Winterthur Museum ~ An easy day trip!
Winterthur Museum is the premier museum of American decorative arts and is an easy and worthwhile day trip year-round for people living in the Mid-Atlantic region. Originally a 60-acre mansion and estate of the Dupont family located within a 1,000 acre preserve of rolling meadows and woodlands, Winterthur (named after the Swiss town of the…
Shanghai: the future of China
Shanghai : The future of China! Read our previous posting at “Yichang to Shanghai via Shanghai Airlines!” Shanghai, what a city! What progress Shanghai has made since I was last here. Shanghai is without doubt a world class city. I am sitting here at my desk in our room at the Pudong Shangri-La Hotel with…
Global Entry, TSA PreCheck, … the smart way to travel!
Global Entry. A few years ago, I was coming back from overseas into the US and was waiting in line for my turn to go thru passport control at the airport. While hundreds of us were standing around waiting, we could see a few travelers head to a row of ATM-looking machines on the side…
Angola, Wealth, Poverty, and a King!
Angola. Read our previous country posting: “Andorra, a monarchy with two kings!” COUNTRY ROLL No 5 : Angola, in Southern Africa : Wealth, Poverty, and King Dianhenga Aspirante Mjinji Kulaxingo! Photo @Axoos93 Read our related posting: “Best of Angola and Barbuda food : Moamba de Galinha!” Read our next country posting: “Antigua and…