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Holiday Video 2008!

Happy Holidays from Vietnam!  Click on the video to hear and see my Holiday message for 2008! 

Sisterhood

Photo: My sister and I
As I started to count the number of countries I’ve visited for my sister’s Red Hot Holiday Party invitation, I also counted up the number of countries she traveled to with me. Surprisingly, the number came to about two-thirds of the total. Sure – I counted a country if she flew [...]

Electric Blankets and Chains - No, This Isn’t Porn

For all photos of Deqin and the Snow Mountain - click here!
For the 4 days we spent in and around Shangri-la we had the unique opportunity to experience the 4 seasons…one each day. The bad news is that my suitcase wasn’t really outfitted to experience the 4 seasons, and the Chinese concept of heating was [...]

Yak-i-ty Yak – Shangri-la

For all photos of the Shangri-la area - click here!
Before coming to Southwest China, my sister and I were out one night with some of her Singapore friends and they wanted to know where we were going on our pending trip to Yunnan. We rattled off a few places including Shangri-la. There was an immediate [...]

Tiger Leaping Gorge—ous!!!

Sunrays kissing Tiger Leaping Gorge

Photo: Sun rays kissing Tiger Leaping Gorge
For the ‘best of’ Yunnan, China Photography - click here!
For all snapshots of the Tiger Leaping Gorge hike - click here!
One of the main reasons why Cyndi and I decided to come to Yunnan was to hike in the Tiger Leaping Gorge – a deep [...]

My Ancient Chinese Hero - Dali

For the ‘best of’ Yunnan Photography - click here!
For all snapshots of Dali - click here!
My sister and I were in search of a hiking trip on southern China. After much searching on the internet, I finally located a company called Backroads of China. Who seemed to cover much of the Yunan Provence in Southern [...]

High in the Jet Steam and Deep in the Ground – Xi’an

For the ‘best of’ Northern China Photography - click here!
For all snapshots of Xian - click here!
For all snapshots of the Terracotta Soldiers - click here!
My last stop on my tour of Northern China was the small town of Xi’an. Of course – small in China is a population of 8 million people. Most people [...]

The Great Wall – The Great Destroyer of Knees

For the ‘best of’ Northern China Photography - click here!
For all snapshots of the Jinshanling/Simatai Great Wall - click here!
This is one of the main reasons I came to China, to hike this section of the Great Wall – Jinshaling and Simatai. One of the most breathtaking sections of the Great Wall is Jinshanling. It [...]

Battle Of The Bugs - Voyage To The Great Wall

Photo: The Great Wall of China - Mutianyu Section
For the ‘best of’ Northern China Photography - click here!
For all snapshots of the Mutianyu section of the Great Wall - click here!
The Great Wall of China – yet another site that I never really expected to see in my life – but when you do – [...]

A Father, A Daughter, and Some Chinese Food - Beijing

For the ‘best of’ Northern China Photography - click here!
To see all snapshots of Beijing Sites - click here!
When I was about 12 years old, I was treated to my first memory of international cuisine…Chinese food. I will never forget going to a Chinese restaurant in Peoria for the first time. It was darkly lit, [...]