Jeff and I have always been curious travelers, wandering from the Alps to New Zealand. But recently, our curiosity led us to try something different: navigating the Yangtze River on a cruise. We booked a balcony cabin on the Century Paragon, which docks a

Jeff and I have always been curious travelers, wandering from the Alps to New Zealand. But recently, our curiosity led us to try something different: navigating the Yangtze River on the Century Paragon. Our trip started in Chongqing, a city that feels lik

Jeff and I have always been curious travelers, wandering from the Alps to New Zealand. But recently, our curiosity led us to try something wed never done before: navigating the Yangtze River on a cruise ship. After a few days aboard the Century Paragon

navigating the Yangtze River on a luxury suite tour aboard the Century Paragon. Wed read the brochures promising “five-star comfort” and “cultural immersion,” but Ill be honest—after years of hostels and campervans, we were wary. Could a c

A Change of Pace from the Alps and the OutbackJeff and I have always been curious travelers, wandering from the Alps to New Zealand. Were used to carrying our own packs, sleeping in hostels, and catching the 6 AM bus. So when our curiosity led us to co

Jeff and I have always been curious travelers, wandering from the Alps to New Zealand, carrying nothing but a couple of backpacks and a healthy appetite for the unexpected. But recently, our curiosity led us to try something different: navigating the Yang

Jeff and I have always been curious travelers. We spent years hiking through New Zealand's Southern Alps and catching night trains through Eastern Europe. But last spring, our curiosity pointed us toward somewhere completely different: the Yangtze River i

Jeff and I have always been curious travelers, wandering from the Alps to New Zealand. But recently, our curiosity led us to try something different: navigating the Yangtze River on a cruise from Yichang to Chongqing. Ill be honest—I was skeptical. T

WhyWe Chose the Yangtze and a Century CruiseJeff and I have always been curious travelers, wandering from the Alps to New Zealand. Weve slept in hostels where the walls were so thin you could hear the neighbors toothbrush, and weve splurged on

Jeff and I have always been curious travelers, wandering from the Alps to New Zealands South Island, always chasing the kind of place that feels older than the brochures suggest. But recently, our curiosity led us to try something different: navigating

Jeff and I have always been curious travelers, wandering from the Alps to New Zealand. But recently, our curiosity led us to try something different: navigating the Yangtze River on a cruise. And let me tell you, this misty river has a way of getting unde

Why We Stopped Worrying and Learned to Love the RiverJeff and I have always been curious travelers, wandering from the Alps to New Zealand, usually on our own two feet or in a rattling rental car. But recently, our curiosity led us to try something differ

Jeff and I have always been curious travelers, wandering from the Alps to New Zealand, but our recent journey took us somewhere completely different: the Yangtze River in China. We boarded the Century Paragon at Chongqing Chaotianmen Port, and honestly, t

Jeff and I have always been curious travelers, wandering from the Alps to New Zealand. But recently, our curiosity led us to try something different: navigating the Yangtze River on a cruise. We boarded the Century Paragon at the Chongqing Chaotianmen Por

Jeff and I have always been curious travelers, wandering from the Alps to New Zealand, chasing views that make you stop and breathe. But last fall, our curiosity chewed on something new: a Yangtze River cruise. Neither of us had ever done a river cruise b

Jeff and I have always been curious travelers, wandering from the Alps to New Zealand. But recently, our curiosity led us to try something different: navigating the Yangtze River on a cruise ship. Specifically, the Century Paragon. And if you know us, you

navigating the Yangtze River on a cruise ship called the Century Paragon. We were a bit skeptical—cruises aren't really our style. We prefer dusty boots and self-guided maps. But the promise of the Three Gorges, especially the narrow Wuxia Gorge, was to

Jeff and I have always been curious travelers, wandering from the Alps to New Zealand. But this year, our curiosity led us somewhere completely different: the Yangtze River. Wed heard the stories about the Three Gorges—the dramatic cliffs, the displa

Jeff and I have always been curious travelers. We spent years figuring out how to share one tiny backpack between us while hopping trains across New Zealand, and later, we got lost on purpose in the back alleys of Prague and Lyon. So when people ask why w

Jeff and I have always been curious travelers. We spent years backpacking New Zealand's South Island, sleeping in hostels and cooking pasta on camp stoves. Later, we wandered through Europe's back alleys, from the ceramics shops of Portugal to the mountai