Tag Archives: tour

Exploring Siam Bay with a little Running

Posted on March 7, 2017 by David Cross

Surprisingly, the cruise ship has a very nice, large and modern fitness center (gym). Lots of equipment, free weights, treadmills, etc.  The only disappointment is the gym is only open from 7 AM to 10 PM.  You cannot get up … Continue reading →

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Starting a vacation in Singapore 

Posted on March 3, 2017 by David Cross

What a wonderful morning workout with this business focused Asian city with a cool breeze and birds chirping away 🤡 Update: here are some of the other things we saw and visited: Bird Sanctuary Zoo We went running in the … Continue reading →

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Flying to the Arctic Circle

Posted on August 3, 2016 by David Cross

The best way to explore the Arctic is to fly up to Longyearbyen Norway. It is definitely starting to get interesting…  when you approach the Svalbard islands from the south and see all the snow you wonder if anyone can … Continue reading →

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Vienna – Departing Thoughts

Posted on May 17, 2016 by David Cross

Last night, we had dinner at the Imperial Hotel since John Kerry and company had a dinner event in our hotel taking all the tables.  Learn more about the peace conference in this posting.  So we needed an alternate choice … Continue reading →

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Syria Peace Conference in Vienna Austria

Posted on May 16, 2016 by David Cross

After exploring Vienna the day before in this blog posting, this day took a different twist! There are so many great places to eat in Vienna, the choices are hard. We were lucky and Platinum AMEX concierge got us into … Continue reading →

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Remembering Auschwitz

Posted on May 11, 2016 by David Cross

We kicked off the day in Krakow touring around some of the historical WWII sites before we headed out of town to visit Auschwitz.  This is an important historical story to tell and experience. If it is your first time … Continue reading →

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Arrived in Warsaw

Posted on May 6, 2016 by David Cross

We successfully made it to Warsaw, Poland – but with only one of our suitcases. Checked into the Hilton in Warsaw. I had so many frequent hotel points, could not resist using some of this trip.  Not the best location … Continue reading →

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Travelling to Northern Africa – Morocco

Posted on March 21, 2015 by David Cross

Today was a long travel day…it was quite rainy and foggy in the southern part of Spain, so it was a good excuse to be on the road and not visiting any special sites.  But we are headed to Morocco … Continue reading →

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Madrid and Segovia Spain

Posted on March 14, 2015 by David Cross

Our hotel was right next to the national library and also not far away from the Spanish naval museum. The naval museum was quite impressive for only being 3 euros and full of history. The city of Madrid is full … Continue reading →

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Exploring Saigon

Posted on August 19, 2014 by David Cross

Today, we got off the river and headed to Saigon. I can say that there is a night and day difference between the north (Hanoi) and the south (Saigon). Saigon has far less pollution, crumbling infrastructure, and is clearly much … Continue reading →

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