Dawn and Kristen Go To China – An 18 Day Mother/Daughter Bonding Experience in the Far East
September 2016
This morning we said good-bye to the Guangxi region and southwest China to head 630 miles north to Xi’an, a city ranked as one of the top four ancient capitals in the world alongside Rome, Cairo and Athens. It’s also the start of the famed Silk Road and while it’s no longer the bustling trade …
In planning this 18-day China adventure, today was one of the days we were most looking forward to. We booked a private bike tour of the Yangshuo countryside through Bike Asia and the entire experience far exceeded our expectations. It was a memory we’ll always reflect back on. We met Yuan, our private guide, at …
We’re saying good-bye to Guilin this morning and moving south to a popular town on the Southeast Asia backpacker circuit, Yangshuo. The town is known for its beautiful surrounding scenery of rivers and karst mountains, so outdoor sports such as biking, hiking and rock climbing have become the thing to do when in town. Jason, the …
Today we had to be up and out the door early for our trip to the Longji rice terraces, a two-hour drive north of Guilin into the countryside. Our guide, Hill, picked us up at the hotel and we got to experience morning rush hour as we drove through the city to pick up the …
We went to bed with the curtains open so we could wake up face to face with that incredible wall of skyscrapers. It seriously never gets old! The one thing we didn’t get to do yet in Hong Kong is experience the skyline views from the water, so we hopped on the Star Cross Harbor …
We woke up to another day of gray skies… The weather hasn’t been ideal due to the effects of a typhoon that hit Taiwan, but we’re trying to determine how much of the gray haze is weather and how much is smog. Although I have to say, we’ve been pretty lucky as it hasn’t really …
We started the day with a visit to Two IFC, the tallest building on Hong Kong island at 1,364 feet. The Monetary Authority on the 55th floor offers great views of the skyscraper wall lining the slopes of Victoria’s Peak. Did you know that Hong Kong has over 7,829 high-risebuildings with their total combined height …
We woke up to gray storm clouds looming as they inched over the mountains toward us in Central Hong Kong. Definitely not the clear skies we were hoping for, but we didn’t let it ruin our plans for the day. After enjoying a delicious and hearty breakfast spread in the concierge lounge, we used Hong …
We might have gotten carried away enjoying a pre-flight glass (or two) of wine because all of the sudden we heard, “Final boarding call for Flight 179 to Hong Kong” and we weren’t on the plane… Yikes!! There went that nice little buzz I’d been working on for the last hour and a half as …