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We ladies (Mary, Faith, Jennifer and I) went on a pottery buying adventure to Jingdezhen – a city famous for is porcelain and pottery. Jingdezhen is about a one hour plane flight from Shanghai, but with China delays, you can never be sure. The Shoppers: Brenda, Faith, Mary & Jennifer The Pottery […]
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OK, get ready for a long post as this is a full week of activities! In the past, we have always traveled on this week off. This year Concordia, Emmy’s school, doesn’t have the full week off AND it is beautiful weather in Shanghai at this time. So, we decided to stay home. […]
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We had a family discussion to see how the girls felt about spending Christmas in Asia. It is a big decision to not be with the family. Emmy said she would miss the Nutcracker and Gingerbread houses. Elle wanted to know how Santa and the Easter Bunny could get in our home. Why would […]
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When we arrived in Shanghai, Emersyn become friends with Mimi & Kate. We called them the 3-musketeers and the terrific trio. The girls were together all through first and second grade…until Kate moved back to America. Kate and her Mom, Mary Major came to visit for a week. They arrived the same day […]
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Let me start by setting the stage. John Humes and I set off together on a “boys adventure†for 9 days across the Tibetan Plateau. Lhasa has the second highest airport in the world at a mere 4, 300m (14, 315ft). The trip starts in Lhasa, traverses more than 1, 000km (660 miles) of […]
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Day 4 – June 29 – Lhasa to Gyantse I should have mentioned earlier that we had a guide – Bhuchung Tsering, a local Tibetan who had been guiding for about 3 years. He would work during the summer and freeze his @$$! off in the winter. He and the driver were going […]
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I had one of those China travel days yesterday. I am to be in Beijing most of this week to launch a new marketing initiative with 3 other companies, train the combined sales force, etc. All started off fine – arriving at the airport at 9AM for a 10AM flight, check in, security – […]
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For Emersyn’s 9th birthday, we are celebrating in Hong Kong. We decided to make this a birthday destination when one of Emersyn’s Shanghai best friends, Mimi, moved to Hong Kong in February. Then, Emmy’s Hong Kong best buddy, Angus, was coming from Australia. He moved back home two years ago. With the […]
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Today is labor day holiday in China. We decided to take a road trip to Shuzhou to see the gardens and enjoy the nice spring weather. We pack up the cars with two other families – the Humes (Mary, John, Kelly & Erin) and the Bishops (Faith, Dan, Avery & Riley). Scooters, blades and […]
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Another school break and another trip. One of the advantages of living in China is there is always a school break and always an adventure to explore. This break was a trip to the Yunnan region of China. Yunnan Province is in the southwest corner of China, bordering Tibet and Vietnam. It is a […] |