Archive for the 'Boomer Travel' Category

Surfing in Taiwan at Fulong

Sunday, September 2nd, 2007

Taiwan, a small island off the east coast of China, is known for it’s beautiful women, stylish clothes, and computer parts. However, getting around Taiwan can be tricky if you don’t speak Mandarin, or drive. After what I’ve seen of Chinese driving habits, I’d rather leave driving to the experts—like the taxi drivers, bus drivers, [...]

From Russia with Disdain

Tuesday, September 5th, 2006

I recently travelled through Sweden, Finland and Russia with my wife and 14-year-old son on a trip with his junior college orchestra.

Sweden was beautiful, the people thin, and curious of strangers (and travelers) the streets were clean and recycling was evident everywhere. Getting a beer cost approximately 5 U.S. dollars as the tax on alchohol [...]

Cheap China Tours

Monday, October 3rd, 2005

One of the greatest misconceptions is that travel has to be expensive. Two years ago I traveled to China with my family for $1000 per person. This included airfare, meals, hotel and all. We flew to Bejing to visit the Forbidden City, then flew to Xxiuan see the Terra Cotta Soldiers, and then to the [...]