As I only had one full day, I wore my soles out with long walks around most of Boston’s historic districts.  Much of it related to the country’s founding and struggle for independence … the most famous of which was the Boston Tea Party which Brits of that time would consider an act of terrorism, […]

Above:  New York from the sky.  Look at the deforestation! Lower Manhattan is on the right. Took a short flight today, departing at 1015 from Washington DC to Boston, flying over New York.  The deforestation was heartbreaking!  Yeah, that’s the kind of things westerners when they see documentaries of Borneo, Sumatra and the Amazon when […]

Today  I visited the man that fought against slavery, Abraham Lincoln.  I drew the line at two Presidential memorials … limited myself to the two I studied about in school, namely Washington and Lincoln.  I vaguely remember the “Four scores and seven years …” from my history lessons in one of his great speeches. Text […]

Well, this is the seat of government for the most important country in the world!  It is an impressive place … they certainly know how to do palatial buildings, museums and memorials. However, it does seem to be wasted on some people.  Wandering around, an American guy couldn’t even recognise the Capitol building.  He mistook […]

My hoss, Ron and Tien worked hard to entertain me.  Being the weekend, we drove to Ocean City which has a nice boardwalk, some amusement rides and plenty of eateries … not to mention all the shop selling souvenirs and things that nobody needs.  It was a gorgeous sunny day.  

Today I caught the bus from New York to Philadelphia.  The two hour journey with Apex Bus, departing at 1000, cost me USD1 booked through Buszoo.com!!  Yes, that’s one dollar … no typo.  The trip was operated by one of many Chinese bus companies centered in Chinatown. It was like a scene from rural China […]

I took a ferry to Staten Island this morning. Return ferry services are free for everyone, can you believe it?  I didn’t feel the urge to climb up the Statue of Liberty so I decided this would be better value than the any other harbour cruise considering the sad grey skies.     In the […]