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We took a day trip out of Beijing (about 4 hours by bus) and hiked for about eight miles along the Great Wall. It lived up to the hype. China – Great Wall Enjoy, -peebo

From Xian we flew to Shanghai and took the Maglev Train into the city–top speed 268 miles per hour. (It was awesome.) Highlights in Shanghai included: Yuyuan Gardens The Shanghai Museum Shanghai Urban Planning Exhibition Hall (Much more interesting than it sounds) Nighttime walk on The Bund Living it up in the swank, Rui Jin [...]

It was hard to leave Yangshuo after only two and a half days days in the area. There was so much more to see and explore but, alas, it was only a 15 day trip. Our host in Yangshuo, Mr. Wei, arranged for a car to drive us from Yangshuo to the airport in Guilin [...]

While in Yangshou we took a day trip to the fishing village of Xingping–about a 45 minute (and 4 Yuan) bus ride north. We had some anxiety about finding the right bus in Yangshou (after a horribly frustrating experienced in Shenzhen) so we did our best to memorize the phrases we’d need to ask for [...]

So, it’s the Sunday after Thanksgiving and I’m in Arkansas with the family. Me, Katy, Mom and Dad are at a department store in Little Rock. Katy has just finished shopping for a dress (very nice…) to wear to her office Christmas party and we’re all goofing off in the random-gadget area of the store–sitting [...]