Category Archives: Travel

World travel tours and experiences in blog

Great Wall of China

Posted on October 21, 2019 by David Cross

This morning we headed north to the Badaling national park and great location to hike and visit the Great Wall of China. It is about a 1.5 – 2.0 drive from central Beijing to get there, but definitely worth it. … Continue reading →

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A Tourist in Beijing

Posted on October 20, 2019 by David Cross

Everyone knows me…what do you do when you wake up in the morning in a new international city? Go running of course! I went for a run to Tiananmen Square.  By the way, running around the world is always fun.  … Continue reading →

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Arrived in Beijing

Posted on October 19, 2019 by David Cross

This is the beginning of my most recent visit to China, but if you would like to see a very interesting blog post and proceedings from a previous business trip and activities, check out this blog posting from 2 years … Continue reading →

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Speaking in Las Vegas

Posted on October 9, 2019 by David Cross

I know I have posted blog entries about hiking in Las Vegas or seeing shows in Las Vegas, but I have never posted anything about speaking in Las Vegas. I stayed and had an opportunity to speak at the Aria … Continue reading →

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Exploring Boston Area

Posted on September 29, 2019 by David Cross

Time for a retro posting since many people are examining the history of the nation recently…Exploring and touring around the Boston area for a long weekend is quite a delight. There is so much (American) history in the city itself … Continue reading →

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Exploring Munich Germany

Posted on September 22, 2019 by David Cross

Since it is Oktoberfest time, I realized I did not have a blog posting about any of my visits to Munich, Germany. Munich is a wonderful city to visit that has some amazing architecture like Marienplatz and the town hall … Continue reading →

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Panama Canal

Posted on September 1, 2019 by David Cross

I have referenced it so many times, but I realized I have never posted about what it is like to transit or take a cruise ship through the Panama Canal. Overall, Panama City is an impressive modern city. Unfortunately, on … Continue reading →

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A Quick Stop in Costa Rica

Posted on August 18, 2019 by David Cross

After going through the Panama Canal, (yes, I know I need to add a posting for their, so stay tuned…) our ship stopped at a popular port called Puntarenas or Puerto Caldera. The big highlight was to take a river … Continue reading →

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Moscow Russia – Day 2

Posted on August 4, 2019 by David Cross

There is so much to see in Moscow, you have to spend more than one day.  Of course, I had to go visit the KGB building (Lubyanka) which is now known as Federal Security Service. You can easily get here … Continue reading →

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Moscow – Russia

Posted on July 28, 2019 by David Cross

Continuing from the few days we spent St Petersburg, we took the overnight train down to Moscow.  We took the Red Arrow train. This is a historic train and a true delight.  Not to be missed.  It is actually quite … Continue reading →

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