Encores from TravelPod

Chasing the Northern Light (Norway, Iceland)

Aurora Borealis – Northern Light https://hmwjourney.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Travel-Blog-Aurora-Borealis-Northern-Light.pdf Oslo – Viking Capital https://hmwjourney.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Oslo.pdf Norway in a Nut Shell https://hmwjourney.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Norway.pdf Chasing the Northern Light https://hmwjourney.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/NorthernLight.pdf Iceland – the slippery slope https://hmwjourney.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Iceland.pdf Reykjavik, Iceland, where the light shines https://hmwjourney.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Reykjavik.pdf

Bali Hai (South Pacific) 03/03-03/22/2017

South Pacific is one of my favorite Broadway musicals. Songs from that famous show have enchanted me for many years. I was also fascinated by French Impressionist Paul Gauguin. He visited Tahiti in 1891 and painted many works depicting islanders’ life, including the famous two Tahitian women on the Beach. The South Pacific (also known …

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Phoenix raised from ashes – Saint Petersburg (6/25-7/9/2016)

This was part 5 and the last blog of the Siberia train trip we took from June 25-July 9, 2016.  The original blog was published in TravelPod.  This is an “Encore” of the blog.  Hope you enjoy it. https://photos.app.goo.gl/q0vVIashPZnmz1Oy2 A 4 hours train ride from Moscow brought us to the historical St. Petersburg – the …

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Gingkin Khans’s Kingdom (June25-July 9, 2016)

This was part 2 of the Siberia train trip we took from June 25-July 9, 2016.  The original blog was published in TravelPod.  This is an “Encore” of the blog.  Hope you enjoy it. https://photos.app.goo.gl/thzrM1DqcY1MeP5I3 We boarded a private train at Beijing station at mid-night and rode through the Gobi Desert. This part of Gobi …

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