A few months ago, someone emailed me wondering if we had felt like flying into Bhutan was safe. Then, at Thanksgiving, a family friend of the in-laws asked the same question: is it really safe to fly into Paro, Bhutan? Doesn't help when the Paro runway shows up on the World's … [Read more...]
Archives for January 2017
Review of Central (#19 on Washingtonian’s Top 100 List)
Central Michel Richard (Ree-shard, not like how you would pronounce Richard, in Richard Nixon) is an absolute classic in Washington's dining scene. Some moons ago, it won the James Beard Award for the best new restaurant; as the chef so eloquently says on his website, "This is my … [Read more...]
A Visit to The Temple of Heaven in Beijing, China
We had a long day touring Beijing, and the Temple of Heaven was one of the later stops in the afternoon. Fortunately, the visible pollution had decided to leave and we could actually see the sky in Beijing for an extended period of time. The novelty! Unfortunately, this also … [Read more...]
Our Favorite Places to Eat/Drink on Sanibel & Captiva Islands, Florida
It's no secret that one of our favorite things to do when traveling is eat. Actually, it's just a favorite thing all the time, who am I kidding. And we have such a great selection of pretty much everything we could ever want in DC, so while I won't say we are picky about food we … [Read more...]
There’s More to the Chengdu Panda Base: The Adorable Red Panda & More
We were thrilled to see the pandas, and the baby pandas, at the Chengdu Panda Base (see the last post here). What we didn't know was that the Chengdu panda base also had a quite sizable population of red pandas. The red pandas have the run of a large portion of the center, and by … [Read more...]
