Please note: My page has moved to http://www.travelaroundwithkris.com - so follow me there as there will only be reposts on this site randomly throughout the month. New articles are being posted at the new site - with ino on Germany, Portugal and Spain added most recently. Found out yesterday that the hike I'm planning on …
Continue reading The Great Wall of China – Jinshanling to Simatai hike (Beijing)
Please note: My page has moved to http://www.travelaroundwithkris.com - so follow me there as there will only be reposts on this site randomly throughout the month. New articles are being posted at the new site - with ino on Germany, Portugal and Spain added most recently. Massage places are everywhere in Thailand. Westerners would consider …
Photo by Expect Best on Pexels.com Please note: My page has moved to http://www.travelaroundwithkris.com - so follow me there as there will only be reposts on this site randomly throughout the month. New articles are being posted at the new site - with ino on Germany, Portugal and Spain added most recently. I travel a …
Please note: My page has moved to http://www.travelaroundwithkris.com - so follow me there as there will only be reposts on this site randomly throughout the month. New articles are being posted at the new site - with ino on Germany, Portugal and Spain added most recently. Soaring over Cappadocia in a hot air balloon is …
Please note: My page has moved to http://www.travelaroundwithkris.com - so follow me there as there will only be reposts on this site randomly throughout the month. New articles are being posted at the new site - with ino on Germany, Portugal and Spain added most recently. Xi'an (shee-ahn) is the capital of Shaanxi Province, China …
Please note: My page has moved to http://www.travelaroundwithkris.com - so follow me there as there will only be reposts on this site randomly throughout the month. New articles are being posted at the new site - with ino on Germany, Portugal and Spain added most recently. Chiang Rai - White Temple & Golden Toilet The …
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My blog has moved. So if you enjoy it, check it out at its new and improved location - Travelaroundwithkris.com. You can sign up to receive emails at the bottom of any page. This past year I went to Chiang Mai, having found a cheap flight there and back (about $600 total). Once I started …
Continue reading Yee Ping floating lantern festival in Chiang Mai (Thailand)
Siem Reap - The Cambodian Circus - Phare Show My blog has moved. So if you enjoy it, check it out at its new and improved location - Travelaroundwithkris.com. You can sign up to receive emails at the bottom of any page. If you are in Siem Reap, a unique show to see is the …
The Summer Palace in Beijing, China is not to be missed if you are in Beijing. It's farther out of town than most of the other necessary attractions (Forbidden City, Temple of Heaven, etc), but is right near the end of one of the subway lines so it is still very easy to get to. …
Continue reading Beijing – The Summer Palace – a UNESCO site
Yesterday was my birthday and I thought what could be a better way of celebrating than spending the day with a bunch of elephants. So, I took a one hour ride out to Elephant Rescue Park which was an incredible experience. First you get to feed each elephant bunches of bananas, after hearing information about the …
My blog has moved. So if you enjoy it, check it out at it's new and improved location - Travelaroundwithkris.com There are a few places in the world where people live underground. Sadly, some are just homeless, like those that live in sewers, abandoned train tunnels, etc in small pockets around the world. But other …
Continue reading Living underground, then and now – Cappadocia and Coober Pedy
These apps are great to have installed before you go so they are ready to use as you need a VPN to do so once you are there. Make sure your VPN is installed and working before going to China (see more about that here). General apps that are …
Continue reading China visa requirements and process, and helpful free apps for China
This is the cat that "guarded" my hotel in Istanbul. He was there each night and didn't mind people coming or going. People walked around him even though he decided to camp out right on the entry carpet. He is one of many such cats in Istanbul. The street cats are often very friendly …
I am one of those always-arrive-early type people, but due to delays in my earlier flight, when I got to the gate for a flight to Beijing, there were only about 6 people still there still boarding, including 2 women who didn't have the required visas and were having a hard time understanding that they …
Continue reading Onward travel and visa requirements for some countries; security entering China
Poo Poo Paper Park PPPP is an attraction that is just a few feet down the road (literally) from the Tiger Kingdom which I so enjoyed in Chiang Mai, Thailand. At this park, in about a half-hour, and for just a couple bucks, you can get a tour detailing how they make paper from elephant …
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