Tag Archives: International

Venice Italy

Posted on April 12, 2020 by David Cross

Lets continue to talk about cruising.  It looks like cruises will be shut down for many more months according to the CDC. There are so many places that you can visit on a cruise ship — and many of those … Continue reading →

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Exploring Aruba on a Cruise

Posted on April 5, 2020 by David Cross

I thought the recent events of COVID-19 and the pretty much shutdown of all cruises was a time to reflect and look at what destinations I had visited based on a cruise that I have not posted about (yet). Cruising … Continue reading →

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Business Trip to Hyderabad India

Posted on December 12, 2019 by David Cross

This week I snuck in a quick visit to Hyderabad India on a business trip. I stayed at the Westin in the Mindspace area which is a great hotel with great service. the fascinating thing is how many people, restaurants, … Continue reading →

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Review: Singapore Airlines

Posted on December 9, 2019 by David Cross

I am a long time Delta Diamond (and previously Northwest) airlines customer, but this time I had an opportunity to try out the new flight out of Seattle on Singapore Airlines. There is a new Airbus 350 flight direct from … Continue reading →

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Exploring Hong Kong

Posted on November 3, 2019 by David Cross

After our recent 3 days in Shanghai, we just wanted to just relax in the local community and get a feel of the atmosphere. Yes, I know this is the question wants to ask:  Is it a safe city or do … Continue reading →

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Travelling to Hong Kong

Posted on November 2, 2019 by David Cross

It was hard to leave Shanghai, but we need to stick to our plan and cover as much territory as possible. We took the new MagLev train from Shanghai station to the airport.  The equivalent of $7 will get you … Continue reading →

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Historic Shanghai

Posted on November 1, 2019 by David Cross

Today was more of a historic day to see a little more of the museum and older districts scene. First was a quick visit to the Shanghai Urban Planning Exhibition Center.  The picture above is 1/60th of the city of … Continue reading →

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Downtown Shanghai like NYC Times Square

Posted on November 1, 2019 by David Cross

When you have a free afternoon on a sunny fall day in downtown Shanghai, what do you do? Go check out the famous shopping district of course! Our hotel (Waldorf Astoria) that is right on the Bund is only a … Continue reading →

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Shanghai

Posted on October 31, 2019 by David Cross

After visiting Beijing, the Great Wall, Xi’an, Chengdu, Leshan, the Panda Bears and the Terracotta Warriors, it was time to visit Shanghai. Without question, not only is Shanghai the largest city in the world, it is much different than other Chinese cities.  I can … Continue reading →

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Rural China

Posted on October 30, 2019 by David Cross

We flew into Guilin, but we are staying in a resort near Yungshou which provides for interesting places to run of course! It looks like a wonderful place to do some hiking, but we unfortunately did not have enough time. … Continue reading →

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