After our walk around the city, we decided to see the countryside via bicycles on days 65 and 67 of the trip. Armed with a map and the directions “always keep the river on your left” we set out to…
A Walk Around Yangshuo
Some things are worth the effort. The train from Xian to Guilin was 27 hours of bumps and trying not to track whatever was around the squat toilet back into our cabin. After a bit of worry and wait, we…
A Look Back at the Berlin Wall – by Caleb
Because of the internet in China I am very far behind on my blog posts. This means that today I will be writing about the history of the Berlin Wall, that I visited back on day 47 of our trip. …
The Great Wall Part 2 – by Anna
On the 22nd of October we went hiking on the Great Wall. Not the refurbished part but the part where it is all crumbly and has huge rocks in the middle. We had to climb over 100 degree inclines. There…
Catching Up After China’s Internet – Xi’an
When I left the job back in August, one of the best feelings was the sense that I wouldn’t have any more deadlines – no due dates, no by-when’s, not even kids’ practices to get to. But the truth is that…
France Costs
Away from Europe for a while, here are the costs now for our 27 days in Paris, 13 in Normandy, and the roll-up including Stockholm. Of course, I have a bit of a smile right now at how close my projections…
Sweden Costs
Well, Sweden was awesome. As we sit here in Paris now, I have finally put together all of the costs for the jaunt to Scandinavia. There were a few outstanding items that I went ahead and included. I suppose if…
5… 4… 3… 2 great days in Stockholm
We had high hopes for the better part of a week in Stockholm. We landed on a Tuesday and our flight out was not until Sunday morning. On the first day, we were so jet-lagged from travelling Memphis-La Guardia-JFK-Stockholm that we…
A Rocky Start
8/31- Day 1, Travel Day Our plan for the day was to fly into LaGuardia airport in NYC, ride the shuttle to JFK airport, store our luggage, then go out and explore the city during our 10 hour layover. I…
The Packing List
1 day until liftoff. It has been awesome to visit with family and friends for the past month, and now it’s time to truly break away. The journey begins tomorrow and we think (hope, pray, doubt) that we are ready. We…