Mall Mania – KidZania
July 18 – kidZania. Two days earlier, Tak had told us about a place called KidZania a place inside of one Siam Paragon, the largest mall in Asia. It is
July 22, 2017This is for our Trip to Asia in 2017
July 18 – kidZania. Two days earlier, Tak had told us about a place called KidZania a place inside of one Siam Paragon, the largest mall in Asia. It is
July 22, 2017July 17 – Bangkok tourists Our wonderful driver arrived at 9:30 to escort us the Grand Palace and the Wats (temples) nearby. Tom and Tyler woke around 8am and walked
July 22, 2017June 16 – travel day! How hard could it be? By now we had our travel days down pat. Pack, load into crazy open air taxi, wait for ferry, etc.
July 20, 2017July 15 – dive certification day By now we knew the drill, so we got up right at 7am and got some pancakes and eggs to go for the breakfast,
July 20, 2017July 14 – classroom day and island exploration After a quick breakfast including American style pancakes and eggs at our new hotel, the kids walked up the road to begin
July 20, 2017July 13 – under the sea We don’t set many alarms when traveling but today was an exception. Our drive shop suggested we arrive at 7:00am for a 7:15 departure,
July 18, 2017July 12 – just another travel day We have long contended that a travel day is a travel day regardless of how long the trip is. If you take a
July 17, 2017July 11 – full moon part-b As the thunderstorms raged last night, we wondered how that was going over at the rave 50km away on Koh Phangan. Then we realized
July 17, 2017July 10 – full moon ‘party’ It was the full moon and just a 30 minute ferry ride away in Koh Phangan, hipsters from around the globe were getting ready
July 15, 2017July 9 – sunshine makes everything better We awoke rested and happy in our new home, Lamai beach. Our lovely hotel is right on the beach and we have a
July 15, 2017July 8 – the long travel day Around 7:15am, Tom got up to explore the old town before the shops opened to get a feel for the city before it
July 11, 2017July 7 – the weather we were expecting Tom and the kids were up at 8:30am and enjoyed the view from the balcony in front of our simple rooms. Little
July 9, 2017July 6 – tiger leaping gorge When we arranged this trip, we wanted to do some trekking in Tibet, but the timing didn’t work out. The alternative plan was to
July 8, 2017July 5 – One long day It is Sue’s birthday today so she got to sleep as late as she wants. Well, almost, as we woke her at 9:45 so
July 8, 2017July 4 – fireworks in xizhou Happy anniversary to us (18th) and happy birthday America (241th)! After breakfast, we joined 8 guests on the 9:30 market tour; 4 from Toronto,
July 6, 2017July 3 – a quiet day in Xizhou It is not often that our accommodation is the highlight of our visit to a destination, but The Linden Centre is no
July 4, 2017July 2 – Tengchong to Dali It seems like forever ago that we left Palo Alto. Since then we’ve connected with Tibetian monks, gazed at the base of Everest, explored
July 3, 2017July 1 – being tourists in Tengchong Today was a later start as we were to meet at 8:30 in the lobby, but exhausted no one made it down before
July 2, 2017June 30 – Why we came. Today we build libraries. Or more accurately, we “build” “libraries.” We left the hotel at 7:30 for our 90 minute drive along a windy,
July 2, 2017June 29 – Kunming to Tengchong The hotel phone rang at 4:50am! In polite English, they told us we had to check out by 5:20. In a daze, we rolled
July 1, 2017June 28 – CTU to TCZ Our last day in Sichuan province started by getting up by 9am and having breakfast with the others! After June and Lee gave Tyler
June 29, 2017June 27 – day in Chengdu The past few days had worn us out and except for the Tyler, we all slept until almost 10am. Sue and Tyler had made
June 29, 2017June 26 – Pandas! This morning we were sad to leave our amazing breakfast and our wonderful friends in Dujiangyan. However, we were excited to see our Chengdu friends and
June 29, 2017June 25 – Dujiangyan Irrigation Project Today was designated a late start day (10:30am). The kids, determined to make the most of the hotel, got up at 8am to use
June 26, 2017June 24 – Dujiangyan, China We don’t often splurge on a 5-star hotel when we are traveling, but in this case we knew that Tibet would be challenging and that
June 26, 2017June 23 – Goodbye Tibet, Hello China Earlier in our trip, as the daily travel times became more apparent, we discovered it was possible to fly from Shigatse to Chengdu.
June 24, 2017June 22 – Lhtase to Shigatse On the day before we had driven from EBC to Lhatse (about 6-7 hours) so today we had a relatively short drive to Shigatse
June 24, 2017June 21 – Shegar to Everest and back Today is the big day! We awoke at 5am to be packed and in the lobby by 5:30 so we could make
June 23, 2017June 20 By now, you know the drill. Breakfast at 8:30, heading to a monastery by 9am. As usual, we were the only western visitors amongst a throng of local
June 22, 2017June 19 – Shigatse to Sayka We have settled into the Tibetian travel pattern – wake around 8am, head down for a Chinese focused buffet breakfast, pack up out stuff,
June 20, 2017