So we were watching Samantha Brown’s travel show – and this episode was China. We used to watch her shows and would be relatively entertained. This one? Painful. Maybe it’s from watching too many episodes with Anthony Bourdain and his cynicism, or mock excitement or … Read More →
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More China Pics!
China! The 798 Art District in Beijing. A must-visit place in one of my fave cities on the planet.
This is Pele. He’s the son of the Dutch owners at The Giggling Tree hostel we stayed at in the village of Aishanmen near Yangshuo. I’m not … Read More →
Map to Mama’s Naxi Guesthouse in Lijiang, China
So while it’s taken us forever to start this out – here is the first of our posts of resources/info about our trip in China. Since it seems like nearly everyone (including taxi drivers) has a very hard time finding Mama’s Naxi Guesthouse/hostel in Old … Read More →
China’s Earthquake
I am so very saddened by the recent news from China. Over 18,000 people are reported buried in just one of the cities affected. I hope that everyone we met last month is okay. But even then, there are thousands of people we didn’t meet … Read More →
Living in the Present
Mark is in Phoenix right now and I miss him bunches! I would’ve gone, but I’ll be in Baltimore next weekend for my BFF Lauren’s graduation. She is getting her Master’s in Social Work and I’m soooo proud of her! So many graduations are … Read More →
Hair and School (or Leah can’t think of a better title right now)
So, as you probably noticed from all the China pics (oh goodness, we still have sooooooo many to go through! But we’re sleepy! And busy! I do hope we get around to that, though. In little bits’n'pieces….tangent much? anyhow…) the … Read More →
CCB and TLG (acronyms are fun)
I’ve been letting Mark do most of the posting since he’s also using the computer for work. But! I have a lot to say, too! So, we have some time while we’re in Lijiang waiting for our 3:00 appointment with China Construction … Read More →
James Hilton would disagree
So, after a 5 hour bus ride… which was only really bumpy for the first 2 hours, then we got on a nicely paved road… we arrived in Shangri-la. Only, this town is nothing like the paradise described in Hilton’s Lost Horizon. It’s … Read More →
Naxi Hospitality
Yunnan province has many different minority groups, and Lijiang is home to several, but primarily to the Naxi people. The Naxis are ethnically Tibetan, speak their own Naxi language and use a pictograph writing system- the oldest still in use, in fact. They … Read More →
Goodbye Guangxi Province
Whew! Leah here. It’s crazy how a few short days without internet leaves me feeling totally out of touch with the rest of the world. But we’re here in a Guilin until 1:00 today when we leave for the airport to fly to Lijiang by … Read More →
24 Hour Train Ride to Yangshuo & Radio Silence
Hello! After our awesome 24 hour train ride from Beijing to Guilin - where we met some incredible people, we were picked up at the train station and brought to our next hostel, located in the very tiny town of Aishanmen, just outside of Yangshuo – … Read More →
Suddenly I See Leah In China
I’ve started pulling all of the video that we took in China off of our camcorder. And now watching it all – we didn’t really film too much. Well, relatively speaking. At least not enough for what I want! I would’ve recorded the whole month … Read More →