http://www.tonynuccio.com Wed, 27 Aug 2008 15:57:58 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en If there is something everybody should do once in their life - it is to take a helicopter tour of their own city. This past weekend we did just the same and went flying with Celebrity Helicopters' very own Robin Petgrave. Our flight was something that we probably won't ever forget ... http://www.tonynuccio.com/north-america/united-states/the-coolest-thing-you-can-do-in-los-angeles.html From Delhi To Pathankot To Dharmsala To Palampur To Being Zapped To Sherab Ling Himachal Pradesh The Sleeper Train The sleeper train to Pathankot was another first for me, even in Europe I had not taken an overnight train so I was really excited. The beds on the train and the train itself ... http://www.tonynuccio.com/asia/sleeper-train-journey-through-himachal-pradesh.html Before we left for India we had to make travel arrangements in Bangkok: sorting out visas, buying wines, whiskeys, and foods for Ben's friends that lived in Dharamsala. Ben, my travel-mate, had lived in India a few years ago he moved there when he was 23 from San Francisco on ... http://www.tonynuccio.com/asia/days-in-delhi.html Phnom Pehn. The Real Cambodia. One of the reasons why we ended up in Phnom Penh was probably because how many travelers do, Bangkok Airways is just too damn expensive. For about a fifth of the price to fly to Siem Reap on Bangkok Airways ($450 USD/ return), we easily ... http://www.tonynuccio.com/asia/phnom-pehn-the-real-cambodia.html Angkor Wat. Wat an Amazing Place! The 5 hour bus ride to Siem Reap was quite the adventure. We were assigned to two seats towards the front but since the bus was empty in the back we switched seats to sprawl out and recoup much needed sleep. After 2 hours ... http://www.tonynuccio.com/asia/angkor-wat-wat-an-amazing-place.html Ban Laem, Cambodia My 30 day Thailand visa that was given to me on arrival was about to expire so my options to extend another 30 days in Thailand were to fly international or take a bus to the border. While flipping through the Bangkok Post, there was a tour company ... http://www.tonynuccio.com/asia/ban-laem-a-taste-of-cambodia.html Ayutthaya, Thailand My day trip to the former royal capital, Ayutthaya (a-yu-thia) was a worthy trip away from Bangkok. The whole experience of taking a train in Thailand was just fun in itself. On the train ride heading out of Bangkok, it was an experience to see all the poor families ... http://www.tonynuccio.com/asia/the-ruins-in-ayutthaya.html Chiang Mai, Thailand I was able to make a 2 day visit up north to Chiang Mai. At first when I arrived I thought to myself "where are the elephants?", the place looked just like another city. After walking around and figuring it out, I realized that Chiang Mai is ... http://www.tonynuccio.com/asia/the-trek-life-in-chiang-mai.html Koh Samui. It's A Dangerous Paradise You couldn’t pay me to go back to Samui. If it was not for the company of friends I had on the island I would’ve left on the first day. Samui WAS paradise, was in the sense that it’s destroyed now and getting overdeveloped ... http://www.tonynuccio.com/asia/koh-samui-paradise-island-or-dangerous-island.html Taipei, Taiwan To be honest, I didn't know what to expect from Taiwan. I heard a couple things but I didn't think my trip would be as much fun as it was. Arriving jet lagged into a bustling Asian city can always be pretty tiring but Taipei kept me awake with its ... http://www.tonynuccio.com/asia/surprised-by-taipei.html