DLD 168: Pandas, Hot Pots and a Giant Buddha in Chengdu
This week's episode is all about Chengdu recorded on location with a special guest. Some…
UNESCO 2014 World Heritage Inscriptions
There are 26 more places which the group at UNESCO thinks are worth protecting for…
Getting ready for an amazing August travel schedule
I didn’t get on a plane in July. That was hard for me. The good…
The new UNESCO World Heritage Sites for 2013
A couple weeks ago UNESCO announced that 19 new sites were being added to the…
Planning a rather atypical spring break adventure
For the first time in more than a decade I get to celebrate Spring Break.…
Sunny Suisse: Walking the Lavaux wine trail
Every now and then a travel moment just "clicks" and everything seems right. They aren’t…
Sunny Suisse: Seeing the bears of Bern
I chose Bern (a/k/a Berne) as my first stop on a whirl through Switzerland based…
Sunny Suisse Part 1: What the heck am I doing in Switzerland??
What happens when you show up in Europe on a three night trip and you…
Exploring Kiev’s Pechersk Lavra: On the grounds and underground
The Pechersk Lavra, a monastic site on the southern edge of Kiev’s city center, has…
UNESCO adds 26 new sites to the World Heritage list
The 2012 inscriptions on the UNESCO World Heritage Sites list were announced this week with…
