Monthly Archives: April 2019

One of Tauck’s mottos is to “expect the unexpected”, and that was certainly true yesterday. After having a fabulous dinner at a 2 Michelin star restaurant, John George, on Friday night, we were informed about 10:30 pm that our flight …

Spring in Shanghai is beautiful – and in this biggest city of China, our local guide has taught the group to say in unison “IN THE WORLD” after many of the statements  such as most Starbucks, most high rises, most …

On Palm Sunday morning, most of the Tauck group got on the bus to the huge, impeccably clean and modern train station in Chengdu.  I thought about getting a blizzard at The DQ so I could think Mom and the …

After taking a bullet train from Xi’an to Chengdu yesterday, we arrived at the St. Regis.  The countryside on the way was beautiful – while my ignorance about China could fill a library, it is overwhelmingly gorgeous     Another …

Yn As you may be starting or in the middle of Thursday, April 11th, I’m finishing this wonderful amazing day.  All of my travel mates sang HappyBirthday when I got on the bus this morning and I was given some …

The flight from Beijing to Xi’an was very smooth and the plane was nicer and bigger than any of the US domestic flights I’ve been on lately.  And we even got a hot meal for our less than 2 hour …

The last two days in China have been exceedingly full.  I huffed and puffed up the Great Wall yesterday (it was windy but sunny), and I made it to the 5th tower (which is really really high); lunch at the …

Beijing is fascinating in so many ways, the people seem engaged with life, prosperous, and really happy, particularly in loving and interacting with their kids.  While the air may not be the bluest of blues, the streets are spotless with …