With my need to get two additional Aegean segments on my segment-run, I stayed at the Sofitel hotel right across the street from the...

With a few hours to kill, I made my way out of the terminal and got a taxi into Thessaloniki. The SKG airport is tiny with a few coffee...

With so much amazing food, I wanted to separate the great food and restaurants we visited (besides Michelin level restaurants which get...

We took the RER out to Versailles which is quick and easy. Upon leaving the train station we wandered to find lunch before touring. On...

After collecting our bags at CDG, we got an Uber and headed to Hotel Pont Royal in the St Germain area next to the 7th. The hotel has...

We headed to the West Kowloon high speed train station in Hong Kong to start our journey to Shantou. For outbound we'd make a stop in...

We got our bags and took the airport express into the Kowloon station. We also headed to pickup our high speed train tickets to Shantou...

After a pleasant flight on Asiana First Class, we deplaned and headed towards baggage claim. A pretty welcome to Incheon Airport...

After landing, I got my bag and made my way to the taxi stand. On the way I passed this cool exhibit for kids teaching them about...

After grabbing my checked bag, I headed out to the curbside to grab a taxi rather than take the Arlanda Express. I was excited to see...

A quick 20 minute ride from the airport had us in downtown Gothenburg and we checked into the Radisson Blu. The hotel is under major...

For my second full day, I wanted to see a traditional cinnamon farm and the coast up to Galle. I arranged a tour through the hotel and...

For the Spice Spoons cooking class, it started out at 8am with shopping at the local fish and produce markets with the chef. We hopped in...

I put all the dining from Anantara Peace Haven in a single post. For my first evening, I went to their Italian restaurant Il Mare. It's a...

After going to the local fish and produce markets with the chef in the morning (check out this post for that experience), at noon I came...

The car ride from Colombo to Tangalle was luckily nowhere near as adventurous as I was expecting. The new highway was great, well paved...

Having landed close to midnight, I made my way through customs quickly and found the hotel car waiting for me right outside. Of course...

With a conference starting on Sunday and running into the week, we figured we could start MsFlamingo's birthday celebrations by joining...

As our final destination on our European tour, Copenhagen would give MsFlamingo a sampling of the Nordic culture. We arrived Saturday...

We had a great five days in Barcelona, in fact so much so that this section is divided into a couple sections: Part 1 - Yurbban Passage...

We had a great five days in Barcelona, in fact so much so that this section is divided into a couple sections: Part 1 - Yurbban Passage...

We had a great five days in Barcelona, in fact so much so that this section is divided into a couple sections: Part 1 - Yurbban Passage...

For the weekend we headed to the Alps to tour, see St Moritz and spend the evening in Alvaneu. We started on the train with amazing views...

Continuing our awesome tour of Switzerland, we went to the capital Bern next. We got on the morning train and were there in a bit over...

After sleeping in, we hopped on the train to Lucerne and had beautiful views of the Alps along the way. Outside the Lucerne train station...

After Budapest, our next stop was Switzerland to visit family and tour different parts of the country. We started in Zurich where our...

I was very excited to show MsFlamingo around Budapest. I was very impressed on my last trip and thought it'd be a great starting point...

With LHR and general EU travel massive backup due to some snow, the soonest I could fly out would be Weds. The positive side is it...

Already being in Europe, I wanted to head down to Bologna and Modena to see a good friend from college who works and lives there. With my...

Arriving from my fantastic stopover in Budapest, it was time to head to Zurich and Bern for meetings as well as visiting family. I'm...

With a less than 24-hour stopover in Budapest, I didn't know exactly what to expect. I hadn't done much research and figured it'd be a...

We had the great fortune of celebrating an event and spending two weeks at the Four Seasons Wailea in Maui. We had stayed there the year...

I had a week long business trip to Shanghai in the High Tech area which is about 40-minutes from the more fun and touristy area of the...

Any chance I get to come to Barcelona, I jump right on it. For me, Spain is "my" European country even over France or Italy (by just a...