San Fransisco is an amazing place to visit. The city is home to a little bit of everything. Set along the Pacific Ocean, with the iconic Golden Gate Bridge, this is one of the most beautiful cities in the United States. It also has many wonderful family activities such as Alcatraz Island and Fisherman’s wharf. So it’s no wonder...
Sequoia National Park is famous for its huge Sequoia trees, especially the General Sherman Tree in the Giant Forest. Sounds like something out of Lord of the Rings, right? Actually Sequoia National Park is home to the biggest living tree in the world (by volume), the General Sherman Tree.
Also the park is also home to dramatic landscapes and...
In Day 19 of our epic family travel adventure it's time to head from Europe to Vietnam. Back to work that is. Check out my short video to see what it's like to travel through 5 countries in 2 days! This is actually my commute to work.
https://youtu.be/DjDGHCqz6zI
The Trip From Europe to Vietnam
Leaving our host's house, first I travelled...
In Day 17 of our epic family travel adventure we flew from Prague in Czech Republic to Geneva in Switzerland. Then we crossed the border by foot into France for our final destination. The sad fact about holidays is that every good holiday must come to an end eventually. And ours indeed nearing the final stages, we are going...
In Day 16 of our epic family travel adventure we took a half day trip Prague Zoo, one of the finest zoos in all of Europe. In fact, we checked trip advisor before going and found that it was the 6th best zoo in the world!
Just a few days earlier we had visited Vienna Zoo and we were extremely impressed,...
Karlstejn Castle was founded in 1348 by King Charles IV, who was then the Bohemian King and Holy Roman Emperor. Construction finished in 1365, after that the castle was used to protect the Imperial Crown Jewels and other sacred holy relics.
Karlstejn castle dominates the skyline with a 60 metre high Great Tower, and is equipped with massive fortifications. This...
In Day 15 of our epic family travel adventure we tour around the beautiful romantic city of Prague on foot. We were tempted to pay for a hop-on hop-off style bus tour. But we had done these in Budapest and Vienna and wanted to try something different.
Prague Self Guided Foot Tour
This time we chose to do our own foot...
In Day 14 of our epic family travel adventure we travel from Vienna to Prague. Our chosen transport for our trip was aboard a bus - on the RegioJet bus lines. This turned out the be a cheaper and easier option than train or plane.
Vienna Bus Station to Travel to Prague
The bus station was only about 7 minutes walk...
In Day 13 of our epic family travel adventure we get back onto the Vienna Big Bus Tour around the city areas. We complete full loops of both the red route and the blue route. Along the way we listened to the full guided tour, which was a fantastic account of Vienna's colourful history. This is a beautiful city with...
In Day 12 of our epic family adventure we do some sightseeing around the historic city centre of Vienna, Austria. Today we get back on the Big Bus Tour and head to the city centre for some sight-seeing of the main landmarks. The entire city centre is listed as a Unesco World Heritage site so it's bound to be...
