Author Archives: travel70

We leave October 12 for Winnipeg and on October 13 fly to Churchill. Our schedule is 2 polar bears drives in the tundra buggy – October 14 and 16. The other two days are a helicopter ride and dog sledding … Continue reading →

March 12 Xi’ An When we arrive in Xi’ An it appears very foggy, it is not fog but a combination of a very fine dust and smog. Xi’ An sits in a valley surrounded by high mountains, the highest … Continue reading →

OMG I can’t believe all we have seen. I have posted pictures for the 3 days and will write the blogs when we have some time. We are going all the time right now. Stay tuned

March 11 Beijing We arrived at a seaport two hours drive from Beijing. Our guide and driver met us and once we reached Beijing we went to a silk factory. We have seen silk worms before, but we did see … Continue reading →

Wee arrived safely in Beijing and are not affected at all by the earthquake and tsunami. I will update the blog tomorrow. It is late now and we have an early morning flight to Xi An

March 9, Korea It is freezing. We knew that it could be cooler as we got to this area, but we did not prepare for 0C. Our tour today was mainly outside so we had on lots of layers. At … Continue reading →

March 7, Shanghai Today we are exploring Shanghai. Shanghai is a city of 25 million people. Despite the fact that it is in Communist China it is a bustling modern city for the most part. Our guide said they like … Continue reading →

March 6, Shanghi  We took another trip into the country today to the city of Suzhou. Suzhou with a population of only 4 million is considered a small city by Chinese standards. It is 2500 years old and was originally … Continue reading →

March 4  Nagasaki We took a trip to Uzen and Shimabara which are on the peninsula across the bay from Nagasaki. The drive over took us through an agricultural area overlooking the bay. The primary products are potatoes, onions and … Continue reading →

March 3 Kagoshima, Japan After 36 hours of really rough seas we arrived in Japan. Gary and I survived the rough seas without mishap but a lot of people, including some of the crew did not fare so well. We … Continue reading →