The Confucius and Buddhist Temples of Taipei
It’s an odd quirk of the Unesco World Heritage system that there are no World Heritage sites in Taiwan. It’s politics, you see. According to China, Taiwan is China. (Of … Read more
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Jongmyo Shrine, Seoul, South Korea
The Jongmyo Shrine in Seoul is a Confucian shrine that was built to serve as the venue for the memorial services of the Korean dynasty that ruled from the 14th … Read more
The Heunginjimun Gate, Seoul, South Korea
Strolling Seoul at night can give you eye overload at all the LED lit modern architecture. For if anything, Seoul is relentlessly and aggressively modern. Except occasionally, when you run … Read more
The Dongdaemun Design Plaza, Seoul, South Korea
In our first day in Seoul, we took the Metro to the Dongdaemun Design Plaza, just because that’s where we were planning on catching a tour bus. We sometimes take … Read more
Recommendations for Five Days in Hong Kong
We were prepared to love Hong Kong. It is our first trip to China, and we were looking forward to easing into a very foreign environment by starting with (mostly) … Read more
Site of Acadian Exile, Grand Pré, Nova Scotia
L’Acadie, (English: Acadia) established in 1604, was the general name of the French controlled colonies in what is now Canada and the US. During the multiple colonial wars between England … Read more
Basilica of Notre Dame, Montreal, Canada
The bright blue Basilica of Notre Dame of Montreal is one of the most striking and beautiful churches we’ve seen in all our travels. It’s elaborate and beautiful decoration is reminiscent of such later gems as St. Matthias in Budapest and Notre Dame in Lyon.
Quebec City at Night
A beautiful city best shows itself at twilight. The lamps and window lights come on just before the sky gives up its job of illuminating man’s creations. The air cools … Read more
Young Black Bear, Saguenay, Quebec
We’re attending the Adventure Elevate Travel conference in Saguenay, Quebec now. As part of the welcome, they took the attendees on various tours of the area. You could sign up … Read more
Lobby, Old Union Station, Omaha, Nebraska
The highly polished lobby of the old Union Train Station near downtown Omaha, Nebraska is now the reception area of the new Durham Museum of the history of Omaha. I … Read more
