Tag Archives: Travel

and we’re back!

Posted on December 22, 2012 by

Ashley and I have clearly neglected our blog for which we’re sorry. We’d proclaim that one of our joint New Years resolutions was not to do so, but with the wedding there is a chance it might happen again. So! … Continue reading →

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5 photos of the week – Cape Cod Baseball League

Posted on June 26, 2012 by

Baseball is without a doubt my favorite sport to watch and why not, it’s out national past time after all.  So there was something about watching future MLB stars in a Cape Cod League game on a comfortable mid-summer’s night … Continue reading →

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5 photos of the week – Taipei

Posted on April 9, 2012 by

Taipei has a reputation for being an ugly city and for the most part it is. Buildings were seemly constructed with only practicality in mind and without any creative inspiration. Even in heart of the city center where rent is … Continue reading →

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Escape From Chengdu – Climbing Emei Shan

Posted on July 2, 2011 by

About 150 km south of Chengdu stands one very foggy, holy Buddhist mountain known as Emei Shan or 峨嵋山. The 3099m high mountain is one of four holy Buddhist mountains in China (Putuoshan in Zhejiang province, Wutaishan in Shanxi and Jiuhuashan … Continue reading →

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Escape from Chengdu – Dujiangyan Irrigation Project

Posted on July 2, 2011 by

After a lot of back and forth at work on whether I would need to be in Chongqing Monday morning it was finally decided I would not. However the travel bug had set in so Ashley and I made good … Continue reading →

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Chinese New Year Chengdu – Part III: Travel

Posted on February 1, 2011 by

Image Source Here It’s a pretty daunting idea that a good part of 1.3 billion people will travel somewhere to visit some part of their family during this week. Travel is a huge part of Chinese New Year and it … Continue reading →

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South Africa Travels – Day 1 the long haul

Posted on December 19, 2010 by

Goodbye cold mornings. Goodbye great gray blanket. Goodbye China, at least for the next three weeks. Ashley and Phil are headed to South Africa. Our flight left a dreary Chengdu at 2:00, the scheduled departure time, for Hong Kong. Rushing … Continue reading →

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