Archive for December 8th, 2007

Going Off the Rails on a Shinkansen

You can see why they are called Bullet Trains

If you are going to travel through Japan, there is really only one way to properly travel between major cities: The Shinkansen, or as it is better known in the west, The Bullet Train.
The Shinkansen is a high speed train that links up most of the [...]

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The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region

The first thing you must know is that I’m writing this in short sleeves….with a window open.
The next thing you must know is that Hong Kong is really an amazing place. It is an assault on the senses. The only place I’ve been which is comparable to this is Manhattan. Tokyo, Seoul, Taipei are [...]

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Daily Travel Photo - Puerto Princesa, Philippines

Monitor lizards at the Puerto Princessa Subterranean River National Park in Palawan, Philippines. This photo wasn’t staged and the lizards were wild. They just happened to be in the right place at the right time.

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