Hustai National Park
I really wanted to see wildlife while in Mongolia. I finally got to see some at Hustai National Park. Thanks to my friends at New Milestone Tours I got to see some spectacular wildlife. One encounter made up for the … Continued
Dallas World Aquarium
I’ve written before about one of my happy places in my hometown, the Dallas Zoo. One of my other happy places is the Dallas World Aquarium. I’ve watched this fantastic, private animal experience grow from just a dozen beautifully curated … Continued
Beijing Zoo on a Holiday
The highlight of the Beijing Zoo is the pandas. The rest is full of highs and lows. Other members of the bear family have excellent enclosures, aside from the polar bear, but many of the touted animals simply aren’t there. … Continued
Focusing to Excel
Overall, the Living Planet Aquarium in Salt Lake City has done a good job, as I mentioned in the last post. I just think they needed to focus and do one thing better than anyone else, make it perfect then … Continued
Sardine Capitol of the World – Monterey, California
“Cannery Row in Monterey in California is a poem, a stink, a grating noise, a quality of light, a tone, a habit, a nostalgia, a dream. Cannery Row is the gathered and scattered, tin and iron and rust and splintered … Continued
2013 Gratitude Project – Travel: Zoos, Aquariums and More
2013 Gratitude Project – Travel: Zoos, Aquariums and More This month will be a celebration of travel. I am so grateful for the many opportunities I’ve had over my nearly thirty years to explore the world. Click here to read … 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
Pandas are so darn cute!
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I wrote this as I snaked across the Chinese countryside from Chengdu, Sichuan to Lanzhou, Gansu on a 21 hour train ride. Chengdu was well worth the trip. The highlight had to be our trip to the Giant Panda Research … Continued
Hefei Aquarium
I finally visited the aquarium this last Saturday. I’ve past by it dozens of times only a couple of miles from my school. Like many things in China, it was such a great idea that had so much potential but … Continued