Trips for Temple of Heaven

We sent away for our Visas. We booked our flights to/from/within China, accomodations for the first two weeks and a small group tour (8 including us & the leader) for the second two weeks. We are almost packed and ready for our month long trip …

We stayed in the Hyatt Regency Incheon. Nice place to stay, but for a 5-star hotel they should be more careful with the dirty bath linen they have provided. A part of this, it was all good. The first day was saved to organize ourselves and …

Our goal is not just to create a journal to share with friends but also provide insight into a CYTS tour. I include a lot of detail with times and information about hotels for anyone who wants to go on a CYTS tour and wants to know what to …

I somehow managed to get myself, two dogs, two large suitcases, and my backpack (containing, among other things, my camera and laptop) to the Calgary airport without too much trouble. West Jet was fabulous with Lincoln and Darla and they got …

This is my first trip to Beijing, the capital of China. One of my main itenary is to visit the Great Wall, and that makes me really excited. Beijing city is actually very easy to navigate. The roads are generally of a north-south and east-west …

Ok... so I got here ok. The wonderful city of Singpore. As expected the hotel is fabulous. It is the largest building in Singapore and linked to the Raffles Hotel and a massive shopping complex. The view from my room was fantastic and nothing …

Welcome to my travel blog. I'm going to be travelling in China for 30 days, and intend to post photos and stories here, to keep you all updated, so check back occassionally to see where Waldo is today. (You can also see the photos on Flickr …

I'm so excited about going back to visit china. It has been about 4 years since I had last visited my grandmother and grandfather, my cousins, and everyone in the family. It is hard keeping in touch with family halfway around the world but …

March 10 and March 11th, 2008 I wish I had been brave enough to tell my boss that I needed Sunday off to pack...but with already extending my one week vacation to almost three weeks...I went to work. I had been logging so many hours to meet …

Day 1 - Reached Beijing International Airport around 5pm Beijing time. The sky has turned dark, head straight to the Airport Express Bus station only costs me RMB16 per person to get to the west side of the city where my hotel is. Day 4 Today …