Chuck found out about I LOVE Cuba Photo Tours on one of the travel message boards and they have incredible ratings from both the people on the message boards and on Trip Advisor. From the very beginning, they were awesome to deal with. Chuck emailed the owner, Yosel and got a response back really quickly….
Author: Mark And Chuck's Adventures
We are a 60+ gay couple who love adventure. We're foodies and love off-the-beaten-path places, especially street food. And while we love visiting historical and cultural sites, we always hang with the locals.
Havan-na-na-na-na Cuba Trip
Yes, yes, yes… we’re WAY behind posting about our pre-Christmas Havana Cuba trip. Chuck and I wanted to make sure we took a Cuba trip before too much changed and before it because to ‘Westernized.” With that said, we still like all the modern conveniences of A/C, WIFI, and US dollars. The Cuba Trip Plan…
Chuck and Mark’s Wild Adventures
Sorry we went MIA, we’ve been staying local
The Long River
In China, the Yangtze River is known as Chang Jiang or Long River. The next part of our China trip was a very mixed bag. We embarked on a three day Yangtze River cruise from Chongqing to Yichang. This was our first river boat cruise, having only cruised on much larger ships in the Caribbean…
Snacks In China
Ya, because we didn’t eat enough already… along the way we tried or saw great snack foods that were too interesting to pass up. On our trip from Beijing to Xi’an, we had a relatively short flight and just got snack boxes. Included in the box was a bag of crispy apple chips, a slice…
The Truth About Truck Stops
Ok, ok, I can hear several friends laughing already. We traveled several hours in a bus heading from Chengdu to Chongqing with a few stops along the way. When we entered the highway our driver had to stop at a checkpoint, get out of the bus and sign in. Apparently, truck drivers in China can’t…
Not Yo Mama’s HoJo
Yes, I admit it, we’re both of the age where we remember the big orange roofs. I vaguely remember milkshakes and floats but not more than that. I went to college in Hyde Park New York in 1981 and remember seeing one up the road from the school. I think my parents stayed there when…
Sichuan Hot Pot
The name should have been enough… We REALLY like spicy food, we have a jar of Thai hot peppers in fish sauce in the refrigerator at home, we ate our way through Thailand… but this took us to a new level. We arrived in Chengdu by the new high-speed bullet train, it just opened a…
Western Food Gone Wrong
One of the ONLY things we didn’t really enjoy out of the entire trip was a stop for lunch on the way to see the Xi’an Terracotta Warriors. Most of our meals had been served family style and were Chinese food. This is was actually at a beautiful 5 Star hotel with immaculate western style…
Huanglongxi Village
After our visit to the Leshan Stone Buddha we stopped at this village on our way to Chengdu. It is an historic village dating back 1700 years. The village has been restored to its original charm but most of the original buildings have been turned into stores for souvenirs or food. We really enjoyed experiencing…