In mid January, we went to visit the Capital of the Czech Republic, Prague. Before we visited Prague, we had seen the city in many well known movies (Mission: Impossible, XXX, Amadeus ) and heard many beautiful things about this city. Knowing the winter Prague can be beautiful when it covers with snow, although […]
For almost a month, Kevin and I had been thinking about where to go during our Christmas Holiday. We tried to be more organized by planning ahead but we ended up doing a last minute booking for to the French Alps which wasnt even one of the locations we were thinking about going to! It […]
I just watched The Italian Job, and the movie reminded me that I hadn’t finished my Venice trip report which Kevin had set the deadline to be due few weeks ago?
Kevin had a reading week from school in the first week of November. We were trying to decide on where to go to make up […]
Two years ago, a friend got me into cycling and watching the Tour de France. This year I am in London. At the last minute, Kevin and I decided to go to France to see the Tour. Originally, we had only planned to see the last stage at the Champs Elysees, but on the day […]
Completing my Austin trip, Kevin took me to his yearly event with his friends to South Padre Island for a weekend. It is approximately a 6 hours normal speed drive from downtown Austin going south closed by the American-Mexican border to our destination. A group of 8 people was split in two cars. Brian was […]
Despite the fact that Austin is the capital of Texas, the city is filled with young people from University of Texas, and high-tech companies. It is also the home town for Lance Armstrong, an elite athlete / cyclist. Not sure if this is the reason, I found there are many road bikes on the street.
The […]
A famous London church which many of us have seen it on TV when Princess Diana walked down the aisle to marry Prince Charles in 1981, is part of the Architecture + History Walk at the Riverside London. Kevin and I followed the map of the walk walking from the East starting from the Oxo […]
People who live in the city are not very motivated to visit their local tourist attractions. They have a different perspective and ways to discover their city. But, when you have a friend visiting from other country, you as a host, will show them the city, bring them to the tourist attractions which there are […]
After these many weeks in London, I have been living in London more than travelling in London, cause I haven’t been very good planning out a travelling plan to see the city. I do have problem travelling alone. I am a sharing type of person….or should I say, I need attention. It is a lonely […]
This is a very late report for my Greece trip, which I should have it done a month ago. (so….once upon a time..=p) 3 days after my arrival to UK, after my terrible experience with the UK immigration, and after Kevin and I moved to our new flat….it is a perfect time for a […]