Clay Soldiers – Terra Cotta Warriors
The site is outside the city of Xi'an, about 3 hours south of Beijing by bullet train. These clay warriors were built as a testament to Qin Shi Huang, the…
PANDAmonia & Chengdu
Let's be clear what PANDAmonia means. China makes millions of dollars off the Pandas. After all, they are cute, they are beautiful, and they are unique to China. What's not…
Hungry? China #2
I'll be honest, our traveling companions were into ordering anything and everything that they'd never tried before. That actually works for me but trying something like sea anemone reminded me…
China – Trip of a Lifetime
So, for starters how in the world do you get there? Good question, I'm glad you asked. I won't bore you with a bunch of facts about this country, but…
Farewell
We arrived at Kirkenes, a hand full of miles from the Russian border. Boarded a Norwegian flight back to Oslo. My recommendation is to walk in Oslo, tour in Oslo…
As Far North as we’re going
The Arctic Circle is around 69 degrees north. We eventually got up to 71 degrees north, the most northern point in Europe. To our dismay and to my disappointment, it…
The Aurora, God’s Light Show
After years of trying and being in the right hemisphere, the right latitude and state of mind, we have finally seen the Aurora Borealis. There's not much to say here,…
Yarn and Underwear
On our next day in Bergen we were taken on a tour of both a Yarn factory and a factory that produced all sorts of cloth/material/t-shirts and underwear. Up to…