This Time Last Year
But I digress in a big way, so back to the photo display. I got it on sale and it holds twelve 8×10 photos. It’s one of my favorite...
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Jul 22, 20112 min read
Through the Lens: A Photo Dilemma
I took 1,200 photos in China. That sounds absurd, I know, but be assured that I did not keep them all. It’s true that to get one good...
Jun 23, 20112 min read
A Few Things I Don’t Like About Jet Lag
There is nothing quite like recovering from East Asia jet lag. It’s just…different. We’re better, but not quite back to normal. So here...
Jun 21, 20113 min read
The Red Couch Ten Years Later
As promised, here is Alison once again on the Red Couch. She is just as she was ten years ago – happy to be surrounded by the other...
Jun 17, 20115 min read
Stepping Into North Korea…Without Erin
Chances are, if you suffer from migraines, it would be no surprise that by the end of a very tiring three-week trip you would get one....
Jun 16, 20112 min read
Korea!
This has been our first full day in Seoul. Kyle was here in January and couldn’t say enough good things about it, but I had never given...
Jun 15, 20113 min read
Cooking in Yangshuo and an Unplanned Stop
I have a very good excuse for not blogging last night. First, I’ll chronicle yesterday. We started early with a cooking class at the...
Jun 13, 20112 min read
Down the River to Yangshou
It’s Monday afternoon, and we are at the Green Lotus Hotel in Yangshuo, Guilin. We took a cruise down the Li River this morning. I’ve...
Jun 12, 20111 min read
Back in Guangxi Province: Do You Have a Price for that Puppy in the Window?
Our travel schedule is crazy. We were in Guangxi province two days ago when we visited the town where Alison was born. Then we traveled...
Jun 11, 20112 min read
What Day Is It?
Okay, we’ve officially become the travelers who no longer know what day it is, and we’re having trouble remembering where we’re headed...
Jun 10, 20111 min read
Photos from Guiping
We’re back in civilization and high-speed Internet. Thanks Juli for handling the posting while I was in no-man’s land. The photos above...
Jun 9, 20113 min read
Back in Nanning
We’re back in Nanning after the most amazing day. We got up this morning and had a traditional Chinese breakfast (dim sum, steamed buns,...
Jun 9, 20111 min read
Eating Local Food: Pig’s Feet
#adoption #BirthlandTriptoChina #china #travel
Jun 8, 20112 min read
Getting to Guiping – Her Hometown
Welcome to southern China. Our flight was delayed this morning because a group of domestic tourists were angry that their flight was...
Jun 7, 20111 min read
To Guiping
We’ve been running for three days – up early and not back to the hotel room until late evening. We’ve seen amazing things (Terra Cotta...
Jun 5, 20112 min read
Sunday
Dragon Boat Festival continues today. It’s a three-day festival that began on Saturday, and almost everyone is on holiday, which means we...
Jun 4, 20112 min read
Climbing the Wall: We Are Heroes Now
Today, we became heroes – at least according to Chairman Mao. “You are not a hero until you climb The Great Wall.” So we did. We took the...
Jun 3, 20113 min read
Everything is for the Children
Technology frustrations abound! An aside from the wonderful day we have had: China has blocked facebook and twitter, and the free WiFi in...
Jun 2, 20111 min read
We’re Back in Beijing!
We’re exhausted, but have been trekking around the city all afternoon trying to stay awake. Alison will be measured by a tailor at 6 p.m....
Jun 1, 20113 min read
Alison’s Birth Country: We’re Almost There
Colin, Erin, and Lisa – November, 2001 I am writing this on the plane, over the ocean headed to Seoul Korea, and then on to Beijing. I...
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