Cincinnati, Ohio

Dec 8, 2009

Getting excited about landing in Sydney - not about the 24 hour trip to get there - but I guess that's that. I'll be spending a few days in Sydney with friends and then going to New Zealand to spend 6 weeks traveling around by bus. In February Beth's meeting me in Sydney and we're re-attempting to buy a camper van and see someone else's awesome country. Let's hope this van lasts longer than the last. Hopefully nothing too exciting happen...

Beijing, China

May 30, 2009

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Yangshuo, China

May 21, 2009

We've spent the past few days in Yangshuo, a backpacker's town where there are actually other white faces and English can get you around without much trouble. It's been nice to eat semi-Western food and not have to unsuccessfully charade our way around. Yesterday we went to a Yao village where the girls seem to be the one's who are valued (for a change). They are known for their very long hair which is cut only on their wedding day and styl...

Hainan, China

May 17, 2009

After leaving the comfort of the Taylor's nice ex-pat compound in Beijing we were on our own,speaking no Chinese in a country with people who speak only Chinese. We've discovered that for some reason, when Chinese people discover that you can't understand them, they seem to think that talking louder and repeating themselves will fix the problem. We have yet to figure out Chinese logic. Anyway, after leaving Beijing we flew to Shanghai and s...

Hainan, China

May 17, 2009

After leaving the comfort of the Taylor's nice ex-pat compound in Beijing we were on our own,speaking no Chinese in a country with people who speak only Chinese. We've discovered that for some reason, when Chinese people discover that you can't understand them, they seem to think that talking louder and repeating themselves will fix the problem. We have yet to figure out Chinese logic. Anyway, after leaving Beijing we flew to Shanghai and s...