Poet Yu Jian once said, “One of my dreams in Yunnan is to one day dress like the kind of traveler seen in the movies and make my way along a perilous path through that magnificent...

Heading south from Lijiang toward Dali, I came across a quiet little town halfway along the route: Shaxi. I had assumed the old towns around Dali and Lijiang had all been ruined, b...

A massive redemption-value hit from Chase IHG FN....

A Thanksgiving 3-day, 2-night loop road trip, with a stay experience at Mr&Mrs Smith San Luis Creek Lodge/Holiday Inn Express Tehachapi....

Over the years, I’ve been to Macau several times, shuttling between the peninsula and Cotai without ever really noticing the bridges spanning the Lingdingyang waters. On my last tr...

Missing Xiata would be like coming to Xinjiang and not eating lamb kebabs or polo....

The hit reality show See You Again, My Love did a wonderful job showcasing Xinjiang’s scenery. I barely remembered the twist-after-twist plot, but revisiting every place in Xinjian...

Every time you come back from somewhere, a bunch of these tiny little things seems to "sneak" home in your pocket and end up tossed into a box at home. Before you know it, the box...

Continuing from the previous article, this post covers Part 2 of the grand U.S. rail journey during Christmas 2021....

Seven years later, Chestnut once again boarded an Amtrak long-distance train. This article, presented in two parts, introduces the first Amtrak segment: the Sunset Limited....

This post continues Chestnut’s Christmas trip diary with everything seen and experienced on Day 3 in New Orleans~~...