Two SOB's
Our travels, our adventures, our memories
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Geocaching & Dune Buggie in Punta Cana
January 25, 2017It has been a couple of days since my last post, but up until today nothing too exciting has happened. We have spent our time relaxing by the pool, relaxing by the beach, eating, sleeping, and I went on a 3 mile run. Overall, it has been pretty relaxing. …
Punta Cana!
January 23, 2017Tom and I were both looking forward to a beach vacation and were thrilled when his sister texted us in August and asked if we wanted to join them in Punta Cana in January. Going to a warm weather beach destination in January is always a good thing and we…
Final Day – Lantau Island Tour
June 2, 2016It's hard to believe that today is our last full day of this vacation. We met in the lobby at 8:10 for our Lantau Island tour. Unfortunately this was not a private guided tour as we were joined with people from several different hotels. The process of picking everybody up…Hong Kong City Tour and Macau
June 2, 2016The hotel had a good breakfast buffet and at 8:30 we met our tour guide, Patrick, for the morning's tour of Hong Kong City. It didn't take long for us to see that Patrick was very much a comedian and that we were going to have a good day. It…
Last Stop – Hong Kong
June 2, 2016This morning the 5 remaining members of our group (Lysette, Sheila, Tom, Leah and I) departed the hotel at 6:30a.m. for our 10:20a.m. flight to Hong Kong. Traffic wasn't an issue and after asking a couple of airport workers where we should go to check-in, we found the proper counter.…
Rainy Day in Shanghai
May 30, 2016This morning our meet time wasn't until 9:30, which was nice to sleep in a little bit longer. Our first stop was to Yu Gardens. It was built in 1559 as the private garden of Pan Yunduan, the administration commissioner of Sichuan Province. It was still raining/misting, so we all walked along…Getting to know Shanghai
May 29, 2016We had a good nights sleep on the much better beds in Shanghai. The breakfast buffet at this hotel had quite the array of food. In fact, I didn't even have "breakfast" as my meal consisted of dinner items. I had beef tenderloin, chicken, creamy cauliflower and roasted potatoes. There…Onto Shanghai
May 29, 2016Yet another early morning start as we prepared to leave Xian for Shanghai. The 4:30 alarm was rough after a short nights sleep. After breakfast at the hotel we loaded up the bus and made our way to the airport. The Xian airport was less chaotic then the Beijing airport…Jam Packed Day in Xian
May 27, 2016Today's itinerary was packed full of things to do in Xian. We met at 9:00 in the lobby of the hotel, only to find out that we needed our passports to get into the history museum that we were going to. I actually heard this as we were waiting for…
Mt. Huashan
May 27, 2016This morning we met at 8:00 for our trip to Mt. Huashan. The bus ride took about 2 hours. We first stopped at a shop outside the visitor's center where we could buy gloves and maps. Our local tour guide suggested the gloves for holding on to the rope or chain railings while…
Terracotta Warriors
May 25, 2016We had a very early start to our day since our luggage needed to be in the hotel lobby at 4:30a.m. A small breakfast buffet was set up for us and soon we were on our way to the airport. Forest helped us get checked in and led us the…Lama Temple
May 25, 2016Today was another optional tour day that we chose to do. We took the subway to the Lama Temple area. Our first stop was the Imperial College and Confucius Temple. This was an interesting place where 300 students every 3 years were selected to study and take exams. Only the…
