Maeklong Railway Market
This market was high on our list because it is so unique. The entire market straddles the train tracks that the passenger train travels to Maeklong. We the train slows…
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Amphawa Floating Market
This is what you get when you order a “roomy vehicle with a driver” in Thailand: Oh well, it had nice air conditioning, it was comfortable, and we were going…
Wat Phrakaew & Grand Palace
I don’t know about you but all these different names for the temples all sound the same to me (not being a Thai speaker). And when you read the guidebooks…
Bastakiya Quarter
The government of Dubai is suddenly very afraid that in the rush to modernize they are destroying their history. Probably true based on what we saw. But they have managed…
Burj Khalifa
We had long planned on a day trip to Dubai mainly because there is so much chatter about the place. But also be ause of the saying that was popular…
Sheikh Zayed (Grand) Mosque
The largest mosque in the Emirates, it can hold 40,000 worshippers and it cost over $500 million to build. It rises up out of the desert just outside the main…
Grand Place
Central Brussels contains a giant public square called the Grand Place and it is surrounded by a warren of narrow streets and it all dates from the early 1400s. .…
Pere Lachaise
Finally! After countless trips to Paris I finally managed to make it to Cemetaire Pere Lachaise. This is the famous cemetary where many renowned people have been buried. It’s a…