Lifestyle

The journey from Kunming to Laohuzui was rough. Our unfortunate luck for stepping onto a bus whose driver had an undefinable and indefensible sense of duty and zero communication....

We have left Beijing and extended family behind and made our way to Kunming, Yunan province. Following good weather, we are still in the 60's entering November. Yesterday...

It's been a long while since I've posted. This is mostly due to laziness, but a certain deliberate laziness at least. Our first month in Asia was spent in Beijing...

It’s impossible to properly describe the degree to which things revolve around food in China. Continuing from my last post, the following are pictures of just a few more...

I thought it would be appropriate to make my first post from China about food. Here is a view of our first family lunch (six adults). Let's just say the Chinese know...

We toured the rose test garden in Portland today.  A tremendous variety of roses on display.

After sleeping in houses, hotels, tents, cabins, yurts and teepees, we arrive at our port of exit, Portland, Oregon.

We entered Idaho.  While at a rest stop on the highway, we were pleasantly surprised by a trucker who stopped to give his pet rabbit some grass time.  An enjoyable time...

Slept in late this morning in our cozy cabin on Snake River.  Discovered that my sleeping bag holds four.  A hike around String Lake was fruitful with deer and elk crossing...

After a stop in Rock Springs (we found an amazing deal at a hotel in Rock Springs - $65 for the night for two rooms, a kitchen, laundry facilities one door away, and a free...