Day at Yoyogi Park
After a week of clouds and rain, the sun finally came out in Tokyo and I headed into the city to visit Yoyogi park and the Meiji Shinto shrine.
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After a week of clouds and rain, the sun finally came out in Tokyo and I headed into the city to visit Yoyogi park and the Meiji Shinto shrine.
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I didn’t allow the government shutdown to ruin my short vacation in California; I headed to the state parks that offered great views and hiking.
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What do you do when you’re ready to leave on a trip & find that you can’t stay where you planned? The government shutdown threw my travel plans into chaos.
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News of flooding in Colorado got me thinking about my two years living in Boulder. The Rocky Mountains are a great memory.
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To start my Labor Day weekend, I headed for a late afternoon walk on the High Line in New York. Since it opened shortly after I returned to the US in 2009, the High Line park has become my favorite spot in Manhattan–and I’m not the only person in the area who thinks it’s the
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A calm reflection on a clear lake in Jiuzhaigou National Park in China.
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Two days enjoying the natural beauty of China’s Jiuzhaigou National Park during a national holiday can be overly crowded, but still worthwhile.
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Jersey City installed a new Liberty State Park bridge for pedestrians and bikes. It replaces the bridge washed away by Hurricane Sandy.
The first spring vacation I ever took was to the northern region of China’s Sichuan Province to Jiuzhaigou National Park.
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While waiting in a long line to walk down the cliffside steps to Buddha’s feet, I was able to take a photo over the shoulder of the world’s largest Buddha.
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A day-long tour through Iceland’s Golden Circle in January. Stopping to see Gulfoss, Thingvellir National Park, and the Geysir.
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Traveling in China during any national holiday means that you will encounter huge crowds of people no matter where you go.
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On my second major holiday journey during my time in China, I traveled to northern Sichuan Province to visit Jiuzhaigou National Park. This was the only time I visited a Tibetan region of China as it was (and still is) rather difficult for foreigners to access the province of Tibet. I stayed in Shuzheng village
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There’s a lot of beauty around China, and the scenery around Dinghu in Zhaoqing represents some of what the country has to offer travelers.
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August 4th marked the beginning of New York City’s summer streets. Every Saturday during August, the city closes the streets between Foley Square by the Brooklyn Bridge and Park Ave. and 72nd St., which runs right into Central Park. Last year was my first time taking part in the ride, just shortly after purchasing my
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