oldbagonaplaneDec 28, 20195 minTHE YEAR; 2019I began my year in sunny Cape Town, South Africa, searching for odd and hidden sites to see. I failed in my efforts to find the abandoned...
oldbagonaplaneJun 4, 20192 minHong Kong Fortune Telling: Kau Chim at Sik Sik Yuen Wong Tai Chin TempleThe practice of Kau Chim at the Sik Sik Yuen Wong Tai Chin Temple, Kowloon, Hong Kong
oldbagonaplaneJun 4, 20194 minHong Kong: Sik Sik Yuen Wong Tai Sin Temple, Kowloon Walled City Park & Ladies Night Market.I arrived in hong kong during a very hot, sticky and rainy afternoon. My first impressions were not terrific as the city loomed large and...
oldbagonaplaneJun 3, 20192 minHong Kong: The Big Buddha, Po Lin Monastery, 360 Gondola and an Australian Interloper Called ShelbyNgang Po 360 cable car ride to the Big Buddha at the Po Lin monastery
oldbagonaplaneJun 2, 20193 minHong Kong: The Wishing Trees of Tin Hau Temple and 10,000 BuddhasI traveled Hong Kong for the first time this May. My daughter had been studying at the Chinese University in Sha Tin. Though she was more...
oldbagonaplaneMay 31, 20192 minMacau: City BreakI love my travel, and I am a fairly good planner. But I have two issues: I don't do my travel homework as thoroughly as I should and I...
oldbagonaplaneMay 20, 20194 minBorneo: Four Days, Two Nomads and a lot of MonkeysThe Island of Pulau Borneo is the third largest island in the world and the largest in Asia. The island is politically divided by three...
oldbagonaplaneMay 9, 20191 minHong Kong: Spa Travel & Melo SpaMassage is a great way for the body to recuperate after a long flight. If you are lucky enough to stay in a hotel with a spa, pop in for...
oldbagonaplaneNov 21, 20184 minVolunteer Travel in Nepal with Projects Abroad When my children were in secondary school, they were lucky enough to have volunteer travel opportunities with Projects Abroad, and I have...
oldbagonaplaneNov 20, 20184 minSpa Travel, Nepal: The questionable capability of a clammy-handed chirapsia.I have just returned from a spectacular volunteer trip to Nepal. My group painted classrooms in the Guira Shnkar Primary School in...