French Riviera - Cannes

I did a day trip to Cannes from Nice. The train from Nice took about 45 mins to reach Cannes. The  entire train ride pretty much goes by the coast, so the journey itself is as much a part of experience. The Cannes train station is  chaotic and walking out of the station through the  main shopping district  and onto the waterfront was...

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French Riviera - Monaco

Monte Carlo is not far from Nice as it took less than an hour on the bus from Nice. We just walked up to the bus in Nice and purchased the tickets from the driver. I think they were about 1.50 Euro per person.  The view getting there along the mediterranean coastline was beautiful.You pass  lots of nice looking homes, two or three stories high usually on sides of mountains overlooking...

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Whistler Blackcomb Adventures

The advantage of living in Seattle, is that it’s so close to so many fantastic getaway options across the border in British Columbia, Canada. A weekend in Victoria,a beautifully vibrant city on its own, or the Vancouver, both within a 3 hour ferry ride or drive is rarely out of the question in any season. For that reason, I thought it was time to venture out further and we planned to spend a week...

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Singapore in 2 days

I’d always wanted to visit Singapore, but never really had the chance. Sure, I’d transited through Changi Airport before, but that doesn’t count. This time around, I planned a 48 hour layover in Singapore. Being my first time in Singapore and with limited time, I decided to skip some of outskirt touristy stuff and shift focus instead on doing a bit of sightseeing around the downtown/city center...

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Devonport & Hauraki Gulf, New Zealand

I had the opportunity to explore Devonport , a nice seaside town on Auckland's North Shore. Its a 10 minute ferry ride from downtown Auckland across the harbour from the Ferry terminal. Also, great sights of the Hauraki Gulf to take in from the ferry.  The town with old victorian style houses gives a taste of what a village in New Zealand might be...

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