Red rocks aren’t only for Utah
A friend of mine recently had a birthday. Instead of having a party or big gathering, she wanted to go hiking. We decided to go up to Sedona since most in the small group had never been. I was in … Continued
Tonto National Monument & the Apache Trail
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New Year’s Day 2012 I spent on a bamboo raft in some of China’s most spectacular scenery, so this year I wanted to do something awesome again. This year I spent the day experiencing something that President Teddy Roosevelt called … Continued
Montezuma’s Arizona – an adventure to three Arizona national monuments
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Arizona is home to 22 national parks properties. Those include national parks like the Grand Canyon and small national monuments like the places I explored last Saturday, Montezuma Castle National Monument, Tuzigoot National Monument and Montezuma Well. These three sites … Continued
All-American Road Trip
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When I arrived in L.A. from China, I began a two-week road trip with family. My sister and her husband picked me up at LAX and we drove to Utah. On the way we stopped at the Las Vegas temple … Continued
China in the footsteps of Tom Cruise, Philip Seymour Hoffman and J.J. Abrams
All around the Shanghai region of China there are numerous canal or water towns. These are towns built around a series of streams, rivers and canals with wonderful bridges spanning them. Of course, if you’re in China for any real … Continued
New Adventure Patches – China Map
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I’ve created an Adventure Patches – China Map with locations of my adventures throughout China. Using Google Maps like I did for my Adventure Patches Map, I’ve marked the locations of my adventures all across China and marked off areas … Continued
Macau – the Vegas of Asia (almost)
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Macau is just as unique from Mainland China as it is from Hong Kong. Many of my students assume it would be just like HK since it was a colony of a European power; however, it is so different. First, … Continued
A little out of place
So, Hefei has a walking street just as any big city should. Last Saturday, Aaron and I met there for pizza at Pizza Hut and boy was it yummy. Anyway, this walking street is typical of any walking street with all … Continued
Sanhe, Ancient Chinese Secret, part 2
continued from Sanhe, Ancient Chinese Secret, part 1 We saw the temple from the tower, and, as we continued our adventure in Sanhe Ancient Town, we decided to find it. It was worth the little effort and would have been worth … Continued
Sanhe, Ancient Chinese Secret, part 1
Okay, it’s not really a secret but that’s what I thought every time I read something about the small town of Sanhe before visiting it on Monday during the Mid-Autumn Festival because every time I found something about it in … Continued