Travel

Qufu – Home of Confucius

January 27, 2010

in China, Travel

The Town With The Big Family Confucius Temple Entrance Our last minute trip to Qufu this past Sunday was a success, if not without its little moments. Overall I would say that the home of Confucius is a worthwhile deviation from the standard tourist trail in China and for those of us in Shandong Province, [...]

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The Adventure at Yi Shui – Part Two

January 21, 2010

in China, Travel

To the slopes! Errr… slope? Errr… hill? To refresh your memory: The Ski hill at Yi Shui It’s really more of a gentle rise, isn’t it? We approached our ski adventure with no expectations. We were just excited to get out of Linyi. We knew ahead of time the snow was artificial and since there [...]

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The Adventure at Yi Shui – Part One

January 19, 2010

in China, Travel

The Part With The Demon Water Slide From Hell Let me just start by saying the DH ate dog meat on this trip. In his defense, it was cold and he was competing in a timed downhill ski competition.* Maybe he needed the strength. Maybe he’s just cruel and unjust. Everyone else at the table [...]

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Serenity

December 11, 2009

in Photo Friday, Travel, Xinjiang

Photo Friday #25 Uygur man in night market area, Kashgar, Xinjiang Province, October 2009 The streets of Kashgar are chaos – motorbikes and taxis swerve among the pedestrians, kicking up dust. Food vendors call out to potential patrons. Kids run down the streets shouting with each other. Buses barrel down the wider avenues, honking at [...]

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Do’s and Don’ts for My US Visit

December 10, 2009

in Back Home, Travel

The Ground Rules Do: Drink a Starbucks eggnog latte (Just to try, then I’m back to my regular grande latte.) Eat a chicken fried steak (One is all I need, but it must have gravy & mashed potatoes on the side.) And while I’m at it, a Mexican dinner of some kind (Tacos, enchiladas, tamales, [...]

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Into the Pamirs

December 3, 2009

in China, Travel, Xinjiang

Day Trip to Lake Kalakuli Our fourth and final destination within Xinjiang Province was the Pamir Mountains. The Pamirs are a group of mountains at the crossroads of Asia’s great ranges – the Himalayas, the Hindu Kush, the Kunluns and Tian Shan. Pamir means “roof of the world,” a phrase used liberally to describe the [...]

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Boys Will Be Boys

November 27, 2009

in China, Photo Friday, Travel, Xinjiang

Photo Friday #23 Uygur boys in Kashgar, Xinjiang Province, China – October 2009 Playing cards, snacking on popcorn, generally owning the streets… boys are boys the world over! The Next Bruce Lee? Kashgar, Xinjiang Province, China – October 2009 This boy stopped us on the street and pleaded, “Take my picture!” He then performed various [...]

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Kashgar

November 26, 2009

in China, Travel, Xinjiang

AKA Kashi This is China? Visiting Kashgar was a bit like meeting up with a childhood friend’s little sister. You remember her, and you’re comfortable with her as part of a family you loved, but you didn’t really know her all that well. I lived previously in the Middle East, (my childhood friend) and I [...]

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Turpan

October 19, 2009

in China, Travel, Xinjiang

AKA Tulufan I’ve been staring at this blank blog post for the last 5 days trying to write something, anything, about Turpan. This should not be difficult. I have tons of photos and tons of thoughts. Everything just comes out so… itinerish. Yes, I did just make up that word. It’s as though the only [...]

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Urumqi

October 14, 2009

in China, Travel, Xinjiang

AKA Wulumuqi Urumqi… ooroomchee… I like saying that. In Mandarin it is even more fun: Wulumuqi… wooloomoochee… The capital of Xinjiang Province, there really isn’t anything spectacular about Urumqi. (Other than that name!) It is a big Chinese city, not unlike a thousand other cities in China. There are about 2 million people living there, [...]

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