We are so serious about traveling, that we had some cards made. I had the help of a professional designer, Azure Yang, a coworker from Microsoft. I am very pleased with the result -- the design feels very much like us :).
The quote "A good traveler has no fixed plans, and is not intent on arriving" is supposed to be from Lao Tze. Question for our Chinese friends: What is the original Chinese text?
Sun-Ling and John have been traveling the earth since 2008 while blogging, eating vegetarian and vegan, and riding public transportation. We love uphill day hikes, 20th-century architecture, Roman ruins, all bodies of water, local markets, shopping for groceries, aqueducts, miradors, trip planning, blablacar, and more.
Sunday, December 16, 2007
Friday, December 14, 2007
Rough route Jan-May 2008
Special target dates:
Jan 15-24 (20-22): Bagan, Burma: Ananda Pagoda Festival
Feb 6-7: Vientiane, Laos: Chinese New Year
Feb 21: Luang Prabang: Makha Busa
Mar 9: SW Guangxi: Flower fairy
April 8: Sanjiang, Guangxi: Fireworks
April 19-20: Taijiang, Guizhou: Sisters' Meal
May 12: Guiyang, Guizhou: 8th day of the 4th month
May 27-29: Dali, Yunnan: Spring planting
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Jan 15-24 (20-22): Bagan, Burma: Ananda Pagoda Festival
Feb 6-7: Vientiane, Laos: Chinese New Year
Feb 21: Luang Prabang: Makha Busa
Mar 9: SW Guangxi: Flower fairy
April 8: Sanjiang, Guangxi: Fireworks
April 19-20: Taijiang, Guizhou: Sisters' Meal
May 12: Guiyang, Guizhou: 8th day of the 4th month
May 27-29: Dali, Yunnan: Spring planting
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Monday, December 10, 2007
Countries we have visited
2008
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2013
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2015
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2013
create your own visited country map
or check our Venice travel guide
2015
create your own visited country map
or check our Venice travel guide
Tuesday, December 04, 2007
Trip planning status
We are flying from Shanghai to Kunming, China on 1/1/2008 since the train takes 42.5 hours. We'll get our visas from the Burmese consulate in Kunming. We plan to spend January in Burma, February in Laos, back into Yunnan, China in March. In late May we will return briefly to Shanghai before flying back to Raleigh.
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