Flight 101 back to Portland.
Month: January 2018
Fairbanks for the Northern Lights and Cold Weather Fun!
Last weekend we made it up to Fairbanks to see the northern lights. We only saw them on the first night (which was sort of a relief since it takes […]
Time to Go Home…
Time to go home… After a week and a half and literally circling the world it’s time to get home and back to Jodi and Kenzie. I checked out of […]
Mt. Rigi and Lucerne, Switzerland – Day 3
Day 3 was my last full day in Switzerland and I decided to head out for another day trip south. I started by taking the train to Mt Rigi which […]
Switzerland and Vaduz, Liechtenstein – Day 2
Day 2 I decided to venture out and see some other parts of Switzerland. The tiny country of Leichtenstein is only about an hour and a half away on the […]
Zurich, Switzerland – Day 1
The flight to Switzerland on Swiss air was an overnight flight but I managed to get a pretty good nights sleep so when I arrived in Zurich I was ready […]
Beijing China – Day 3, Tiananmen Square and the Forbidden City
Day 3 was a lot of walking (more than 14 miles) while visiting Tiananmen Square and the Forbidden City. It was interesting to see how citizens we’re regularly required to […]
Beijing China – Day 2
Day 2 was a lot of walking around and included the Temple of Heaven, lots of little side streets and markets, and finding interesting food. Many of the restaurants […]
Beijing China – Day 1, The Great Wall
Through some reviews on the Internet I found a guide named Simon Xiao and arranged to have him pick me up from the airport and go directly to the Great […]