Aloha and Holo Holo

You may remember that there is a giveaway happening here today for my new book, Explore China . For me, it is the 18th already, but I didn...

A couple of months ago, I was hit with the inspiration to write a series of children's geography workbooks. Since that time, I have been...

Yesterday was our last day in Xi'an, and we spent it hanging out on the awesome and ancient Xi'an Wall, which was built during the T...

High Speed Train Fun at the apartment Tang Paradise Authentic Chinese buffet Restaurant Terracotta Army M...

On Sunday, we took the high-speed train from Beijing to Xi'an, which cruised along at a speed of about 300 km/hour (186 mi/hour). It was...

They say Disney World is "the happiest place on Earth," but I have been there, and this is a lie. (No offense intended to my Disne...

The entrance to the zoo  We came for the pandas, of course! Clay was a bit disappointed that we couldn't hug them, after seeing ...

When we first began planning our trip, we asked the kids what the places were that they most wanted to visit. Weston didn't hesitate to ...

We had a leisurely morning and then headed out to do a little exploring. We are using public transportation while we are here, and I just wa...

After nearly a week on the train, our plan for today was nada. We wanted to let everyone sleep in, run around outside, chat with family in T...