Pheng's Travel Blog

Oahu, Hawaii

noreply@blogger.com (Pheng) — Sat, 26 Sep 2009 00:04:39 PDT

Visited Date:

Year 2009: 02/10, 02/11, 02/12 & 02/16

My Two Cents:

I love the Oahu Island. It's one of the best place ever that I have been to. There are so many things to do and see, especially the beach is just beautiful and people there are very friendly. Oh, and don't forget the nice weather that they have. I would love to go back again.

Things To Do:

I was fortunate to stay with my friend, John. His condo was close to the Waikiki Beach. I would say if you can afford a place by that beach, that would be awesome. Take a walk there during day time and there are tons of stores around. One of my favorite ones is the International Market. Stuff there are cheap. You can also go for a walk at night at the beach, it's really soothing.

(View of the city from John's condo)
Make sure you check out the pink hotel called Royal Hawaiian. It's on the Waikiki beach. It's really cool.

(View of the pink hotel from the Diamond Head Crater)
If you like to hike up, go for the Diamond Head Crater. Keep in mind that, their parking lot is not that big. When we were there, the parking lot was full and we had to drive to a near by park and parked the car there, then walked to the Diamond Head's entrance. It was quite a walk, actually, haha... but not bad (look at the picture). I would strongly recommend you to hike up there though because it has incredible view once you get to the top. It's a long hike but well worth it. There was a table on the top that you can buy a certificate that you have hiked to the top ;)

(We walked through that tunnel to the entrance/parking lot)
You can also go to visit the USS Arizona Memorial featuring the Pearl Harbor. When we were there, the parking was free. One thing to keep in mind though you cannot carry any bags into the Memorial, even a camera's bag. Everything was free unless you want a self-guided audio. There will be a documentary movie, and then you get on a boat to go to the Memorial. It's really neat looking.
Love to snorkel? Hanauma Bay is about 45 minutes from Waikiki beach. You park the car, then you go down to the bay. You can rent snorkeling stuff there or rent them before hand if you can find a better deal. There will be a locker rent as well if you don't want to leave your stuff on the beach or have no one to guard them. The water was cold, but I had so much fun there. It was my first time snorkeling. It was uncomfortable a little before I got used to it. Oh, and don't forget to get an under water camera if you want to take pictures. You can get those from Walmart.
There is this hiking spot called Makapuu. The view was amazing. Check it out if you have time. You can even hike down to a tide pool. The wave down there was WOW!
This is one of my best favorite spots about Oahu island. The North Shore! Actually, it is not a spot, it's a shore that you drive along. You will see so many things including the Sea Turtles, and stop at so many places/beaches. I asked John to send me the word document that his friend send to him. The document lists many tourist attractions that you can stop in an order as you are driving along the shore. You can print it out here. North Shore is the best experience that I have ever done. Please read that guide to look for things that strike your interests. There's one beach that is my favorite. The water is very green and people were kayaking and wind surfing there. The name starts with a K, I will have to look it up.

(Sea Turtle at Sharks Cove)
There are more that you can do such as surfing, kayaking, and more. If I go back there again, I will be looking for new things to do ;)

Restaurants:

We did not go to many fancy restaurants, and I hardly remember the names now. But we ate at Costco, an oriental place (I can't remember), Shabu-Shabu by John's condo, and finally a pretty neat looking restaurant by the University. Sorry, I know this doesn't help much, but I don't really recall the names of those places. Oh, and Cheesecake Factory by Waikiki ;)
Shave Ice at M. Matsumoto Grocery Store at North Shore (strongly recommend).

More Photos:

http://nomaddude.shutterfly.com/hawaii

More Information:

http://www.gohawaii.com/oahu/

Maui, Hawaii

noreply@blogger.com (Pheng) — Sun, 27 Sep 2009 16:58:32 PDT

Visited Date:

02/13/09 & 02/14/09

My Two Cents:

The time we spent in Maui wasn't that long. But the island itself is more calm than the Oahu Island. If you are looking for somewhere to get away from the crowd in Oahu, then Maui will be an option for you.

Things To Do:

We went to the Luau there. It's called Old Lahaina. If you have never been to Luau before, let me tell you. It's like a performance event that takes about 3 hours. Basically, you go there to eat, drink, and look at the Hawaiian culture and performance. It's not cheap either but it's worth it. And the food is Hawaiin Buffet. Yum! If you are couple or just married, then you can dance. I am not sure if they do this at all the Luau's though.
We also went to a volcano national park called Haleakala National Park. It was my first time going to a volcano park, which was really nice.
If you have a quest for nature and scenery, then take a drive to Hana. It's on the island. But on the way there, you will see many beautiful nature and sceneries.

(Peacock at a garden's entrance on our way to Hana.
The garden is not free, and we didn't do it.)
I heard Maui has many beautiful beaches. We didn't stop at many beaches, but we did drive along them ;)

(Taken on our way to Hana)
We had some time, so we also went for a drive to Kihei. It's just another town, but it's something for you to check out if you are interested.

(In Kihei)
I'm sure there are more things to do there. Check out "More Info" below to see for yourself.

Things To Know:

If you are going to the Haleakala National Park, don't assume that Hawaii's weather is always warm. You are going up to the mountain to the park. It's freezing up there. We didn't know so we were cold when we were up there. So make sure take a coat/jacket with you, that way you will enjoy outside more ;)

Restaurants:

Old Lahaina Luau and just some quick check out places.

(My buffet plate at Luau)

More Photos:

http://nomaddude.shutterfly.com/hawaii/4

More Information:

http://www.gohawaii.com/maui/

Hawaii North Shore's Little Guide

noreply@blogger.com (Pheng) — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 17:40:31 PDT

Start the tour taking the Pali to Kaneohe side.
Stop at the Pali Lookout for an amazing view of the East side.
From there continue along the Pali and turn left on Kamehameha Highway.

You will pass Hawaii Pacific University’s Windward Campus;
Ho’o something or another’s botanical garden (Near the Likelike Highway); and
The Windward Mall.

From there take the Kam Highway through the little villages and the greenery.
While on the Kam Highway be sure to stop at the Macadamia Nut Farm

While on the Mac Nut Farm, you can take a tour of the premises, you can sample the Mac Nuts and the Kona Coffee for FREE!
If you take the tour, they will take you to the Hukelao Café or better known as the café from 50 first dates.

Continue driving north on the Kam Highway. You can stop at Kualoa Beach Park to take pictures of Chinaman’s Hat and to also take pictures of the Ko’olau Mountain Range. This mountain range was featured in Jurassic Park. This is also a good site for a picnic.
Across the street from Kualoa Beach Park is Kualoa Ranch. There you can go horseback riding or ATV (all-terrain vehicle) riding along the Jurassic Park back drop.
From there continue north, you will eventually pass the Polynesian Cultural Center and the Mormon Temple. The Mormon Temple is a cool place to check out.
Right after the PCC, turn right on a street called Anania (This street is located across for the shopping center with Foodland). Continue along this street until you hit a “T” in the road. From there, go right and continue until you hit the end of the road.

This is the Laea Point. Here you can see amazing rock formations with historic value. I have seen sea turtles and mana rays in the water here. This is an ideal place for pictures.

From there continue along the Kam highway heading west. You will eventually pass by a shrimp truck called Giovanni’s. Though it looks like a shady eatery, this place has famous garlic shrimp that has been featured in National Geographic a while back.
Contine along the Kam Highway, you will pass the Turtle Bay Resort, Sunset Beach and Pipeline (where all of the surfing competitions go down), and Sharks Cove (a great place to snorkle and see Sea Turtles).
I believe right before Waimea Bay you will see a Foodland. Make a left on the street right after food land. It will take you up a hill. Make the first right and it will take you through a jungly path with dips in the road a bazillion speed bumps. If you continue on this road until the end (no more than a half mile) it will take you to a haeau (or a religious structure where they used to conduct sacrifices).

This place has great historic significance, has an amazing view of the ocean, and if you continue down the hiking path (a 10-minute hiking path) you may see wild boar and an AMAZING view of Waimea Bay. On a clear day, you may even see Kaua’i.

Head back toward the Kam Highway and continue west or south (I am not sure which direction you are heading at this time. I think it’s south). As you near Waimea Bay be sure to point out the spiral looking cage fence that was in Jurassic Park. You can park at Waimea Beach Park. Around November and December, the waves here become monstrous, it this is a great place to watch them. Here you can see a 30 foot cliff. This is a fun place to jump off of.
After Waimea Bay, continue south and take a tour into the surfer town of Haleiwa. Here you can find a lot of good eateries:

Matsumoto’s Shave Ice has the island’s famous Shave Ice (Matsumoto’s closes around 6 p.m. so hopefully you can make it);
Cholos is a good Mexican restaurant (so I have heard);
Pizza Bob’s is a good pizza, burger, pasta joint for decent meals for around $12 to $15 a person.

After Haleiwa it’s time to start heading into town. Follow the signs toward town. If you take the route that heads toward’s Schofield Barracks, you should pass the Dole Plantation (though the Dole Plantation might be closed by the time you get there).

Here you can try the pinapple ice cream;
Feed the massive koi in the beautiful koi pond; or
Take a tour through the pinapple maze.

If you survive this tour, head back into town and pat yourself in the back. You will be exhausted by now.

Alright, I hope this tour helps you out. If you know of any other cool sites to add to this list let me know. You cannot do ALL of the things I mentioned on this tour, you will probably run out of time. So pick and choose depending on your time allowance.

Photos:

http://nomaddude.shutterfly.com/hawaii/239

Related Information:

http://phengstravel.blogspot.com/2009/09/oahu-hawaii.html

Carlsbad Caverns National Park

noreply@blogger.com (Pheng) — Sat, 26 Sep 2009 09:50:21 PDT

Visited Date:

09/08/09

My Two Cents:

Carlsbad Caverns National Park is incredibly beautiful. It is a very different National Park from all the ones that I have been to. You go deep down to the cave. The rock formations are just so cool looking. I would not mind visiting it again in the future.

Things To Do:

We did the self-guided tour that consists of two tours: Nature Entrance and Big Room.

(Way to Nature Entrance)

(Going inside the cave via Nature Entrance)
It took us about 2 hours to complete both tours. Make sure you arrive there on time if you want to do the Nature Entrance. I strongly recommend you do this tour. They have specific time when the tour is available. Basically, you have a choice to go down the cave via the Nature Entrance or the Big Room, which is via the elevator.

(Whale Mouth rock formation in Nature Entrance)
Nature Entrance will eventually take you to the Big Room, but before that, there will be a rest area where the elevator is located. There's also a place to eat down there.

(Chinese Theater in the Big Room)
Bat-Flight program is also available. We could not do that due to it was rainning. Make sure you stay for that

.

Restaurants:

We ate at a quick check out place that is in the building next to a gift shop.

Things To Know:

We missed the turn to the National Park while driving. There was road construction there, and the turning road was so tiny that we could not see it. So make sure lay your eyes on the sign that says Carlsbad Caverns National Park and how many miles left. Thank God, we had a GPS ;)
Bring a jacket with you if you can. It was not very cold when we were there, but just in case. It is a hiking park, so be prepared for that.
Take a good camera with flash with you if you want to take some great pictures. It's really
dark down there

.

More Photos:

http://nomaddude.shutterfly.com/newmexico/

More Information:

http://www.nps.gov/cave/index.htm

Roswell, New Mexico

noreply@blogger.com (Pheng) — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 11:32:19 PDT

Visiting Date:

09/08/09

Personal Overview:

Roswell is a very small town. Once you get off the free way, you will end up on the Main Street. This street is really a "main" hub of Roswell because everything is on there. Hehe..... Let's check out things you can do on this street.

Things To Do:

Check out the International UFO Museum and Research Center on the Main Street, where you are able to see some documentary about Flying Saucer, Aliens, and other science- realted stuff.
There are tons of gift shops on that street from the 1st to the 5th streets. Walk around and take some Alien's pictures, hehe....
You may want to check out the UFO Festival. We could not do that because we did not go on a date that the festival is supposed to be on.

Restaurants:

McDonalds on Main Street. It was designed like a Flying Saucer.
Denny's for breakfast ;)

Photos:

http://nomaddude.shutterfly.com/newmexico/

More Information:

http://www.uforoswell.com/

Santa Fe, New Mexico

noreply@blogger.com (Pheng) — Sat, 26 Sep 2009 14:14:08 PDT

Visiting Date:

09/07/09

My Two Cents:

Santa Fe is smaller compared to Albuquerque. The cool thing about this city is their adobe style houses and departmental stores. I really enjoyed seeing those Southwestern buildings. It is a very artistic town.

Things To Do:

Go to the Capitol House. It is very unique. When I was there, the house was closed due to it was Sunday. So if you want to go in there, make sure you go on weekdays.
There's a small Visitor Information Center across the street from the Capitol. Check it out and grab a map to walk around. You will be amazed to see many places you can see within distance on foot.
When we were there, it was Santa Fe's 400th anniversary. We got to see that special events that full of music performances, arts, food, etc.

Restaurants:

Maria's - It was OK - not recommend ;)

Photos:

http://nomaddude.shutterfly.com/newmexico/

More Information:

http://santafe.org/Visiting_Santa_Fe/index.html

Albuquerque, New Mexico

noreply@blogger.com (Pheng) — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 17:40:05 PDT

Visiting Date:

09/06/09

My Two Cents:

Albuquerque is pretty much a city. The traffic could be bad if you were driving during the busy time, especially when we were there, there were a lot of road constructions. Most of the boulevard names are based of Spanish.

Things To Do:

Take a walking tours around the Old Town. There are a lot of things to see and do that range from museums, arts and galleries to shopping and dinning. It took us about 2-3 hours to walk around and see things that we want to see.
Check out the Sandia Peak Tramway. It's the longest tramway in the world. The tramway takes about 15 minutes. The view on the top is amazing. Make sure you take a coat or jacket with you because it's really cold up there. Furthermore, make sure you make reservations at the restaurants there if you plan to eat there. There are two restaurants - one is at the base and the other one is at the top. They are pretty busy. If you don't have reservation, you have to wait. We ate at the top. The restaurant is called High Finance Restaurant and Tavern. Once the reservation is made, you can get a discount of $4 to get on the tramway when you arrive half hour earlier than the reservation time, which costs $17 for an adult. I personally think that the food was OK. I enjoyed our appetizer - chicken wings, which have sort of oriental flavor in them and they are very spicy. The meal was very little and pricy.
Night clubs in Albuquerque is just like other cities. Cool dance clubs are on the 4th street downtown. Drive carefully because cops are everywhere on 4th street ;)

Restaurants:

High Finance Restaurant and Tavern - See above.

Photos:

http://nomaddude.shutterfly.com/newmexico/

More Information:

http://www.cabq.gov/visiting.html

Walt Disney World Resort

noreply@blogger.com (Pheng) — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 14:09:04 PDT

Visiting Date:

12/31/07 - 01/04/08

My Two Cents:

Walt Disney World was just way too much fun. I really want to go back some day when I have enough money. I tried to have the best of my time at each park seeing things that I want to see, doing things that I want to do, and getting on rides that I want to get on. My overall experience there was just incredible.

Things To Do:

Visit the four parks if you can. They are huge. If not, you probably should check out the Magic Kingdom and Epcot Center if you have never been to the Disney World resort before.
There's also Disney Downtown that you can go and tons of Disney gift shops there. There are also stores around and many things to see and do there.
SeaWorld is also another tourist spot to stop at if you have time. There are animals, of course, and more importantly, Animal Performances.
There are many things to do around the Walt Disney World Resort. You can go check them out if you have time such as the Universal Studio and other small theme parks. I didn't go to those places so I cannot really come up with any suggestions.

Things To Know:

First thing first, make sure you get up early in the morning to go to the park, especially when you visit the park during the busy time like holidays. Magic Kingdom and Epcot Center usually are the ones that have long line at the entrance. When I was there, I had to get up like 6 a.m in the morning to catch the bus to go to each park.
Talking of bus, I strongly recommend, again, strongly recommend you to stay at the Walt Disney World's Hotel Resorts. They are expensive, but trust me, they are very well worth it. We did not know before hand, so we booked a motel that are outside of the Resort. Transportation for me that time was hard because I wanted to see everything and stay for fireworks, etc. very late night. Taking taxi was way too expensive, especially when the traffic is really bad. So if you can afford those hotel resorts, go for them. They are worth the money. The Disney World's transportation run through all the Hotel Resorts, and they are free. Especially, they run until the parks are closed. Some hotels even have airport arrangement.
Once you enter a paritcular park, grab the park's map and schedule. For information about what rides you want to check out, please read my each park section.
So now that you have the schedule, then what? Remember, Disney World's parks are huge. You will have to plan very well. The rides are tough ones because the famous rides attract more lines. Here is when the Disney's FASTPASS comes into handy. Check out the schedule and go get your FASTPASS ticket. Then go do something else, and return back to the ride's location that you want to get on.
If you like parades, make sure you show up where the parades will take place about 1-1:30 hour early. That way, it will allow you to get a good spot at the front line and up close to the parade to take photos, and see everything clear.
You may ask me now, what kind of park tickets to buy? I didn't buy the tickets from the official Walt Disney World's website. I can't remember where I bought the tickets though. It was somewhere online, but the gist of it is, look around. There are plenty deals out there online. Do your reasearch, and make sure you buy the park-hopper tickets. That way if you are done or bored with one park, you can hop to another park as you wish to.

Restaurants:

Check out my each park section.

Parks:

Magic Kindgom
Epcot Center
Animal Kingdom
Hollywood Studio

Photos:

http://nomaddude.shutterfly.com/florida

More Information:

http://disneyworld.disney.go.com/

Walt Disney World's Magic Kingdom

noreply@blogger.com (Pheng) — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 18:02:49 PDT

Visiting Date:

12/31/07

My Two Cents:

I was at the Magic Kingdom on the New Year's Eve. Hence, there were a lot of things to do there. Usually, when I am busy doing fun things, I love it. This is why personally I think this is my most favorite park at Walt Disney World Resort.

Things To Do:

Make sure you check out my Walt Disney World in general section first.
Remember, you can enter the Cinderella Castle, but I think there's a specific time to do that. The reason I say this because I thought the Castle is simply a castle that you cannot enter. Next time I will make sure I do that ;)
It's really straight forward once you have the Park's map and schedule in hand and determine what things you want to see and rides you want to get on. Just make sure you plan well, and don't forget the beauty of the FASTPASS
Make sure you stay for the Spectromagic Parade. It's really cool.
Stay for the Fireworks at Cindrella Castle at night, and pay attention to the Castle because it changes the color ;) If you don't live in the WDW's Hotel Resort, you might end up taking a taxi or so because the fireworks take place very late at night, and the city buses stop operating by then. Be prepare for that.

Things To Know:

Again, check out the Walt Disney World section on my blog as it tells you a lot of things to know before you arrive at the park.

Restaurants:

Tons of food and drinks there, but very expensive. One of my favorite though is the Turkey Leg, haha...... It's so big.

Photos:

http://nomaddude.shutterfly.com/florida

More Information:

Walt Disney World's Animal Kingdom

noreply@blogger.com (Pheng) — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 18:05:48 PDT

Visiting Date:

01/01/08

My Two Cents:

Animal Kingdom is pretty fun if you love to see animals. The park wasn't very crowded when I was there. Of course, I went there very early. But overall experience there was really delightful and I enjoyed pretty much seeing animals. It's like going to the zoo, but huge zoo and many events/shows.

Things To Do:

When we were there, there were Timon and Rafiki characters at the entrance. So make sure you go there early, that way you can take pictures with them without having to stand on a long line. I am not sure if they are still doing that though.
I strongly recommend get on the Kilimanjaro Safaris ride. You will see lots of animals including tigers, lions, giraffe, etc. It's really cool. Get a seat by the window so you can take pictures.
Check out the schedule of the shows and plan nicely so that you get to see the shows that you want to see. My favorite were Finding Nemo musical and the Circle of Life, and also the 3D "It's Tough to be a bug."
There could be some characters from Lion King or Tarzan that you can take pictures with.
Don't forget the "Mickey's Jammin' Jungle Parade." If you want to see it up close, make sure you show up early about an hour so that you can get the nice spot.
There is this ride that I really want you to try out. It was ranked the number one when I was there. It's called the Expedition Everest. Man, it was totally thrilling. The line was really bad, but again, if you want to try that, go get the FASTPASS. I tried it, and my neck almost got cut off, hehe... but it's super fun. If you like roller coasters, I bet you will love this. At the end of the ride, you can see your photo when you were on the ride, but as you know it's not cheap.

Things To Know:

Check out the Walt Disney World section on my blog as it tells you a lot of things to know before you arrive at the park.

Restaurants:

I ate at the Asia land where they were making Asian food, haha... I can't remember what type of food though. It was in the India place, but it wasn't Indian food.

Photos:

http://nomaddude.shutterfly.com/florida/488

More Information:

Mount Rushmore

noreply@blogger.com (Pheng) — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 09:35:17 PDT

Visiting Date:

09/02/07

My Two Cents:

I have never seen such an amazing architecture. When you drive close to the park, you could see the wonderful view of Mt. Rushmore and it just makes you so excited about it. And that's time to get off the car and take some pictures.

Things To Do:

Mt. Rushmore is a small park. The admission fee is cheap too per vehicle. You can spend 2-3 hours there including browsing the gift shop. Or if you are a hiker, there's a trail that you can do also to hike up close to the mountain. We didn't do that, but we enjoyed very much the view of the Four Presidents.
We also returned at night to the park to see Mt. Rushmore glowing in the dark. I took some photos that time but they really don't capture that incredible view very well, but they can give you an idea about what Mt. Rushomore looks like at night. It's really cool.
Next to Mt. Rushmore, of course it's the Crazy Horse Memorial. I will talk about that in another post.

Restaurants:

When we were there, I did not see any food stands/fast food places there at the park.

Photos:

http://nomaddude.shutterfly.com/southdakota

More Information:

http://www.nps.gov/moru/index.htm

Crazy Horse Memorial

noreply@blogger.com (Pheng) — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 11:53:36 PDT

Visiting Date:

09/02/08

My Two Cents:

The Crazy Horse Memorial is really cool. It is a small park as well. Most people are only aware of the Mount Rushmore, but not this memorial park. It's really close to Mount Rushmore, and it's worth to check it out.

Things To Do:

Mount Rushmore is near by.
There is a visitor center inside the park. You can go there, walk around and see some history of the Crazy Horse Memorial.
Take the shuttle to go down to see and take picture of the Crazy Horse up close. The guide will tell you some stories about the memorial. It was so cool though for me to see it really that close.
If you have time, you can drive to Wyoming and visit the Devils Tower National Monument.

Things To Know:

When we were there, the park admission was $20. It was expensive, but the thing is all those admissions fees are donated for the memorial's work and maintenance. As you probably know, the memorial is not done yet. They are still working on it. I am not sure if they still charge the same fee or not.

Restaurants:

We had chilil hot dogs at the park. There was a fast check out restaurant in the park.

Photos:

http://nomaddude.shutterfly.com/southdakota

More Information:

http://www.crazyhorsememorial.org/

Devils Tower National Monument

noreply@blogger.com (Pheng) — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 09:12:59 PDT

Visiting Date:

09/02/07

My Two Cents:

I went to visit the Devils Tower National Monument was during my visit to Black Hills for the quest for Mount Rushmore. This is a nice little state park that you can look at the big giant mountain showing up to the sky lol. and that's the Devils Tower. We had a little time in hand, and therefore, after visiting the Crazy Horse, we went for a drive to see this Tower. It's really cool to check out once. You may have to google map to see how far it takes you to there from Black Hills. I can't remember, but it wasn't really bad far.

Things To Do:

As mentioned above, Mount Rushmore and Crazy Horse are not bad far from the Devils Tower.
You will see how cool it is that you are driving up close to it, then kind of circle around it.
If you like to hike, you can hike around the Tower.
Take pictures. It has very good scenaries there.
When I was there, there's a gift shop right before you enter the park. So you can either shop before or after you enter the park. We went to there like late in the evening (you can see the sun shine in my picture), so I did the shopping first, just in case ;)

Restaurants:

I didn't recall seeing any restaurant there.

Photos:

http://nomaddude.shutterfly.com/wyoming

More Information:

http://www.nps.gov/DETO/index.htm

Boston, MA

noreply@blogger.com (Pheng) — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 17:39:50 PDT

Visiting Date:

08/13/06

My Two Cents:

Boston is really nice. I really like it there. The view at the night is incredible, unfortunately, I wasn't able to take those pictures. But the overall experience there was really fun.

Things To Do:

Go to Boston downtown and that will include the China town. Parking over there is crazy, so if you can afford a parking fee, go for one.
The walk after China town will eventually take you to the Boston Park. It's really clean over there ;) and very green when I was there in the summer.
If you like a short ride, get on the Swan Boats. It was really cheap for a ride and it's very relaxing and fun.
Check out the Faneuil Hall Marketplace (a.k.a Quincy Market), but expect crowd. There are food and performances there.
We also went to the Ferry, but did not get on any boats :) We were just walking around and taking our pictures with the sea and ships lol
There are a lot more to do there, you can find out more under More Information below.

Restaurants:

It was my first time eating the Japanese hot pot's Shabu-shabu. It was so delicious. I don't know what road it's on but it's somewhere around the Chinatown area.
Also ate a Vietnamese restaurant. It was pretty good. My friend suggested all those.

Photos:

http://nomaddude.shutterfly.com/massachusetts

More Information:

http://www.cityofboston.gov/visitors/

New Hampshire

noreply@blogger.com (Pheng) — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 13:06:16 PDT

Visiting Date:

08/17/06 - 08/18/06

My Two Cents:

When I said that I was going to go to New Hampshire, people were like "What's there?" I did not know either. But I went there to visit my friend, Sakada, and the purpose was to go to see New York and Boston with him, but I still think it's cool to give New Hampshire a chance. My friend lived in Manchester, NH, which is about 45 minutes from Boston. The cool thing about New Hampshire is the Hampton Beach. I totally loved it there. It was summer time, so there were quite of people there.

Things To Do:

- Hampton Beach, NH
Awesome beach! There are tons of gift shops and stores along the beach.
Sunbathing, swimming, flying kites, playing balls, etc. just like any other beaches.
Go there in the summer time to enjoy it more ;)

- Manchester, NH

Just a small college town with a nice area in downtown, pretty much that, hehe.... but personally, I think it's still a better town than the NH's Capitol - Concord.
Boston is 45 minutes away.

- Concord, NH

We went to visit the Capitol building and took pictures around there.
If you like going to church, there are tons of churches there ;)

Things To Know:

If you are as crazy as my friend that wants his photo printed on a t-shirt, then make sure put a photo in a flash drive, or whatever means that you can download your photo from your camera, so that the people at that store can get "you" on your t-shirt lol. I am not sure if they are still doing it or not.

Restaurants:

We ordered Chinese food and pizza and cooked Khmer food ;)
One of my friend's favorite restaurants was this Vietnamese restaurant in Manchester that we went there twice for breakfast. Can't remember the name though.

Photos:

http://nomaddude.shutterfly.com/newhampshire

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noreply@blogger.com (Pheng) — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 14:30:23 PDT

Hehe... Gotcha!

Obviously, I love to travel. One of my passions for now as a young adult is to be able to visit all the 50 states in the United States, and maybe countries when I get older and/or richer *drooling*

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Name: Pheng Ly
Birth Place: Phnom Penh, Cambodia
Interests: Traveling, Dancing, Working out, Blogging, Web Designing, Eating, Sleeping, and Texting ^_<
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noreply@blogger.com (Pheng) — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 15:16:56 PDT