Wanderlustful

Hello! I’m no longer living in Suzhou, China and have moved further south to Guangzhou. The weather is not so great – blazing hot and humid. But what IS great is the plentitude of inexpensive direct flights to Southeast Asian destinations, an express train to Hong Kong and wonderful food.

We are hoping to pluck a weekend out to go somewhere nearby. I will report back if that can happen. Next, we have a 10 day school break for the Chinese National holiday, October 1. We have friends from Suzhou visiting Guangzhou for a few days, then we head to Hong Kong for two days, then end our week relaxing on the beach in Sanya.

So clearly I have been awful at keeping up this page. I had a goal to write a travelogue about each trip I went on. But I’m just a working person like you. It just so happens that I’m in close proximity to inexpensive and “exotic” travel destinations. Plus, being a teacher, I get extended holidays. This coming school year, I’ll try to write at least something about my trips. If I’m super ambitious I can try to write about trips retroactively. Hmm… let’s not get carried away here.

Something I don’t slack off on is my travel photography. Please do explore that. Isn’t a picture worth more than a thousand words anyway??

Lastly, here is a quick wrap up of the trips I’ve taken since living abroad in 2008.

September – Mid Autumn Festival 2008 – Beijing, China
October – National Day 2008 – Kuala Lumpur; Melaka, Malaysia
December Christmas/New Year 2008 - Ho Chi Minh City; Danang; Hoi An, Vietnam. Siem Reap; Phnom Penh, Cambodia.
January Lunar New Year 2009 – New York!
April long weekend 2009 – Qingdao, Shandong, China
May – Labor Day 2009 – Kashgar, Turpan, Xinjiang, China
August 2009 – Xian, Pingyao, Chengdu, China

October – National Day 2009 – Kunming, Dali, Xishuangbanna; Yunnan, China
December Christmas/New Year 2009 – Java, Indonesia (long layover in Guangzhou on the way home)
February Lunar New Year 2010 – Singapore; Cameron Highlands; Penang, Malaysia
April long weekend 2010 – Beijing, China
April/May – Labor Day 2010 – Guangzhou, China; Putuoshan, Zhejiang, China