Over the many tall buildings I spotted the Taipei 101 building in the distance and decided to trek over to the Xinyi district and check it out. This was the tallest building in the world until they built the Burj Khalifa in Dubai in 2010, but it’s still considered the greenest of the tallest buildings. [...]
Following the advice I received, I set out to Zhongxiao East Rd for some shopping. It was really easy to get there via the MRT subway train, just get out at the Zhongxiao Fuxing exit.. the station is actually in the basement of the Sogo mall. Turns out a LOT of their train stations are [...]
On a business trip to New York I was finally going to get a bit of free time in the city. I followed the advise of my running buddy and decided to do my weekly long run in Central Park. I didn’t really know what to expect and I’ll admit I was nervous about safety, [...]
One of the amazing things about going somewhere touristy during the off season is you can find hotels at a much better rate.. and book them the day of! We had one night in Nice and wanted somewhere in the thick of things: walking distance to the promenade and old town. Preferring something modern and [...]
If you wander the small streets of Milian near the duomo you may stumble across a large crowd huddled around a place looking like nothing special. And you will have found one of the best secrets of the city: Luini. Ok, it’s not totally “secret” if it has an eternal line of people waiting to [...]
While driving through Alassio we decided it would make a great pit stop for lunch. And by lunch we meant a lot of focaccia and pastries. Alassio is a fun town, much larger than Santo Stefano.. actually it was really active in spite of being in the off season. We took a walk around [...]
On our way back to Milan from Nice, we decided to stay overnight in Santo Stefano al Mare in Liguria (about 12 miles east of Sanremo). It’s a cute small town of about 2000 people which is a nice change in pace from the typical large and tourist-filled coastal towns of Italy. Add on that it’s December and [...]
I love Italy at Christmas time, and Milan is no exception. Here are a few photos of our day trip to the duomo in downtown Milan. Everyone who’s been to Italy in the winter knows that the streets corners are filled with the smell of roasting chestnuts. Now I’ve heard the songs, and I’ve enjoyed [...]
In my 10 day trip to Asia for work, I had one weekend. I made sure this was in Thailand so I was able to hit up the weekend market in Bangkok, also called Chatuchak Market (also called Jatujak). Now if you only have one or two days of free time in Bangkok I understand [...]
I love it when a city will take up space in a very urban area to put in a nice park. Hong Kong takes this about 5 steps further with Kowloon Park. The location of this is very central to (what I’ve been told) is some of the best shopping in the city, which I [...]
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