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El Nido and start of Nepal
Many times you hear people describe their tropical holidays as paradise but El Nido was truly the closest to paradise we have come. Many beaches are to come on this trip but this place will be hard to top. El … Continue reading
Boracay, Philippines
Our trip started with a 3-hour delay to our midnight flight leaving Shanghai to Manila, which is the capital of the Philippines and one of the most congested cities in the world. Because of this delay we missed our connecting … Continue reading
Rewind…..Farewell China
After dotting our ‘I’s’ and crossing our ‘T’s’ in China, time flew by so we would like to rewind, recap and thank our friends for our final weeks. The Chinese kindness and hospitality we received in our final days from … Continue reading
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Guilin Mountains
As we were teaching and talking to Chinese locals a place called Guilin kept being mentioned as the “best in China”. With confirmation from some teacher friends that Guilin and more specifically the smaller villages of Yangshuo and Xingping were … Continue reading
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Ready, Set……Travel!
Here we are, finally heading to the airport for our round the world trip, after years of planning, saving and the completion of oh so many ‘to do’ lists. The last 2 weeks have been filled with excitement, anxiousness, farewells, … Continue reading
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The Last Day
I love last days! Each one has a different feel caused by a cocktail of emotions. I remember the last days from different schools, jobs, and vacations. These days are filled with elated happiness, haunting sorrow, tinges of regret, pride … Continue reading
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Local Good Times
The months of May and June were filled with lots of local good times with new friends, which we will try to capture in this post and document with the pictures linked below. https://picasaweb.google.com/105315223482012434599/LocalChina One of my students, Heather, has … Continue reading
Stairs and Clouds
We went to Huangshan Mountain often referred to as Yellow Mountain at the end of May. We have been in the city to long and needed a mountain fix. To maximize your time on vacation we took an overnight sleeper … Continue reading
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Change in Our Path
We have made a big decision that will be changing the path in our journey. Last week we put in our 2-month notice at EF, which means we will be leaving China 6 months early. The job, the city hasn’t been a … Continue reading
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Bamboo Forest – Moganshan
We were fortunate to have an extended 5-day holiday this week and we took advantage by getting out of this city. We took a bus to Deqing county and then a taxi to a small village outside of Moganshan. We … Continue reading
Stranded Around The World 