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Eleri is off from school all week for spring Break. Emersyn has Thursday and Friday off for school conferences. Jennifer Jenkins decided it was a perfect time to go see the Giant Pandas in Chengdu. She organized a “Mom and Kid” trip through the travel agent, Country Holidays. She invited us, the Humes and […]
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This weekend was Hong Kong Seven’s rugby weekend. Or as Brenda calls it – “Executive Spring Break”. This is because it is a boys’ weekend to Hong Kong for 2 1/2 days of rugby, drinking and general debauchery. View for the South Stands The South Stands of Hong Kong stadium are […]
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The first adventure in 2010…Harbin, China. Harbin is located in the far north region of China near the vast sub-Siberian plains. We have had Harbin on our list of places to visit for the last few years. A couple of reasons have kept us from Harbin. One it is very cold, -30c/-22f. […]
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As we had such a fun time in Yangshuo in 2008, we made plans to go again this year for Thanksgiving. This time we had four other families traveling with us. The families were the Humes: Mary, John, Kelly (9), Erin (7); the Jenkins: Jennifer, Scott, Sean (9), Sophie (7); the Bishops: […]
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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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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 […] |