Holiday Travels 2019, Part 2: Boston

DAY 1 After arriving in Boston in the mid afternoon from Albany, Lloyd and I started walking around immediately after leaving the bus station with the intention of finding the room I booked.  It was cold but it wasn’t as cold as it was in Albany even though Boston is further north.  I think it…

Holiday Travels 2019, Part 1: Albany

It has a become somewhat of a tradition the last few years that I travel during the holiday season.  It has become a tradition within that tradition that I go see the Trans-Siberian Orchestra in concert while on those holiday travels.  With the exception of Toronto in 2016, every time I’ve gone to see TSO…

Rochester/Toronto

Every year since 2016,  I have traveled during the holiday season to see the Trans-Siberian Orchestra(TSO) in concert.  In 2016, I saw them in Toronto.  Last year, I saw them in Richmond, VA.  This year I saw them in Rochester, NY at the Blue Cross Arena.  Apart from my enjoyment in traveling, I have to…

Maui…..The Beginning

I’ve never really been a typical person.  I’ve never had any desire to be like everyone else.  I’ve never been the type to accept things that I disagree with just because “that’s the way it is”.   I’ve never been the type of person who wanted to sit at a desk all day just to…

DJI Mavic Air

I decided to buy a drone to supplement my photography whenever I travel or just feel like going out for a photo shoot.  Unlike photography, there isn’t really a whole lot of worthwhile choices to choose from when shopping for a drone.  The drone industry is dominated by DJI. Having been introduced in January 2018,…

Kauai

I had two separate work related functions that I had to be at on Kauai.  I had the option of either making two round trips, each on different days, or just staying on Kauai for a few days.  I chose the latter. Hawaii is notorious for it’s incredibly high cost of living.  Part of what…

Washington DC

I had been planning to see the Trans Siberian Orchestra in concert again this year after I saw them last year in Toronto.  They had no Canadian tour dates this year so I had to find another place to go see them.  Trans Siberian Orchestra is a unique group in a number of ways.  One…

Koko Head Crater Trail

One of my favorite things to do on Oahu is hike up the Koko Head Crater Trail on the southeast end of the island.  The Koko Head hike is the very first thing I did when I first came to Hawaii.  Back then, my friend picked me up at the airport in Honolulu and took…

Berlin

After arriving in Berlin, I quickly set out via the bus and subway to the Axel Hotel where Karan had booked a room.  After a long layover in Istanbul, I was pampered on my flight to Berlin by the flight attendants on Turkish Airlines. After arriving at the hotel, I went out and walked around…

Italy, Part 3: Amalfi Coast

One challenge to travelling in Italy is that their local transit system doesn’t always state the type of transport medium it will be providing nor does it always stay on schedule.  When booking our train tickets from Naples to the Amalfi Coast, Karan and I were under the impression that we would be changing trains…