Looking out my hotel room window on my first morning in Shanghai, China, I noticed that everyone had umbrellas. I’ve never seen so many umbrellas! Someone told me I should bring one, but of course I thought I could handle rain since I come from a rainy part of the world and I never use an umbrella here. The difference? It was 35 degrees Celsius AND raining. Sticky raincoat … [Read more...] about Two Days in Shanghai, China
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The Fountains of Bellagio, Las Vegas
One of the must-do things in Las Vegas is watching the Fountains of Bellagio in a show of water, music and light. Because it's so crowded down there (and I'm sooo not used to crowds anymore) I decided to go with my tripod and only one lens. Whenever I go with one lens I almost always choose my 24-105L because it's so versatile. In the case of the fountain it would have … [Read more...] about The Fountains of Bellagio, Las Vegas
New York New York, Las Vegas
We usually avoid cities in our travels since my husband and I both prefer the wilderness and less crowded spaces. We are always trying to get away from the people! But on our way between the sand dunes in California and the Valley of Fire in Nevada, we decided to stop in Las Vegas since the RV club we belong to has a resort there. We didn't want to get anywhere near … [Read more...] about New York New York, Las Vegas
Joshua Tree National Park Star Trails
I love star trails! I've been waiting to find the perfect location that would have something great in the foreground and dark night skies so I could try it again - and I found it at Joshua Tree National Park. We found the most beautiful campsite at Belle Campground right in the park. There was hardly anyone there and our RV was tucked in amongst the giant rocks. There was a … [Read more...] about Joshua Tree National Park Star Trails