1 – Introduction 2 – Food 3 – Hotels 4 – Public Transportation 5 – Attractions of Venice 6 – Venice 7 – Genoa 8 – Milan Blue marks the paths that we walked on foot; red indicates the water bus rides that we took Beijing and New York are two of my favorite
Exploring Italy 5/8 – Attractions of Venice
1 – Introduction 2 – Food 3 – Hotels 4 – Public Transportation 5 – Attractions of Venice 6 – Venice 7 – Genoa 8 – Milan We knew that we arrived at Venice, when we saw the familiar architecture from Venetian the Las Vegas casino. Approaching St. Mark’s Square on a vaporetto St.
Exploring Italy 4/8 – Public Transportation
1 – Introduction 2 – Food 3 – Hotels 4 – Public Transportation 5 – Attractions of Venice 6 – Venice 7 – Genoa 8 – Milan The means of moving around in Italy was interesting enough, that they deserve a dedicated post. “Where are we going today?” Trains Like in many parts of
Exploring Italy 3/8 – Hotels
1 – Introduction 2 – Food 3 – Hotels 4 – Public Transportation 5 – Attractions of Venice 6 – Venice 7 – Genoa 8 – Milan Park Hyatt Milano is a top-tier Hyatt hotel, and where we did not stay Italy lacked one thing compared to all the other countries we’ve traveled to in
Exploring Italy 2/8 – Food
1 – Introduction 2 – Food 3 – Hotels 4 – Public Transportation 5 – Attractions of Venice 6 – Venice 7 – Genoa 8 – Milan “Oh wow you are going to eat so much great food!” Just about every time we mentioned to someone about visiting Northern Italy, we got that comment.
Exploring Italy 1/8 – Introduction
1 – Introduction 2 – Food 3 – Hotels 4 – Public Transportation 5 – Attractions of Venice 6 – Venice 7 – Genoa 8 – Milan Last month, we checked off Northern Italy from our long list of vacation destinations. We brought the kids and went with Hong’s parents. It was a blast: the
Dad vs. Disney Princesses – Part 4
Finally, part 4 of this series will bring us up to speed with the latest Disney Princesses in cinema history. Before we bring it to conclusion, I’d like to mention a few Disney female characters who I feel deserve to be on the list as well: TIGERLILY – Okay she’s a Disney original and officially
Dad vs. Disney Princesses – Part 3
Part 3 of the series will be short. It covers the dark period of Disney history when movies were made and watched, but not really liked or remembered. The following three represent 75% of Disney’s non-Caucasian princesses, and coincidentally they often don’t make the cut into lists of Disney princesses. The other thing they have
Dad vs. Disney Princesses – Part 2
If you’ve made it this far, I thank you for returning after I insulted your childhood idol. Let’s make it clear – I don’t hate Disney Princesses. Well, not all of them anyway. I just prefer to see them as who they are, underneath their pretty faces and colorful dresses. In the second installment of
Dad vs. Disney Princesses – Part 1
Like most of you, I grew up watching Disney movies. My earliest theater-going experience was of my aunt taking us kids to see Snow White. I was too little to remember much of the actual movie, but the excitement lingered for a long time. In the years that followed, I came to know and love