The Alaska Railroad journey from Anchorage to Fairbanks was the most beautiful train trip I’ve taken in my life. It cut through beautiful...

Hi All, We had an absolutely amazing time in Anchorage – it reminds me of a small city you would find on the west coast of mainland...

Hi All! It’s been a little over a month since my last update, but my bags are packed & I leave early tomorrow morning for a trip that has...

Hi All, My final few days in Jacksonville, Florida were enjoyable. On Thursday, New Years Eve, we drove to the Kennedy Space Center in...

Hi All, Hello from warm & sunny Jacksonville, Florida, home of the TaxSlayer Bowl (formerly known as the Gator Bowl) between my Penn...

I woke up and checked out of my hostel before heading to the Tsukiji Fish Market. It is the largest fish market in the world and is known...

I booked a tour for my last full day in Asia designed to hit most of the tourist spots in Tokyo. I woke up at 7:00 AM and took the subway...

I didn’t book a tour for my first full day in Tokyo, Japan, but elected to walk around the city on my own. I started the day at around...

I had to leave for the airport at 11:30 AM, so I couldn’t really go and see any sites in Hong Kong that I hadn’t seen yet as they are all...

We woke up early for our final group breakfast to say bye to the 3 members of our group who were not staying an extra day in Hong Kong....

We woke up early for the most hyped breakfast of the tour. It had both Western & Chinese breakfast options. My favorite part was the fact...

We had a 1:00 PM departure from our hotel in Yangshuo, so the majority of us slept in a bit. After I woke up and packed, I headed down to...

As Yangshuo is supposed to be a relaxing few days, we had nothing on the itinerary before 10:30 AM. I slept in and relaxed for a while...

We left our hotel at 6:00 AM and headed straight to the airport. Our flight was only delayed an hour this time and we landed in Guilin...

There was a huge medical conference in Shanghai at the hotel that Contiki usually stays at, so we were upgraded to a 5 star hotel. Given...

We had an 8:15 AM start and climbed to the top of the Xi’an City Wall. It runs around the perimeter of the old city and is 14 kilometers...

We woke up on our train at 7:30 AM and were ready to take on the ancient city of Xi’an which was the capital of China under the Tang...

Our itinerary for Day 4 started at 10:45 AM, so most people decided to sleep in. A small group of us decided to wake up early and go to...

Our third day in Beijing started off with breakfast. Then, we headed out for another full day of sightseeing! Our first stop was...

Hi All! We started the day with a “Chinese Breakfast” which, as my tour guide said, is like any other meal of the day in China! They had...