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Panda Bears!

Posted on October 27, 2019 by David Cross

We took a day trip outside Chengdu to visit the Dujiangyan Panda Base. It is about 1.5 hours by bus outside of Chengdu. You have two choices: 1. You can walk up the big hills to explore some of the … 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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Singapore Zoo

Posted on March 11, 2017 by David Cross

Since we had a half day layover in the port of Singapore, we decided to check out the secret NSA Echelon site that is in the northern part of Singapore. But since it was heavily guarded with no access, we … Continue reading →

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Walking Around the Singapore Harbor

Posted on March 4, 2017 by David Cross

It was a little rainy morning, but we decided to walk around the harbor and check out some of the local attractions. The only difference from Seattle is people use umbrellas here in Singapore…and it is much warmer! The foggy … Continue reading →

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Different Parts of Kyoto Japan

Posted on May 6, 2014 by David Cross

Yes – we had to start the day off with an early morning run along the river. Gorgeous weather and wildlife along the way. It was so tempting to follow the river all the way to the mountains…I was tempted, … Continue reading →

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Exploring Different Parts of Tokyo

Posted on April 26, 2014 by David Cross

Today, we had a great day learning how the subway, Metro, JR and train system works in Japan/Tokyo. In some ways it is very easy to learn, and in other ways, it was frustrating. There are at least 3 systems … Continue reading →

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Last Day in India

Posted on February 7, 2013 by David Cross

We stayed in Gurgaon which is closer to the airport and near many of the high tech call centers, etc. in India.  I snuck in one more run around a nearby park…the entertainment was all about the dogs tangling with … Continue reading →

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