Monthly Archives: August 2012
Opposite Ends of Tiananmen Square
We are waaaaayyy behind on our blog posts at the moment and are scrambling to catch up on our last three weeks spent in Beijing, Datong, Shanghai, Hong Kong, Tokyo, and now Kobe. While looking through our pictures to decide … Continue reading
My Favorite Sign in China
All over China we saw signs, logos and t-shirts in English, and pretty often we got a good chuckle out of them. Sometimes the English just didn’t make much sense, and other times it was totally clear but just surprising. … Continue reading
Bits and Bytes of Thailand
As you may have noticed, we’ve gotten a bit behind on the blog due to our travels in China over the past couple of weeks. Today was finally a much needed break in the action, so it’s time for another … Continue reading
Thanks for the Comments!
John and I want to send out a big thank you to all of the folks who have commented on our blog posts or sent us notes in response. Hearing from you all makes us feel more in touch and … Continue reading
Temples in Chiang Mai
During our week and a half in Chiang Mai, we’ve visited a number of Buddhist temples. We’ve tried to distill down the number of pictures so that we just post the highlights, since otherwise there would be a lot of pictures. … Continue reading
Baan Orapin
We’ve spent our last few days in Chiang Mai relaxing at a really peaceful B&B called Baan Orapin. We’re big fans of the air conditioning and WiFi here, which we’ve been taking advantage of to try to get caught up … Continue reading
Muay Thai
For a big Saturday night out, we went to watch Muay Thai, or Thai boxing. There were six matches on the schedule, starting with two matches of women, followed by four of men. Thai boxing differs from traditional boxing in … Continue reading
Flowery Home
After a full day’s tour of Chiang Mai in a tuk-tuk, John and I both had scratchy throats from the pollution and smog. I knew a pot of tea was just the thing to feel better, so I convinced … Continue reading