monsoon rains. Street vendors in Saigon sling armloads of poor copies of original art, music, movies and books.
We recently visited Xieng Khuang to tour the Plain of Jars. Each site had areas marked off-limits because much of the province remains to be cleared of Viet Nam era ordinance.
Bob swears that he only has a cheap little digital camera with him, but some of the photos he and Claire have gathered are breathtaking and amazing.
Taiwan has changed so much since she was there last that Chi did not recognize the place, but all for the better. It is a wealthy and vibrant island with hard working, polite people.
If our brain is trying to accomplish several things at once, something is lost, and that something is the intense pleasure to be had from focusing on one thing: one simple beautiful piece or moment in the universe.
Bob and Claire Rogers are on a quest to find their “Shangri-La,” pedaling their tandem bicycle across the streets, hiqhways and dirt roads of southern Asia.
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