Rob Cheng’s Blog

We are on our first day of a much needed vacation. We are staying at a place called Hotel do Frade which sits on the beach but also has a golf course which nestles against the mountains. I woke up early and decided to run the gofl course TWICE. I am not sure how far I ran but I am estimating between 10-11 miles. Then we went swimming in the hotel pool. Later, we went bike riding on the golf course for about an hour. It was a good full day and a great start to the vacation. More »

April 19th, 2010 | Category: Brazil, Jesse, Photos, Teddy, Travel | Comments (1)

Solange’s mother came to visit us and we decided to take a quick weekend vacation. Solange searched the map and found Mangaratiba. It is about 70 miles from Rio de Janeiro, but given the condition of the roads and the traffic, it takes between 2-3 hours to drive there. All that said, it was worth it. I have been all over the world, and I would put Mangaratiba up there with Yosemite National Park as one of the most beautiful places I have ever visited in my life. More »

November 9th, 2009 | Category: Brazil, Photos, Slide Show, Travel | Comments (2)

It was 9 days ago that I easily had the absolute worst experience I have had with any airline. I have been a frequent flyer all my life, and I realize that flights get canceled, bags get lost, and things happen. People that get upset over these things should not fly as much, but what happened to me goes beyond any of the normal issues one has when traveling. Here’s the story.

Last Monday, September 7, my family and I (Rob, Solange, Teddy and Jesse) were flying from Myrtle Beach to our second residence in Rio de Janeiro. We were on the return segment of our ticket, and there were no problems arriving in April. On international flights, according to Delta policy, infants must purchase a special lap ticket that allows the infant to sit on their parent’s lap. Unbelievable as it sounds, each lap ticket was about R$800 or $500.

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September 16th, 2009 | Category: Travel | Comments (17)

Man Oh Man. I have been working harder than I can ever remember. I am a man on a mission to finish a huge project sprinting to the finish line. When I want to, my focus can be amazing and singular. I really hope that I can look back at this period, and be amazed at how much work I got done.

Despite all of that, I decided to take a lightening vacation to NY with my family. We arrived on a Friday and went to the Statue of Liberty. We woke up the next day, and grabbed a train from Grand Central to Pleasantville NY to visit my cousin, Nancy and her family. My other cousin, Larry, was also kind enough to join us for the train ride from NY to Pleansantville. More »

June 4th, 2009 | Category: Jesse, Slide Show, Teddy, Travel | Comments (1)

Our last stop before on our vacation was in Lisbon, Portugal. I really wanted to visit some new cities since I had never visited Portugal. Furthermore, it was a chance to try out my Portuguese in a new land. The weather was great, and we took a tour bus which took us all around Lisbon and finally stopped at the Lisbon Zoo. It is a fantastic zoo and I took lots of pictures. More »

September 14th, 2008 | Category: Slide Show, Travel | Leave a comment

We went to a lot of places on our cruise, and perhaps the ugliest place was Tunis, Tunisia. We had a some fun dressing up in the local costumes and also riding on a camel’s back. That is the basis for this slide show. More »

August 31st, 2008 | Category: Slide Show, Travel | Leave a comment

In January 2007, Solange and I visited Cancún, Mexico with my brother, Dave and his family. Perhaps the highlight of the trip was swimming with the dolphins at Cancún’s Wet and Wild Water park. After swimming with the dolphins, there is an options to purchase a DVD. I then ripped the DVD, and put together this video. More »

September 11th, 2007 | Category: Travel, Videos | Leave a comment