Global Tour - Mike's Road Trip

Epic 39,702 mile trip around the world

Mike Shubic May 17th, 2016 1 Comment

Trip around the world: 39,702 miles by planes, trains, automobiles and feet During a two month period last summer I calculated I traveled 39,702 miles on a trip around the world. It was an exhilarating time, I saw amazing things and met some fascinating people, but that amount of travel...

Hangzhou Global Tour highlights

Mike Shubic January 27th, 2016 Comments Off

This past summer I was fortunate enough to be selected as a storyteller for the 2015 Hangzhou Global tour. This was a cultural immersion campaign by the Hangzhou Tourism Commission (HTC) in which ambassadors from the U.S. and China were selected , along with two storytellers to travel around the...

Hangzhou Global Tour: Day 28

Mike Shubic August 22nd, 2015 2 Comments

Today we toured the State Capital (aka State House), located here in Boston, which happens to be one of the most significant and historic buildings in the U.S. Built in 1798 by none other than Paul Revere, the State House is located across from Boston Common at the top of...

Hangzhou Global Tour: Day 23

Mike Shubic August 17th, 2015 Comments Off

Since we arrived so late to the hotel here in Paris due to our canceled flight from Geneva and long train ride, we didn’t get out of the hotel to sightsee until 11am. We arranged a local tour guide to show us around the Notre Dame area, which reminded me...

Hangzhou Global Tour: Day 22

Mike Shubic August 16th, 2015 1 Comment

After breakfast in a rooftop atrium of our hotel overlooking Geneva, with a glimpse of Lake Geneva in the background, we boarded a bus to take us to the UN headquarters for a tour. I found the grounds and tour of the UN quite fascinating, more than I thought I...

Hangzhou Global Tour: Day three

Mike Shubic July 25th, 2015 Comments Off

My third day in Hangzhou started off with a tour of a popular market where many merchants sell handcrafted items. One highlight included two gentleman pounding sesame seeds with large wooden mallets while humming a rhythmic tune in order to stay in sync with one another. The malleable form was...