Travel and Leisure

Palace of Versailles: A UNESCO World Heritage Site

The Palace of Versailles is known around the world as one of most opulent castles in France. It is a superb example of French 18th Century art and architecture and is one of the most frequently visited attractions in Europe. The Palace of Versailles is the extravagant and overstated creation Read More

How Best to Spend One's Time in Yosemite

One-Day Excursions No. 1. If I were so time-poor as to have only one day to spend in Yosemite I should start at daybreak, say at three o'clock in midsummer, with a pocketful of any sort of dry breakfast stuff, for Glacier Point, Sentinel Dome, the head of Illilouette Fall, Nevada Fall, the t Read More

Shimla: Favorite Tourist Destination of Himachal Pradesh

The diesel locomotives of narrow-gauge Kalka-Shimla Railway takes its passengers to the capital of the Himachal Pradesh, to the charming town named Shimla. The term ‘Shimla’ brings the smell of the fresh Himalayan mountains, the sight of amazing British architecture. The introductio Read More

The Flowers of Yosemite

Yosemite was all one glorious flower garden before plows and scythes and trampling, biting horses came to make its wide open spaces look like farmers' pasture fields. Nevertheless, countless flowers still bloom every year in glorious profusion on the grand talus slopes, wall benches and tablets, Read More

Super Starry Feel in China: My Truly Chinese Experience

I felt like a Superstar in China… The first time I heard such phrase was in October 2017, from a British traveler in Amman, Jordan.   But the true meaning of these words, I started to realize them once I entered China two months ago. Since then, I have felt surprised, astonished, m Read More

Uncovering the German Soul of Chinese Qingdao

Is there any chance to find a piece of Europe in China?  Is there such hope to find a truly organized city routine? Some might be quite skeptical about this, as this is China, one of the most densely-populated countries on Earth: chaotic in soul and noisy by heart. When I was planni Read More