Tag Archives: Planning

China 2020 – Itinerary – Guilin, Yangshou & Longji

Posted on February 20, 2020 by herktrav

Continuing on, we next head southeast to the area around the city of Guilin. We will be flying from Chengdu to the city of Guilin. The distance between the two is 855km or 531mi and the flight should take about … Continue reading →

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China 2020 – Itinerary – Chengdu

Posted on January 28, 2020 by herktrav

Our third stop will be the city of Chengdu in the Sichuan Province. From Xi’an, we’ll catch the Bullet Train to Chengdu. Chengdu is about 658km or 409 mi southwest of Xi’an and the train ride will take about 4 … Continue reading →

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China 2020 – Itinerary – Xian

Posted on January 13, 2020 by herktrav

Our second destination will be Xi’an – capital city of the Shaanxi Province. To arrive in Xi’an, we will be taking the Bullet Train from Beijing. It’s about 1216 km or 755 miles away and the train trip will take … Continue reading →

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China 2020 – Itinerary – Beijing

Posted on December 10, 2019 by herktrav

Our first destination will be Beijing, the capital city of the People’s Republic of China. Our current plan has us flying directly from Toronto to Beijing. The flight will be about thirteen and a half hours and we’re hoping to … Continue reading →

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China 2020 – Itinerary Planning

Posted on October 23, 2019 by herktrav

Ok, just for the record.. No, we’re not crazy. We are excited though and looking forward to what should be an incredible adventure. As I mentioned in the last post, we are working with Audley Travel to plan out the … Continue reading →

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Counting down to Piedmont

Posted on September 2, 2019 by herktrav

It won’t be long now until we leave for the Piedmont wine region of Italy. In fact, it’s just three weeks away. So I’ve been asked where Piedmont is exactly and what is there to see or do. So I … Continue reading →

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Epilogue – Switzerland

Posted on August 21, 2019 by herktrav

Now that we’ve been home and had a chance to digest our travels through Switzerland, I wanted to share a few thoughts and some helpful tips for others who might be thinking about a visit. First and foremost – Go! … Continue reading →

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Day 28 – Lugano – Oggi non abbiamo fatto niente

Posted on July 10, 2019 by herktrav

Today we did nothing – and enjoyed it immensely. After traveling around and seeing so many incredible sights, we decided that today we would just soak up the beauty of Lugano. After breakfast, we checked out the lounge / bar … Continue reading →

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Sixty days and everything is A-OK!

Posted on April 9, 2019 by herktrav

We have hit the 60 days to go mark and everything is scheduled and looking good. We received the last of our train reservations, so now we just have to exchange some dollars for Swiss Francs the week before we … Continue reading →

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Piedmont – Wine, truffles and scenery to die for!

Posted on January 22, 2019 by herktrav

At least that’s what we’ve been told. Later this year, we’ll be able to see for ourselves. While we were thinking about visiting some wine regions in France, the “Gilet Jaune” or “Yellow Vest” protesters have changed our minds. The … Continue reading →

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