In the month of July 2017, I had the opportunity to travel through China and Thailand with my girlfriend and my children Pablo and Silvana. The trip had been meticulously planned with months of anticipation. After much thinking about the route and each place we would visit, as well as considering the time we would …
Without a doubt, Vietnam’s capital city, Hanoi has many great places to visit on a short stay. For us (My kids and I) only stopping in this city for one night before heading to the mountainous town of Sapa, our time was limited. If you have traveled with kids before, particularly teenagers, you surely know …
Traveling through Vietnam this summer was surely an experience to be remembered for a long time. This country is full of great places to see, things to do and its people is very welcoming to foreigners, particularly to those wanting to learn about their culture. After arriving in Ho Chi Minh and resting for …
Sapa, Vietnam and its sorounding villages are some of those places you will visit once and they will stay in your mind forever. Some years ago, Sapa had exploded for it’s tourism potential and as the epicenter to the various local villages, with time bringing in (and still bringing) many investors in the hotel industry. …
Today is Sunday, August 5th, it is 10:10 at night and I am writing this article on board of the King Express train from Hanoi to Lao Cai, Vietnam, a journey of approximately 7 hours. The trip had been planned with much anticipation as part of my summer vacations with my daughter Silvana (11) and …
If you are traveling or plan to travel South East Asia with kids, then you must make time and take them to an elephant sanctuary in northern Thailand. Last year (July 2017) our trip was all traced out to take the kids to live this once in a lifetime experience. I grew up going to the …
Discovering the Water Town of Mudu was purely by accident. After living in China for over a year and hearing so much about the city of Suzhou and its beautiful sceneries, water town and architecture, we decided to embark on a weekend trip to verify of such on our own. After taking the bullet train …
The main bridge at Qiandeng Ancient Town For the past three years living in China, I have been lucky to live nearby the ancient town of Qiandeng. Only a short ride on my electric scooter, this magnificent little water town has been the highlight of my weekends when I have felt like staying close to …
It was the summer of 2011, when I returned to this beautiful Central American country with my son Pablo. I had fallen in love with Nicaragua in the summer of 2010 when I had decided to embark on a hitchhiking trip from Panama City to Houston Texas, a trip that took two months to complete. …