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Fakebooking taken to a new level on this ‘gap year’ in South East Asia If you’ve ever spent a rainy evening thumbing through your Facebook newsfeed glaring with scarcely controllable envy at the seemingly endless torrent of pictures posted by unbearably smug friends who are backpacking through some country with scenes so vibrant you wonder … Read more
This is day 6 of our NYC trip already. We had set it aside for a full day of Brooklyn, but looking back we ended up achieving much more than that in a single day. We left our hotel in the morning at about 10:30am, headed for Brooklyn. But DH actually started today much much … Read more
Introduction Hallo! Und Herzlich Willkommen! Thinking of a trip to Germany? Good choice. It’s historical, beautiful and practical. Whatever your budget; travelling Germany has plenty to offer backpackers. In many senses, Germany is the true gate way to Europe, bordering with nine other countries; France, Austria, Holland, Switzerland, Denmark, Czech Republic, Poland, Luxembourg and Belgium. … Read more
It doesn’t matter if it’s two weeks in Taiwan, a month in Sicily or a year in Australia, there never seems to be enough time when you’re traveling. You’d always happily take a few more days to fit in something that escaped the original to-do list. Time is definitely precious, but there are ways to … Read more
South Africans are generally polite, friendly and accommodating to tourists. Public behavior is very similar to what you might find in Europe. Heterosexual displays of affection in public are not frowned upon unless you overdo it. Homosexual displays of affection may generate unwelcome attention although they will be tolerated and respected in the more gay-friendly … Read more
We spent a couple very interesting hours at NanLuoGuXiang in Beijing with the kids in tow. “Xiang” in English means a back alley. “Gu” means ancient. So as the name implies this is an old part of the Beijing city center. It has lots of the traditional architecture for families and kids to explore. This … Read more
We visited the North Island of New Zealand in 2018 for 4 days (full days). It was a short amount of time to see this vast country. We jam packed as many activities as we can to maximize our time and had tons of fun. Of course we picked what we think is the best … Read more
Since we are planning the itinerary for our week long trip to NYC that’s coming up, one of the key considerations is to select activities that my 2 kids will enjoy. To some extent it’s easier to keep the 7 year old happy with a moderate amount of free play and games and playground time. … Read more
I’ve done a few group tours just recently – to the USA, Greece, the Philippines, Tanzania and Vietnam – and I have to say, I’m a tour convert. Obviously I still love independent solo travel, I’ve been exploring by myself for almost three years now, but there are definitely benefits to joining a tour group. … Read more
对于我们即将前往纽约市 (NYC) 的行程, 我们肯定会出现的一站是参观中央公园。我们计划在这里至少呆半天, 如果不是一整天的话。为了规划行程的这一部分, 我问孩子们, 他们有 2 0个问题, 我们会研究并想出答案。 带着孩子参观纽约中央公园时的前20个问题和答案: 一般问题 问: 中央公园位于哪里？答: 中央公园位于纽约市 (NYC), 位于曼哈顿的中心。与公园接壤的确切街道是北110街和中央公园南 (5 9 街), 以及中央公园西 (第8大道) 和第5大道。 问: 中央公园是免费的吗？A: 是的, 它是免费的。它从1858年开始就是免费的。这对有孩子 (和每个人) 的家庭来说很好, 因为我们可以为其他活动攒点钱。 问: 中央公园是什么时候开放的？答: 1859年的冬天是中央公园首次向公众开放的时候。那年冬天, 成千上万的纽约人在以前的沼泽上建造的湖泊上溜冰。 问: 每年有多少人参观中央公园？答: 每年有多达2500万人参观公园。我们四个人将增加这一数字。 问: 为什么中央公园出名？答: 中央公园非常大, 是世界上最具标志性的城市公园之一。它也是一个绿色的绿洲, 位于最繁忙的大都市之一的中心。它是由著名的景观建筑师弗雷德里克·劳·奥姆斯特德和卡尔弗特沃设计的。这里还有很多对孩子友好的活动, 包括中央公园动物园和一些游乐场, 这让它非常受有孩子的家庭欢迎。 问: 你说中央公园很大。有多大？答: 3.41 平方公里, 840 分, 或340公顷。 问: 这听起来很大。那么, 中央公园周围到底有多少英里呢？答: 中央公园周围的一个完整环路有6.1 … Read more
For our upcoming trip to New York City (NYC), one of the stops that is definitely on our to-do list is visiting Central Park. We plan to spend at least half a day, if not a full day here. To plan for this part of the itinerary, I asked the kids what to come up … Read more
Oh that’s a tough question. One day is a very limited amount of time to see everything Beijing has to offer. It would be impossible to see everything that you would not want to miss. We tried to do it in 4 days and only scraped the surface. If I were you, I would probably … Read more
