https://traveltheworldover.org/2017/08/06/kyoto-2/https://traveltheworldover.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/kyoto.jpgFeatured Image -- 33372026-03-05T21:23:41+00:00monthlyhttps://traveltheworldover.org/2017/08/06/casa-mila/https://traveltheworldover.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/p1050561.jpgFeatured Image -- 33132026-03-05T21:23:16+00:00monthlyhttps://traveltheworldover.org/2017/08/06/colorado-national-monument/https://traveltheworldover.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/dsc03130.jpgFeatured Image -- 33192026-01-01T22:40:26+00:00monthlyhttps://traveltheworldover.org/2017/08/06/thu-bon-river-in-hoi-an/https://traveltheworldover.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/dsc01068.jpgFeatured Image -- 33112025-07-16T18:19:03+00:00monthlyhttps://traveltheworldover.org/2014/01/09/resolutions/https://traveltheworldover.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/dsc04044.jpgDSC04044Alex prepares for the rotating arm of death on the Sarasota jump castle on New Year's Eve.https://traveltheworldover.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/meatcity.jpgMeatcityLambshank redemption in Hanoi's food markets.https://traveltheworldover.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/p1040758.jpgP1040758The grand opening of Charleston's firstTrader Joe's in 2011. Alex, left filtered to the front of the line, bolted through the store to make the store's first official sale: Triple Ginger Snaps.https://traveltheworldover.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/dsc04059.jpgDSC04059Like a summer fair midway, Sarasota lights up for the last day of the year.https://traveltheworldover.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/dsc04057.jpgDSC04057https://traveltheworldover.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/dsc04055.jpgDSC04055"You can't win, if you don't try. Take your chances folks!"https://traveltheworldover.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/dsc04033.jpgDSC04033Sarasota's pineapple and answer to the crystal ball in Time Square.https://traveltheworldover.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/dsc00706.jpgDSC00706Rising high above Hua HIn are scores of rising lanterns, lit each New Year's Eve at midnight. They silently float in the air upwards, lifted by their heat, burning bright for a few minutes before disappearing in the sky. All over southeast Asia, people light up this night with lanterns to represent hope and peace in the new year-Not a bad place to start. https://traveltheworldover.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/dsc00705.jpgDSC00705Alex stands next to a woman at the Orange Happiness New Year's festival, dressed in lighted neon blue dress.https://traveltheworldover.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/dsc00701.jpgDSC00701New Year's 2012 at the Orange Happiness Festival in Thailand.2025-04-10T20:00:47+00:00monthlyhttps://traveltheworldover.org/2017/01/11/3005/https://traveltheworldover.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/bryan-roof.jpgbryan-roofhttps://traveltheworldover.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/iu.jpegiuhttps://traveltheworldover.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/bryan.jpgbryanhttps://traveltheworldover.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/bryan-hall.jpgbryan-hall2025-04-10T20:00:22+00:00monthlyhttps://traveltheworldover.org/2015/01/08/the-last-great-colorado-ski-town/https://traveltheworldover.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/dsc03053.jpgDSC03053https://traveltheworldover.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/dsc03069.jpgDSC03069https://traveltheworldover.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/dsc03092.jpgDSC03092https://traveltheworldover.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/p1060754.jpgP1060754https://traveltheworldover.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/p1060747.jpgP1060747John gives Alex a lesson in rock climbing near Taylor Canyon and Spring Creek on the way to Independence Pass. A natural climber, Alex took right to the cliff and scrambled up without a problem.https://traveltheworldover.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/img_2257.jpgIMG_2257"Too cold for camping" according to Alex but obviously not too cold to throw snowballs at your father from the hot tub.https://traveltheworldover.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/dsc03690.jpgDSC03690Just west of Crested Butte is a mostly gravel road that passes through the sublime Kebler Pass. Before being closed off by snowfall, Kebler at just over 10,000' provides amazing views of the West Elk Mountains along a meandering high mountain road. Equally spectacular is the vast groves of Quaking Aspen trees all along the way. This aspen grove has been tested and found to be a clonal colony and remarkably grows from a single root system. Every tree is connected to the other and thus considered biologically to be a single living organism. https://traveltheworldover.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/dsc03689.jpgDSC03689John and Alex wait outside of McGills on Elk Street-an old C.B. general store turned diner for a hearty Colorado breakfast.https://traveltheworldover.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/dsc03096.jpgDSC03096Crested Butte is south of Aspen and north of Telluride but is much less known than its sister ski resorts, but offers arguably the best skiing in Colorado. An early snow covers most of the city's famous namesake mountain at 12,162 feet (3,707 m) above sea level. Once home to the native Ute Indians, "CB" as it's known locally is home to a paltry 1, 500 full-time residents, but many times over that during the peak of ski and mountain bike seasons.https://traveltheworldover.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/dsc03090.jpgDSC03090Certainly one of the best pieces of real estate in the whole valley is the Crested Butte Cemetery with its beautiful iron entrance arch just north of town. Dr. Virgina Satir, originally from Menlo Park, California, and the mother of family psychotherapy is a buried here and possibly the most noted of its residents.2025-04-10T20:00:06+00:00monthlyhttps://traveltheworldover.org/2016/09/06/uxo/https://traveltheworldover.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/dsc01354.jpgDSC01354https://traveltheworldover.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/dsc01345.jpgWatSi Sakethttps://traveltheworldover.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/img_1785.jpgLong LayoverKeeping busy at the airport in Laos.https://traveltheworldover.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/dsc01382.jpgLaos street signhttps://traveltheworldover.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/dsc01375.jpgWat roof in Laoshttps://traveltheworldover.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/dsc01357.jpgSi Saket, VientianeThe central wat in the Si Saket temple complex in Vientiane, Laoshttps://traveltheworldover.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/dsc01343.jpgofferinghttps://traveltheworldover.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/dsc01339.jpgHor PhakeoAlex stays hydrated in steamy Laos.https://traveltheworldover.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/dsc01349.jpgDSC01349https://traveltheworldover.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/dsc01352.jpgHor PhakeoGetting Zen in Laos.2023-09-16T01:11:32+00:00monthlyhttps://traveltheworldover.org/2015/04/13/stuffed-why-things-make-us-less-happy-than-experiences/https://traveltheworldover.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/carry-on.pngcarry-onhttps://traveltheworldover.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/unknown.jpegUnknownhttps://traveltheworldover.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/indiana.jpgIndianahttps://traveltheworldover.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/b.jpgbhttps://traveltheworldover.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/ufo.jpgUFOhttps://traveltheworldover.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/raft.jpgraft2023-09-16T01:05:05+00:00monthlyhttps://traveltheworldover.org/2017/08/06/truckee/https://traveltheworldover.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/p1040595.jpgFeatured Image -- 33332021-02-23T01:15:24+00:00monthlyhttps://traveltheworldover.org/2017/08/06/crested-butte/https://traveltheworldover.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/dsc03042.jpgFeatured Image -- 33412021-02-23T01:10:04+00:00monthlyhttps://traveltheworldover.org/2017/08/06/joshua-tree/https://traveltheworldover.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/img_2700.jpgFeatured Image -- 33452020-08-25T02:15:38+00:00monthlyhttps://traveltheworldover.org/2013/08/08/finding-the-grave-of-george-washingtons-drummer-boy/https://traveltheworldover.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/greenmt3.jpggravesMERRIFIELD VICORY was a drummer boy in the Revo- lutionary War, and had his drum shot out from his side at the Siege of Yorktown, later receiving a pension for his services in the conflict. He was an odd but genial character. He located in Springfield in 1814; he was a short, round man, with a jolly face, and soon became known as "Little Daddy Vicory." He did not lack courage, as will be seen from the following narrative. "Early on a Sunday morning, while living in Springfield, he discovered a thief stealing bacon from his smoke-house ; securing a rope he caught the thief and tied him securely until the hour when people were on their way to church, when he drove him to the Presby- terian Meeting-House, under the persuasive influence of a large club, with two sides of bacon tied to his shoulders, taking him to the door of the church he asked the people, there assembled, if they claimed him as one of their members. This was such a humiliating lesson that the thief, upon being released, disappeared and never was seen in the town again." Soon after locating in Springfield, Merrifield Vicory bought ten acres of the land on what afterward became the east end of High Street. He died in March, 1849, in the seventy-eighth year of his age, and was buried with military honors in Greenmount Cemetery. "Ohio Archæological and Historical Quarterly" https://traveltheworldover.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/dsc02731.jpgDSC02731Greenmount Cemetery is located between East High Street, East Main Street, Greenmount Avenue, and Florence Street in Springfield, Ohio. Greenmount has some of the few soldiers of the American Revolutionary War and the War of 1812 buried on its grounds. Most notable, the drummer boy named Merrifield "Little Daddy" Vicory was laid to rest in the cemetery and remains there today. https://traveltheworldover.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/dsc02721.jpgDSC02721Although a challenge to find, Alex and John manage to spot the grave and it's legend that Merrifield served as General George Washington's drummer boy during the Revolutionary War.https://traveltheworldover.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/big-boys.jpgBig BoysNothing quenches history detectives more than a trip afterward to a BIg Boy restaurant.https://traveltheworldover.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/dsc02720.jpgDSC02720Alex's uncle John, a school teacher and life-long resident, led us on the quest to find Merrifield Vicory's final resting spot. Alex and John found the grave hidden amongst some very overgrown hedges near the High Street side of the cemetery.https://traveltheworldover.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/dsc02736_2.jpgDSC02736_2Greenmount's cemetery is largely abandoned. Having filled nearly every plot by the turn of the 20th century, there began a mass exodus of the dead for the more tony Ferncliff Cemetery a few mile away. Within a decade, the final resting place resembled more of a park than cemetery.2020-01-21T01:51:30+00:00monthlyhttps://traveltheworldover.org/2013/05/10/japanese-gardens/https://traveltheworldover.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/2013-japan-056.jpgKyotoMeandering paths, stone lantern, water basin, Koi pond, and manicured plants make the perfect zen garden in Kyoto.https://traveltheworldover.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/2012-cliffwood-drive-06.jpgForest Spritehttps://traveltheworldover.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/2008-early-fall-57.jpgCharleston GardenThe Charleston garden with sago palm, bananas, papyrus, and purple hearts in mid summer.https://traveltheworldover.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/2013-japan-141.jpgToriihttps://traveltheworldover.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/dsc01683.jpgDSC01683https://traveltheworldover.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/dsc01601.jpgKyotohttps://traveltheworldover.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/dsc01670.jpgImperial Gardenhttps://traveltheworldover.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/2013-japan-229.jpgWater Basinhttps://traveltheworldover.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/2013-apr-japan-166.jpgBamboo2020-01-21T01:48:39+00:00monthlyhttps://traveltheworldover.org/2015/01/07/when-the-journey-ends/https://traveltheworldover.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/scan-141.jpegScan 14https://traveltheworldover.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/scan-10.jpegScan 10https://traveltheworldover.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/images.jpegimageshttps://traveltheworldover.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/101_0041.jpg101_0041.JPG2020-01-21T01:47:47+00:00monthlyhttps://traveltheworldover.org/2016/07/28/drive-in/https://traveltheworldover.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/iu-1.jpegiu-1https://traveltheworldover.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/iu.gifiuhttps://traveltheworldover.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/iu.jpegiuhttps://traveltheworldover.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/2003-greene-ohio-artsy-sullymom-11.jpg2003 Greene, Ohio artsy, Sully,mom - 11The big screen, nearly a football field in size and equally as far back from the giant projectors and concession stand.https://traveltheworldover.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/2003-greene-ohio-artsy-sullymom-20.jpg Greene, Ohio artsy, Sully,mom - 20Although many drive ins have gone to using the FM radio in the car to hear the movie, some still use the ages-old mono speaker that fits on your window sill. More than a few folks have accidentally driven off with the movie speaker still attached to their car at the end of the night.https://traveltheworldover.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/p1030217.jpgP1030217The Melody still puts on a light show after dark. Before Interstate 70, when Route 40 was the main highway going east and west-the Old National Road-the diners, motels, road-side attractions and drive-ins would pull in locals and travelers alike. Like it's more famous cousin, Route 66, farther west, Old 40 as it now known is a lonesome backroad and well off the beaten path. Thanks to nostalgia and locals, a few places like the Melody Cruise beat the odds.https://traveltheworldover.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/2010-alexs-first-summer-116.jpg2010 Alex's First Summer - 116"Let's all go the lobby" and other vintage countdown clocks still are shown between movies to rustle up business at the concession stand.https://traveltheworldover.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/p1030211.jpgP1030211.JPGhttps://traveltheworldover.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/p1030200.jpgP1030200.JPGCars line up on either side of the concession stand and the booth with the giant and powerful film projectors. A playground for children and benches for those wanting a break from sitting in the car or in between shows.https://traveltheworldover.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/dsc02865.jpgDSC02865The Melody still shows movies-always a double feature in the warm summer months and even then only on weekends.2018-01-22T02:15:46+00:00monthlyhttps://traveltheworldover.org/2017/08/06/stowe/https://traveltheworldover.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/101_0124.jpgFeatured Image -- 33492018-01-22T02:14:37+00:00monthlyhttps://traveltheworldover.org/2013/02/06/chinese-new-year/2018-01-22T02:13:01+00:00monthlyhttps://traveltheworldover.org/2017/08/06/mont-sainte-victoire/https://traveltheworldover.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/p1050514.jpgFeatured Image -- 33432018-01-22T02:09:56+00:00monthlyhttps://traveltheworldover.org/2017/08/06/the-upper-peninsula/https://traveltheworldover.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/img_1681.jpgFeatured Image -- 32972018-01-22T02:06:46+00:00monthlyhttps://traveltheworldover.org/2017/08/06/liverpool/https://traveltheworldover.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/liverpool.jpgFeatured Image -- 33232017-09-02T00:06:53+00:00monthlyhttps://traveltheworldover.org/2017/08/06/banyan-tree/https://traveltheworldover.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/dsc04125.jpgFeatured Image -- 33272017-09-02T00:06:40+00:00monthlyhttps://traveltheworldover.org/2012/10/21/the-terracotta-army-or-the-terra-cotta-warriors/https://traveltheworldover.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/tumblr_mc8u0hneii1re96d3o1_1280.jpgTerra Cotta WarriorsOur first school trip took us to Xi'an and the famous terra cotta warriors.2017-08-06T21:22:53+00:00monthlyhttps://traveltheworldover.org/2013/07/08/turning-japanese/https://traveltheworldover.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/2013-june-tokyo-138.jpg2013 June Tokyo - 138https://traveltheworldover.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/2013-june-tokyo-085.jpg2013 June Tokyo - 085The view from atop the Park Hyatt Hotel looking toward the dense urban sprawl of Tokyo.https://traveltheworldover.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/2013-june-tokyo-160.jpg2013 June Tokyo - 160The Skytree, at 634 meters (over 2,000 feet) is the largest tower in the world. The tower features an observation deck, restaurants, and TV broadcasters and dominates the Tokyo skyline day and night.https://traveltheworldover.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/2013-june-tokyo-123.jpg2013 June Tokyo - 123Senso-ji temple in the Asakusa neighborhood of Tokyo is a Buddhist temple built in 645 AD not far from the Sumida River. Much of the temple complex-Torii gate, shrine, gardens and avenue of shops leading to the gate were destroyed during WWII and since rebuilt.https://traveltheworldover.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/tokyo-cabs.jpgTokyo cabsCabs line up outside the world's busiest train station-Shibuya in western Tokyo. The JR line travels in all directions with both subways and high speed and local trains.https://traveltheworldover.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/sign-tokyo.jpgSign Tokyohttps://traveltheworldover.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/temple-garden.jpgtemple garden2017-08-06T21:20:19+00:00monthlyhttps://traveltheworldover.org/2015/01/14/travel-trends-2015-the-road-to-dystopia/https://traveltheworldover.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/images1.jpegimageshttps://traveltheworldover.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/dsc_0365_0001.jpgDSC_0365_0001https://traveltheworldover.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/img_20120409_122835.jpgIMG_20120409_1228352017-08-06T21:18:28+00:00monthlyhttps://traveltheworldover.org/2017/08/06/chiang-mai/https://traveltheworldover.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/dsc00655.jpgFeatured Image -- 33472017-08-06T21:00:55+00:00monthlyhttps://traveltheworldover.org/2017/08/06/xian-%e8%a5%bf%e5%ae%89/https://traveltheworldover.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/p1060244.jpgFeatured Image -- 33392017-08-06T20:56:01+00:00monthlyhttps://traveltheworldover.org/2017/08/06/eire/https://traveltheworldover.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/024_24.jpgFeatured Image -- 33352017-08-06T20:54:52+00:00monthlyhttps://traveltheworldover.org/2017/08/06/manhattan/https://traveltheworldover.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/p1050144.jpgFeatured Image -- 33312025-07-16T18:14:04+00:00monthlyhttps://traveltheworldover.org/2017/08/06/san-francisco/https://traveltheworldover.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/025_25.jpgFeatured Image -- 33292017-08-06T20:52:44+00:00monthlyhttps://traveltheworldover.org/2017/08/06/vientiane-2/https://traveltheworldover.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/dsc01391.jpgFeatured Image -- 33252017-08-06T20:51:20+00:00monthlyhttps://traveltheworldover.org/2017/08/06/pisa/https://traveltheworldover.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/016_16.jpgFeatured Image -- 33212017-08-06T20:50:28+00:00monthlyhttps://traveltheworldover.org/2017/08/06/je-suis-charlie/https://traveltheworldover.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/fullsizerender.jpgFeatured Image -- 33172017-08-06T20:49:24+00:00monthlyhttps://traveltheworldover.org/2017/08/06/charleston/https://traveltheworldover.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/r1-05724-0008.jpgFeatured Image -- 33152017-08-06T20:48:46+00:00monthlyhttps://traveltheworldover.org/2017/08/06/da-nang/https://traveltheworldover.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/dsc01226.jpgFeatured Image -- 33092017-08-06T20:47:24+00:00monthlyhttps://traveltheworldover.org/2017/08/06/ha-long-bay-2/https://traveltheworldover.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/dsc01289.jpgFeatured Image -- 33072017-08-06T20:46:57+00:00monthlyhttps://traveltheworldover.org/2017/08/06/hoi-an/https://traveltheworldover.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/dsc01165.jpgFeatured Image -- 33052017-08-06T20:45:04+00:00monthlyhttps://traveltheworldover.org/2017/08/06/the-american-theater/https://traveltheworldover.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/dsc03715.jpgFeatured Image -- 33032017-08-06T20:44:33+00:00monthlyhttps://traveltheworldover.org/2017/08/06/bryce-canyon/https://traveltheworldover.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/dsc03615.jpgFeatured Image -- 33012017-08-06T20:44:02+00:00monthlyhttps://traveltheworldover.org/2017/08/06/pacific-grove/https://traveltheworldover.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/p1040625.jpgFeatured Image -- 32992017-08-06T20:43:06+00:00monthlyhttps://traveltheworldover.org/2013/02/19/149/https://traveltheworldover.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/tumblr_migzvlhq8b1re96d3o1_500.jpg2017-01-11T21:50:31+00:00monthlyhttps://traveltheworldover.org/2013/04/20/vientiane/https://traveltheworldover.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/220px-beerlao.jpg220px-BeerLaohttps://traveltheworldover.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/2013-tet-vietnam-laos-503.jpghttps://traveltheworldover.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/2013-tet-vietnam-laos-501.jpg2013 Tet: Vietnam & Laos - 501https://traveltheworldover.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/2013-tet-vietnam-laos-506.jpg2013 Tet: Vietnam & Laos - 506https://traveltheworldover.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/2013-tet-vietnam-laos-518.jpg2013 Tet: Vietnam & Laos - 518https://traveltheworldover.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/2013-tet-vietnam-laos-514.jpg2013 Tet: Vietnam & Laos - 514https://traveltheworldover.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/2013-tet-vietnam-laos-513.jpg2013 Tet: Vietnam & Laos - 513https://traveltheworldover.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/2013-tet-vietnam-laos-519.jpg2013 Tet: Vietnam & Laos - 5192017-01-11T21:42:54+00:00monthlyhttps://traveltheworldover.org/2013/04/25/laos-a-peaceful-corner-of-asia/2017-01-11T21:42:42+00:00monthlyhttps://traveltheworldover.org/2013/04/28/vientiane-in-36-hours/2017-01-11T21:42:21+00:00monthlyhttps://traveltheworldover.org/2013/05/01/patuxai-the-arc-de-triomphe-of-laos/https://traveltheworldover.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/dsc01378.jpgFrom the topLooking down from the top of the arch, Patuxai memorial in Vientiane, Laoshttps://traveltheworldover.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/220px-patuxai_57.jpgPatuxai from the edge of its parkThe Arc de Triumph of Vientiane, but all Laotian in style.2017-01-11T21:42:10+00:00monthlyhttps://traveltheworldover.org/2013/08/29/steam-loco/https://traveltheworldover.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/dsc02886.jpgDSC02886Baltimore and Ohio, with a logo featuring the dome of the US Capitol Building was established in 1827, and is one of the oldest railroads in the country. During its peak, the line extended from Staten Island to Illinois. Today the surviving lines are mostly operated by CSX Railroad and used for hauling freight over people.https://traveltheworldover.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/dsc02877.jpgDSC02877Alex and Jack take a walk along the old passenger cars on display at the Hocking Valley Scenic Railway depot in Athens County in Nelsonville. The railway, built in 1870, ran 138 steam locomotives, 70 passenger cars, and 15,000 freight cars during the second world war. The original route consisted of nearly 350 miles of track through southern Ohio and beyond.https://traveltheworldover.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/dsc02885.jpgDSC02885Massive springs on an old passenger train made for a smoother ride across the miles.https://traveltheworldover.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/dsc02880.jpgDSC02880Little red caboose brings up the rear naturally on the only surviving passenger service in Ohio-albeit a scenic roundtrip for fun and nostalgia not transportation.https://traveltheworldover.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/dsc02876.jpgDSC02876The Hocking Valley Scenic Railway depot features vintage, but tongue-in-cheek signs.https://traveltheworldover.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/dsc02888.jpgDSC02888https://traveltheworldover.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/dsc02872.jpgDSC02872https://traveltheworldover.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/dsc02875.jpgDSC02875The Second Empire style Nelsonville rail depot and waiting station awaits summer passengers for the daily 20 mile roundtrip rides though the hills of southern Ohio.2017-01-11T21:42:02+00:00monthlyhttps://traveltheworldover.org/2013/11/26/up-on-shem-creek/https://traveltheworldover.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/roll-183-21.jpgRoll 183 - 21In 1859, while digging a pond on his Cedar Grove plantation along Shem Creek, Dr. Louis Klipstein discovered pieces of a mastodon bone. One piece of the tusk measured over six feet in length. Like elephants with their elongated noses and tusks, the mastodon americanus was a mammal from the last Ice Age and apparently an early resident of Shem Creek.https://traveltheworldover.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/roll-183-16.jpgRoll 183 - 16https://traveltheworldover.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/img_20111016_175800.jpgIMG_20111016_175800A trio of shrimp boats tie up at the town-owned docks. Reaching its peak in the 1940's the local shrimp industry at Shem's Creek continues a downward slide with the aggressive pricing of foreign farm-raised shrimp and the general depletion of local shrimp stocks.https://traveltheworldover.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/dsc03736.jpgDSC03736Shem Creek has been a fishing spot for much longer than Charleston's 350 year history. Local Sewee native Americans used the brackish water to pull out fish, shrimp, crabs, oysters and mussels to supplement their staple diet of deer, small game, and corn. A modern fisherman, with the help of a few water-loving labs ply the late Autumn creek in the shadow of the Ravennel Bridge connecting Mt. Pleasant to the peninsula of historic Charleston. https://traveltheworldover.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/dsc03735.jpgDSC03735Locals and tourists enjoy fishing from the new boardwalks of Mt. Pleasant's newest city park at the edge of the creek. Future plans call for extending and connecting the boardwalk all along the northern waterfront. Besides fishing and dining, the creek is the premier spot for stand-up paddleboarding (SUP) kayaking and recreational boaters. Several commercial boats operate harbor cruises and taxi service to downtown Charleston.https://traveltheworldover.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/dsc03733.jpgDSC03733Although bright green all during the hot summer months, marsh grass in the Carolina lowcountry turns an intense golden color by late summer, lasting until the next spring arrives. The distinct gamey smell of 'pluff mud', richl and full of both living and dead organisms, invite and more often repel visitors and local alike. With its deep channel and twice daily tides, Shem Creek is one of the easiest spots in Charleston to spot bottlenose dolphins swimming and fishing in the creek. Birds include pelicans, ibis, snowy egrets, and seagulls.https://traveltheworldover.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/dsc03732.jpgDSC03732https://traveltheworldover.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/dsc03727.jpgDSC03727https://traveltheworldover.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/dsc03726.jpgDSC03726The setting sun reflects on the tall masts of shrimp trawlers lined up at the end of Shem Creek.https://traveltheworldover.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/cam_0028.jpgDCIM100PHOTOToward the Coleman Boulevard bridge, a half dozen seafood-themed restaurants, including a faux lighthouse and genuine but converted icehouse. The icehouse operated until a few years back when declining numbers of shrimp boats needed less ice to fill their holds to protect the shrimp and seafood within.2017-01-11T21:41:50+00:00monthlyhttps://traveltheworldover.org/2013/04/07/summer-of-love/https://traveltheworldover.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/dsc01107.jpgMy So'nhttps://traveltheworldover.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/bomb.jpgbombhttps://traveltheworldover.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/crater.jpgcraterhttps://traveltheworldover.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/dsc01120.jpgMy So'n b&w2016-09-07T00:05:18+00:00monthlyhttps://traveltheworldover.org/2013/05/23/city-of-peace/https://traveltheworldover.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/ann-stan-rogers-50th-wedding-anniversary-st-josephs-1987.jpg50thMy maternal grandparents. My grandfather served in the US Navy during the second world war and had to leave behind a wife and three young children. https://traveltheworldover.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/atomic_cloud_over_hiroshima.jpgAtomic bomb A photo taken from the Enola Gay seconds after "Little Boy" is dropped,: a mushroom cloud rises high above Hiroshima on August 6, 1945.https://traveltheworldover.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/silverplate_b-29_enola_gay.jpgB-29_Enola_GayThe U.S. Air Force B-29 Superfortress bomber, named for the pilot's mother, is part of the Air and Space Museum collection near Washington, DC.https://traveltheworldover.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/220px-atombombe_little_boy_2.jpgLittle BoyDeveloped during the Manhattan Project, Little Boy was the world's first atomic weapon used against people.https://traveltheworldover.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/dsc01803.jpgHiroshima, 1945Taken months after the bomb dropped, the A-Bomb Dome was originally slated to be razed to erase the reminder of the damage done to the city.https://traveltheworldover.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/dsc018301.jpgSignhttps://traveltheworldover.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/dsc01804.jpgNo WarAlex signs a petition asking the nations of the world to outlaw the creation and use of all nuclear weapons.https://traveltheworldover.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/dsc01809.jpgPaper Craneshttps://traveltheworldover.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/dsc01827.jpgHiroshimaKevin and Alex standing in the Hiroshima Peace Park, just across the river from the A-Bomb Dome.https://traveltheworldover.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/dsc01791.jpgHiroshimaAlex and dad stand in front of the A-Bomb Dome in Hiroshima, Japan.2016-09-07T00:04:32+00:00monthlyhttps://traveltheworldover.org/2013/06/08/1934/https://traveltheworldover.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/dsc02220.jpgDSC02220Beach #1 in Qingdao is described as 'cleanish' and features pontoon and jetski rentals, food options, and great views of the Yellow Sea and the sea islands off China.https://traveltheworldover.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/dsc02203.jpgDSC02203The sublime Swinging Chairs at Zhongshang Park, Qingdao, China.https://traveltheworldover.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/dsc02177.jpgDSC02177Like many large Chinese cities, Qingdao has a huge TV tower and observatory on a hill overlooking the city and the Yellow Sea.https://traveltheworldover.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/2013-june-42.jpg2013 June - 42https://traveltheworldover.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/2013-june-44.jpg2013 June - 44https://traveltheworldover.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/2013-june-38.jpg2013 June - 38https://traveltheworldover.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/2013-june-40.jpg2013 June - 40The same audience that watched Alex jump on bungee cords followed us over to the climbing wall and watched him go for Bunny Pillow gold minutes later. They did not follow us afterwords, however, into the House of Mirrors.https://traveltheworldover.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/2013-june-21.jpg2013 June - 21https://traveltheworldover.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/2013-june-16.jpg2013 June - 16Alex prepares to claim his seat on the Swing Chairs ride.https://traveltheworldover.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/2013-june-04.jpg2013 June - 04Pissing away cash is easy when you get to shoot stuff.2016-08-27T02:28:32+00:00monthlyhttps://traveltheworldover.org/2012/09/19/reservoir-hike-da-hen-dong/2016-08-25T21:32:35+00:00monthlyhttps://traveltheworldover.org/2012/08/28/not-a-pet-store-we-visited-but-did-not-eat-in/https://traveltheworldover.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/tumblr_m9gujbzqie1re96d3o1_1280.jpg2016-08-25T21:21:35+00:00monthlyhttps://traveltheworldover.org/2012/09/02/bus-stop-police-car-and-our-new-apartment/https://traveltheworldover.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/tumblr_m9pik69zmf1re96d3o1_1280.jpg2016-08-25T21:17:57+00:00monthlyhttps://traveltheworldover.org/2012/09/07/alex-and-jordan-feast/https://traveltheworldover.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/tumblr_m9zhj3yffo1re96d3o1_r1_1280.jpg2016-08-25T21:14:38+00:00monthlyhttps://traveltheworldover.org/2012/09/09/macau-gardens-apartment/https://traveltheworldover.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/tumblr_ma35drjyjo1re96d3o1_1280.jpgAlex in the kitchen-a usual site.Alex in the kitchen-a usual site.https://traveltheworldover.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/tumblr_ma35drjyjo1re96d3o2_r1_1280.jpgAn even more normal site.An even more normal site.2016-08-25T21:11:47+00:00monthlyhttps://traveltheworldover.org/2012/09/11/want-a-fruit-cake-in-september-in-china-they-are/https://traveltheworldover.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/tumblr_ma6lxgdppp1re96d3o1_1280.jpg2016-08-25T21:08:28+00:00monthlyhttps://traveltheworldover.org/2012/09/14/you-want-rice-with-that-after-walking-aimless/https://traveltheworldover.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/tumblr_mac1ahjego1re96d3o1_1280.jpg2016-08-25T21:04:35+00:00monthlyhttps://traveltheworldover.org/2012/08/18/a-hundred-years-ago-qingdao-was-controlled-by/https://traveltheworldover.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/dsc02084.jpgLi RiverKevin & Alex on a four hour boat trip down the Li River in southeast China.https://traveltheworldover.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/tumblr_m8yaue9dvg1re96d3o1_r1_1280.jpg2016-08-25T20:58:47+00:00monthlyhttps://traveltheworldover.org/2013/03/28/6/https://traveltheworldover.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/tumblr_mkdcwxrsjw1re96d3o1_1280.jpgHoi An Rush Hourhttps://traveltheworldover.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/tumblr_mkdcwxrsjw1re96d3o2_1280.jpg2016-08-25T20:38:45+00:00monthlyhttps://traveltheworldover.org/2013/10/30/south-park/https://traveltheworldover.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/dsc03040.jpgDSC03040No visit to South Park is complete without mentioning the town's connection to the subversive and highly satirical cable television cartoon on Comedy Central. Outside the gates of the historic town museum, which look familiar if you have watched the show, is a small store featuring t-shirts, posters, and characters from the show. Aside from that, the town has obviously mixed feelings about the connection. The creators of the show, Trey Parker and Matt Stone, used Fairplay as the model for their mostly fictional look at modern life in a rural Colorado town.https://traveltheworldover.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/dsc03039.jpgDSC03039Southpark, after flying into Denver, was the first stop on our month long exploration of the American West. Although not technically a town but a collection of mostly moved historic buildings outside of Fairplay, Colorado, Southpark City provides a genuine glimpse of a nineteenth century Rocky Mountain mining town. The area, at over 8,500' lies in a fairly lush valley supplied by three forks of the South Platte River and the site of countless encounters between native Ute's, invading Spanish, Americans like Zeb Pike, fur trappers, traders, cattle ranchers, and in 1859-gold seekers. https://traveltheworldover.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/dsc03032.jpgDSC03032The home of Colonel Frank Mayer-a Civil War veteran, author, and buffalo hunter features an original restored Marquart wood-burning stove in the kitchen.https://traveltheworldover.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/dsc03030.jpgDSC03030Large and comfortable by 19th century standards, this home featured cozy bedrooms and pot-bellied stoves.https://traveltheworldover.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/dsc03027.jpgDSC03027https://traveltheworldover.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/dsc03024.jpgDSC03024https://traveltheworldover.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/dsc03023.jpgDSC03023https://traveltheworldover.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/dsc03009.jpgDSC03009One of only six buildings to be situated in their original sites, the Summer Saloon was constructed of native sandstone and pine from the nearby hills in 1879. The saloon is set up to reflect the usual trappings of a western saloon: A full bar, tables for poker, an upright piano, a rooms above for sleeping and entertaining.https://traveltheworldover.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/dsc03005.jpgDSC03005Hunting trophies loom over many of the public and private rooms in South Park City.https://traveltheworldover.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/dsc03000.jpgDSC03000Alex bellies up to the bar in South Park City, Colorado.2016-08-25T20:32:53+00:00monthlyhttps://traveltheworldover.org/2013/06/07/rest-honorable-eunuch-rest/2016-08-25T20:28:37+00:00monthlyhttps://traveltheworldover.org/2013/01/05/indian-teenager-sent-to-sea-calamity-the-bengal/https://traveltheworldover.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/dsc00187.jpgDSC001872016-08-18T02:26:02+00:00monthlyhttps://traveltheworldover.org/about/https://traveltheworldover.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/kodak_instamatic_233.jpgKodak_Instamatic_233https://traveltheworldover.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/dsc03431.jpgDSC03431https://traveltheworldover.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/img_0044.jpgIMG_0044I have the most supportive son imaginable.https://traveltheworldover.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/cropped-img_2700.jpgcropped-img_2700.jpghttps://traveltheworldover.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/cropped-img_1555.jpgcropped-img_1555.jpghttps://traveltheworldover.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/2013-japan-402.jpgTraditional Korean ArtMaking Korean arts and crafts.https://traveltheworldover.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/alexumbrella.jpgalexumbrellahttps://traveltheworldover.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/akelephant1.jpgA&KElephant2016-08-02T13:51:59+00:00weekly0.6https://traveltheworldover.org/2013/04/04/overnight-train/https://traveltheworldover.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/fasttrain.jpgFasttrainhttps://traveltheworldover.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/bkk-train.jpgbkk trainhttps://traveltheworldover.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/trainfloor.jpgtrainfloorhttps://traveltheworldover.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/alextrain.jpgalextrain2016-07-29T01:03:05+00:00monthlyhttps://traveltheworldover.org/2013/06/24/when-world-war-i-came-to-china/https://traveltheworldover.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/dsc02369.jpgDSC02369Students explore the dozens of rooms and narrow corridors that make up the underground fort built by the Germans in 1899 in a mountain high over Qingdao. They eventually surrendered the fort to a combined British and Japanese force in November 1914 early in the first World War.https://traveltheworldover.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/image053b_jpg.jpgImage053b_jpghttps://traveltheworldover.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/220px-wakamiya.jpg220px-Wakamiyahttps://traveltheworldover.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/image085_jpg.jpgImage085_jpgQingdao looking south toward the harbor and Yellow Sea close to the time of the start of the first World War. https://traveltheworldover.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/image074a_jpg.jpgImage074a_jpgEarly photo of the Lutheran Church (or Protestant) Church in Qingdao a century ago.https://traveltheworldover.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/japanese-fort.jpgGermanIn the high rocky hills overlooking are reminders of the early 20th century German occupation of Qingdao. Dozens of abandoned bunkers are scattered on top of the Fu Shan Mountains.https://traveltheworldover.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/german1.jpggermanThe Protestant Church in Qingdao with its stone and copper spire and clock face is over a century old and still has Sunday services, provided you have a foreign passport.https://traveltheworldover.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/imgres-1.jpegimgres-1https://traveltheworldover.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/imgres.jpegimgreshttps://traveltheworldover.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/2013-june-148.jpg2013 June - 148A WWI-era machine gun in a display case at the German Fort Museum in Qingdao.2016-07-29T01:02:28+00:00monthlyhttps://traveltheworldover.org/2014/11/21/2660/https://traveltheworldover.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/dsc01509.jpgDSC01509https://traveltheworldover.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/close-up-civet-cat-vn-1.jpgClose-Up-Civet-Cat-Vn-1https://traveltheworldover.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/china-live-crab-vending-machine.jpegchina-live-crab-vending-machinehttps://traveltheworldover.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/kevinbelgium1990.jpgKevinBelgium1990https://traveltheworldover.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/img_1333.jpgIMG_1333https://traveltheworldover.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/pee.jpgPeehttps://traveltheworldover.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/eggs.jpgeggshttps://traveltheworldover.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/java.jpgjava2016-07-29T01:01:42+00:00monthlyhttps://traveltheworldover.org/2015/02/09/yangshuo/https://traveltheworldover.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/2012-guilin-167.jpgSONY DSCNarrow alleys in Yangshuo invite the backpackers and seasoned tourists to explore a more authentic China than some of the larger tourist centers like Beijing and Shanghai. https://traveltheworldover.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/2012-guilin-175.jpg2012 Guilin - 175The streets of Yangshuo are narrow with many pedestrian only-which in China only means less cars and scooters to dodge.https://traveltheworldover.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/2012-guilin-1871.jpg2012 Guilin - 187The south of China stays warm year around and looks, sounds, and feels more like Southeast Asia than mainland China.https://traveltheworldover.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/2012-guilin-163.jpg2012 Guilin - 163"Police Community Relationship is Harmonious". So says the huge sign on Yangshuo's West Street, just between Cloud 9 Restaurant and 7th Heaven Cafe above the tattoo shop.https://traveltheworldover.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/dsc05011.jpegSONY DSCThe main street in Yangshu, selling everything from local hot chili sauce and dragon fruit to KFC.2016-07-29T01:00:54+00:00monthlyhttps://traveltheworldover.org/2013/04/10/night-light/https://traveltheworldover.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/dsc01158.jpgDSC01158https://traveltheworldover.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/dsc01180.jpgHostesshttps://traveltheworldover.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/dsc01179.jpgLanternshttps://traveltheworldover.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/dsc01189.jpgStreet at night in Hoi An2016-03-10T19:56:22+00:00monthlyhttps://traveltheworldover.org/2014/12/01/new-years-eve-lanterns-float-silently-over-hua/https://traveltheworldover.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/tumblr_migzcky1sp1re96d3o1_1280.jpgHua Hin2016-03-10T19:53:07+00:00monthlyhttps://traveltheworldover.org/2015/02/23/china/https://traveltheworldover.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/220px-fudao.jpg220px-FuDao2016-03-10T19:52:08+00:00monthlyhttps://traveltheworldover.org/2014/12/31/where-will-you-travel-this-holiday-season/https://traveltheworldover.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/c1980-middle-urbana.jpgc1980 Middle Urbana2016-03-10T19:51:32+00:00monthlyhttps://traveltheworldover.org/2013/12/15/i-wont-be-home-for-christmas/https://traveltheworldover.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/dsc00345.jpgDSC00345Wat Pho is located behind the Temple of the Emerald Buddha and a must-do for any visitor to Bangkok. It's one of the largest temple complexes in the city and famed for its giant reclining Buddha that measures 46 meters long and is covered in gold leaf.https://traveltheworldover.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/dsc00263.jpgDSC00263Standing under the Skytrain in central Bangkok, we celebrated Christmas by visiting the Reclining Buddha at Wat Pho.https://traveltheworldover.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/dsc00427.jpgDSC00427https://traveltheworldover.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/p1030803.jpgP10308032016-01-25T19:58:18+00:00monthlyhttps://traveltheworldover.org/2014/12/05/plastic-christmas-tree-shopping-at-jusco-the/https://traveltheworldover.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/tumblr_mf67lsuw831re96d3o1_1280.jpg2016-01-21T01:54:07+00:00monthlyhttps://traveltheworldover.org/2015/10/25/day-for-night/https://traveltheworldover.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/dsc03383.jpgDSC03383https://traveltheworldover.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/dsc03481.jpgDSC03481A few miles before the California state line, Route 66 West takes a deep and winding drop through the rugged Arizona desert and through the old mining town of Oatman.https://traveltheworldover.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/dsc03363.jpgDSC03363Arizona roadhouse at dusk.https://traveltheworldover.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/dsc03182.jpgDSC03182Neon lights up the desert night at Moab's Apache Motel. 2015-12-30T01:18:30+00:00monthlyhttps://traveltheworldover.org/2013/06/04/slow-boat-to-china/https://traveltheworldover.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/dsc02103.jpgChrisQingdao teacher, Chris Cronin is less than enthusiastic to the suggestion that he try a glass of the local spirit: Snake wine.https://traveltheworldover.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/dsc02140.jpgArrivalNearing the arrival destination of Yangshuo, some 100 kilometers downstream from its much larger neighbor Guilin.https://traveltheworldover.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/dsc02106.jpgarrive in YangshuoDocking at Yangshuo presents the tourist, lulled into sleepiness by a big lunch buffet and long boat trip, an opportunity to be all out attacked by peddlers, pickpockets, and personal tour advisors.https://traveltheworldover.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/dsc02099.jpgPontoonhttps://traveltheworldover.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/dsc02082.jpgalong li Riverhttps://traveltheworldover.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/dsc02072.jpgDSC02072https://traveltheworldover.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/dsc02050.jpgLi Riverhttps://traveltheworldover.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/dsc02022.jpgSleepNot everyone can be as excited as the middle school, students as demonstrated by the usual suspects of sleeping Korean high school boys.https://traveltheworldover.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/dsc02020.jpgBoatBelow deck and just before departure at the marina in Gulin, Alex and his fellow middle schoolers keep busy with rubric cubes, cards and sadly electronics of all sorts.https://traveltheworldover.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/dsc01984.jpgDSC019842015-12-29T23:19:35+00:00monthlyhttps://traveltheworldover.org/2015/04/10/it-never-rains-on-one-mans-house/https://traveltheworldover.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/p1060502.jpgnear Xi'anhttps://traveltheworldover.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/img_1854.jpg500https://traveltheworldover.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/dsc01483.jpgDSC01483https://traveltheworldover.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/dsc01484.jpgDSC01484https://traveltheworldover.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/dsc01486.jpgQingdaohttps://traveltheworldover.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/dsc01487.jpgDSC01487https://traveltheworldover.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/img_1610.jpgQingdao Smoghttps://traveltheworldover.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/dsc00764.jpgDSC00764https://traveltheworldover.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/dsc00763.jpgto schoolhttps://traveltheworldover.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/dsc01488.jpgSea GlassCollected from the Yellow Sea, trash becomes part of a collection.2015-12-29T23:17:19+00:00monthlyhttps://traveltheworldover.org/2015/03/20/graveyard-duty/https://traveltheworldover.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/mt-fushan.jpgMt. Fushanhttps://traveltheworldover.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/rose.jpgrosehttps://traveltheworldover.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/plot.jpgplothttps://traveltheworldover.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/grave.jpggravehttps://traveltheworldover.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/graves.jpggraves2015-06-29T21:50:55+00:00monthlyhttps://traveltheworldover.org/2013/05/16/1737/https://traveltheworldover.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/2013-japan-135.jpgLive OakStill wet from a morning shower, a live oak tree towers over a Kyoto park.https://traveltheworldover.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/2013-japan-354.jpgCanalFeeding off the nearby Kamo River, Kyoto has an impressive number of canals bisecting neighborhoods and providing pleasant walkways and visitas north of the Gion neighborhood.https://traveltheworldover.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/dsc01653.jpgOakDraped in new leaves, a giant oak dominates the landscape of a city park in Kyoto, Japan.https://traveltheworldover.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/2013-japan-170.jpgCottageA traditional Japanese home is engulfed by Spring flowers and trees in Kyoto. Large or small, homes in Japan make good use of the natural world outside the door.https://traveltheworldover.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/2013-japan-145.jpgImperial GardenA path disappears into a grove of oaks in the gardens of the Imperial Palace in Kyoto.https://traveltheworldover.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/2013-japan-136.jpgPathOne of the many walks through the shade-draped oak canopies in the gardens of Kyoto's Imperial Palace.2015-06-29T21:33:47+00:00monthlyhttps://traveltheworldover.org/2013/12/18/my-best-lesson/https://traveltheworldover.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/buistacademy2001.jpgBuistAcademy2001https://traveltheworldover.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/buistacademy1992.jpgBuistAcademy19922015-06-29T21:32:51+00:00monthlyhttps://traveltheworldover.org/2013/04/16/signs-i-hath-loved/https://traveltheworldover.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/dsc00485.jpgWat signhttps://traveltheworldover.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/dsc00253.jpgEnemahttps://traveltheworldover.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/dsc00734-version-2.jpgDSC00734 - Version 2https://traveltheworldover.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/img_1512.jpgEvidencehttps://traveltheworldover.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/dsc01204.jpgChic Land2015-03-21T14:03:18+00:00monthlyhttps://traveltheworldover.org/2013/05/19/japan-in-black-and-white/https://traveltheworldover.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/dsc01833.jpgStreetcarStreetcars connect central Hiroshima in all directions.https://traveltheworldover.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/dsc01656-version-2.jpgOak TreeNear the Imperial Palace in Kyoto, gardens, shrines and miles of walking trails meander through century old groves of trees, including this oak.https://traveltheworldover.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/dsc01568-version-2.jpgCemetaryJapanese graveyard in central Kyoto, Japan.https://traveltheworldover.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/dsc01565.jpgTempleAlong one of the covered pedestrian-only streets in Kyoto, the entrance to a Buddhist temple is lit up with paper lanterns.https://traveltheworldover.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/dsc01560.jpgKyotoStreet scene in Kyoto with a European style building among the more traditional Japanese architecture.https://traveltheworldover.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/dsc01653-version-2.jpgOakhttps://traveltheworldover.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/dsc01825.jpgA Bomb DomeThe building known as the A Bomb Dome, from across the river in the Hiroshima Peace Park. The building, one of the few survivors of the world's first atomic bomb used on civilians, is a silent reminder of 8:15 am, August 6, 1945.https://traveltheworldover.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/dsc01782.jpgHiroshimaKevin at the Peace Park in Hiroshima near the Atom Bomb Dome building. 2015-02-24T00:11:56+00:00monthlyhttps://traveltheworldover.org/contact-us/2015-01-20T15:08:29+00:00weekly0.6https://traveltheworldover.org/2014/12/26/shem-creek/https://traveltheworldover.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/dsc03830.jpgFeatured Image -- 27732015-01-14T20:27:52+00:00monthlyhttps://traveltheworldover.org/2014/12/31/2014-in-review/2015-01-12T15:06:32+00:00monthlyhttps://traveltheworldover.org/2012/12/27/second-class-night-train-from-bangkok-to-chiang/2014-12-06T04:12:16+00:00monthlyhttps://traveltheworldover.org/2012/12/22/404/https://traveltheworldover.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/tumblr_mffw91o8tw1re96d3o1_1280.jpgAlex calmly prepares to open an early Christmas present before our trip to Thailand.https://traveltheworldover.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/tumblr_mffw91o8tw1re96d3o2_1280.jpgNot so calmly he rips open his mini foosball table!Not so calmly he rips open his mini foosball table!2014-12-06T03:40:30+00:00monthlyhttps://traveltheworldover.org/2012/11/27/thanksgiving-day-on-the-bund-shanghai/https://traveltheworldover.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/tumblr_me5guylta71re96d3o1_1280.jpgAlex & Kevin at the Bund2014-12-06T01:25:23+00:00monthlyhttps://traveltheworldover.org/2013/03/23/on-tet-or-new-years-morning-i-got-up-early-and/https://traveltheworldover.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/tumblr_mk3ow5zkwv1re96d3o1_1280.jpghttps://traveltheworldover.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/tumblr_mk3ow5zkwv1re96d3o2_1280.jpghttps://traveltheworldover.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/tumblr_mk3ow5zkwv1re96d3o3_1280.jpg2014-11-17T03:01:06+00:00monthlyhttps://traveltheworldover.org/2013/04/12/ha-long-bay/https://traveltheworldover.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/dsc01259.jpgDSC01259https://traveltheworldover.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/dsc01317.jpgsmall boathttps://traveltheworldover.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/dsc012501.jpgBayhttps://traveltheworldover.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/dsc01273.jpgDSC01273https://traveltheworldover.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/dsc01248.jpgDSC01248https://traveltheworldover.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/dsc01251.jpgHa Long Bayhttps://traveltheworldover.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/dsc01250.jpgHLBhttps://traveltheworldover.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/dsc01252.jpgDSC01252https://traveltheworldover.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/dsc01237.jpgbow2014-10-14T21:00:10+00:00monthlyhttps://traveltheworldover.org/2013/09/14/bigger-better-louder/https://traveltheworldover.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/dsc02529.jpgDSC02529Hachiko in bronze-the original was melted down for bombs in World War II outside of Shibuya Station is one of the most popular meeting places in all of Tokyo.https://traveltheworldover.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/dsc02524.jpgDSC02524Despite being one of the mostly densely-populated cities in the world, Tokyo feels safe for pedestrians and skateboarding teens alike.https://traveltheworldover.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/dsc02668.jpgDSC02668Tokyo lights up after dark with neon, cars, and thousands of pedestrians, revealing clearly why the set designers for the futuristic science fiction film, Bladerunner, relied heavily on the city for inspiration. https://traveltheworldover.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/dsc02514.jpgDSC02514On our quest to walk in Bill Murray's, "Lost in Translation" footsteps, we happened upon streets near Shinjunku Station where the final scenes of the movie with Bill whispering something in Scarlett Johansson's ear were filmed. What that is will probably never be known, which of course is what makes it all the better.https://traveltheworldover.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/dsc02494.jpgDSC02494Shinjuku Station with its mini Empire State Building (to match the min Statue of Liberty in Odaibai perhaps)https://traveltheworldover.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/dsc02475.jpgDSC02475Meiji Jingu is a Shinto shrine dedicated to the 122nd Emperor of Japan Meiji and his wife Shoken, although the pair are buried in Kyoto. Alex and I are standing in front of a Torii gate leading to the main shrine and gardens. 100, 000 trees were donated from all parts of Japan to help fill in the forest that surrounds the shrine's 175 wooded acres. Hillary Clinton on her first official overseas trip as Secretary of State under newly elected President Obama, visited the site in 2009 to show her respect for the Japanese culture and people.https://traveltheworldover.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/dsc02469.jpgDSC02469Reflections of neighboring buildings take on a diamond effect on a mirrored building on Gui Street in Tokyo.https://traveltheworldover.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/dsc02461.jpgDSC02461Alex take a long penny-board ride down the gentle hill and mostly pedestrian Cat Street near Shibuya. Alex asked for a skateboard even before we moved to China, but finally got his wish after a visit from a skateboard shop on Cat Street.https://traveltheworldover.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/dsc02458.jpgDSC02458Weathered doors and locks on an old and abandoned shop near Cat Street reveal their own story.https://traveltheworldover.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/dsc02453.jpgDSC02453The perfect store from the outside at least, for a middle schooler and his teacher father. Located on Cat Street in one of Tokyo's many hip neighborhoods near Shibuya.2014-03-21T18:50:33+00:00monthlyhttps://traveltheworldover.org/2013/07/17/tokyo-nights/https://traveltheworldover.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/dsc02603.jpgDSC02603A tiny table just inside the door of a Tokyo restaurant.https://traveltheworldover.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/dsc02598.jpgDSC02598Although indoors, this shopping are in Odaiba creates the constant illusion of walking outdoors-during the Italian Renaissance.https://traveltheworldover.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/dsc02649.jpgDSC02649Giant moving screens of light create never-ending daylight in the Shibuya area of Tokyo.https://traveltheworldover.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/dsc02609.jpgDSC02609A classic Ford Mustang on display at the Toyota exhibit of historic cars in Odaiba.https://traveltheworldover.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/dsc02434.jpgDSC02434https://traveltheworldover.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/2013-june-tokyo-197.jpg2013 June Tokyo - 197Pure Americana in a part of the Toyota historic car museum in Odaiba that features a 1964 and a half Ford Mustang and a 1966 Corvette Stingray next to a Wurlitzer "Bubbler" jukebox and Route 66 motel.https://traveltheworldover.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/from-tokyo-apt.jpgFrom Tokyo Apt.https://traveltheworldover.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/tokyo-diner.jpgTokyo dinerRestaurant lit up in Shibuya, Tokyo.https://traveltheworldover.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/shibuya-bar.jpgShibuya barhttps://traveltheworldover.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/sushi.jpgSushi2014-03-20T16:24:14+00:00monthlyhttps://traveltheworldover.org/2013/04/14/blue/https://traveltheworldover.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/dsc01305.jpgdining room at seahttps://traveltheworldover.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/dsc01292.jpgboatlightshttps://traveltheworldover.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/dsc01294.jpgship deckhttps://traveltheworldover.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/dsc01296.jpgBlue nighthttps://traveltheworldover.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/dsc01289.jpgbluesethttps://traveltheworldover.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/dsc01092_2.jpgDSC01092_2https://traveltheworldover.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/dsc00741.jpgflighthttps://traveltheworldover.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/dsc01309.jpgboat2014-03-14T02:23:32+00:00monthlyhttps://traveltheworldover.org/2013/11/02/the-23-hardest-things-about-moving-home-after-living-abroad/2014-01-31T21:24:52+00:00monthlyhttps://traveltheworldover.org/2013/02/23/i-think-i-know-why-the-caged-bird-sings-all-over/https://traveltheworldover.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/tumblr_miofb38zgv1re96d3o2_1280.jpghttps://traveltheworldover.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/tumblr_miofb38zgv1re96d3o1_1280.jpghttps://traveltheworldover.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/tumblr_miofb38zgv1re96d3o3_1280.jpg2013-09-13T20:32:02+00:00monthlyhttps://traveltheworldover.org/2013/02/24/125/https://traveltheworldover.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/tumblr_mipjyb8gsy1re96d3o1_1280.jpghttps://traveltheworldover.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/tumblr_mipjyb8gsy1re96d3o2_1280.jpg2013-09-13T20:28:58+00:00monthlyhttps://traveltheworldover.org/2013/06/28/photo-mosiac/2015-08-20T12:56:54+00:00monthlyhttps://traveltheworldover.org/2013/06/19/big-love-part-2-of-2/https://traveltheworldover.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/2012-thailand-340.jpg2012 Thailand - 340https://traveltheworldover.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/2012-thailand-299.jpg2012 Thailand - 299https://traveltheworldover.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/2012-thailand-346.jpg2012 Thailand - 346https://traveltheworldover.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/2012-thailand-358.jpg2012 Thailand - 358https://traveltheworldover.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/2012-thailand-389.jpg2012 Thailand - 389https://traveltheworldover.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/2012-thailand-295.jpg2012 Thailand - 2952013-06-23T23:36:27+00:00monthlyhttps://traveltheworldover.org/2013/06/15/big-love-part-1-of-2/https://traveltheworldover.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/2012-shanghai-084.jpg2012 Shanghai - 084https://traveltheworldover.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/2012-shanghai-083.jpg2012 Shanghai - 083In Shanghai a man with a whip makes a small monkey do tricks for pedestrians and then demands tips. https://traveltheworldover.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/2012-xian-197.jpg2012 Xi'an - 197https://traveltheworldover.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/2012-xian-218.jpg2012 Xi'an - 218https://traveltheworldover.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/2012-december-in-china-07.jpg2012 December in China - 07https://traveltheworldover.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/2012-december-in-china-21.jpg2012 December in China - 21https://traveltheworldover.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/2012-thailand-149.jpg2012 Thailand - 149https://traveltheworldover.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/2013-japan-258.jpg2013 Japan - 258https://traveltheworldover.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/dsc01921.jpgDSC01921https://traveltheworldover.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/dsc01482.jpgDSC014822013-06-15T06:57:42+00:00monthlyhttps://traveltheworldover.org/2013/06/12/summer-in-the-city/https://traveltheworldover.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/2013-04-07-09-48-36.jpg2013-04-07 09.48.36From 1898 until the outbreak of the first World War, Germany controlled much of Qingdao. The Governor's Mansion, completed around 1907, and built at great expense to the Kaiser back home in Germany is a terrific peak at life during the Imperial German occupation. The 30 room interior resembles a Bavarian hunting castle while the exterior an example of the Art Nouveau, has hosted many dignitaries during the past century. Chairman Mao stayed here with his family in 1957 during the heyday of China's Cultural Revolution as well as Vietnam's Ho Chi Minh in the 1960's.https://traveltheworldover.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/dsc02255.jpgDSC02255Xianggang Lu or Hong Kong Road, renamed in 1997 in honor of the British return of Hong Kong to China, lights up every night after sunset in central Qingdao.https://traveltheworldover.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/dsc02253.jpgDSC02253Many modern skyscrapers in China feature nightly LED lighting shows lasting until late in the evening.https://traveltheworldover.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/dsc01923.jpgDSC01923Looking east toward the rising sun over the Laoshan Mountains, the building that houses the Qingdao Amerasia International School catches the early light.https://traveltheworldover.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/dsc02252.jpgDSC02252"The Wind of May", weighing in at over 700 tons of steel, looks spectacular lit up at night in Qingdao's May 4th Square. https://traveltheworldover.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/dsc02249.jpgDSC02249The May 4 Square was named to commemorate the patriotic student movement that began there in 1919 in reaction to the signing of the Treaty of Versailles in Paris. The treaty ending the first World War turned the German 'Colony' of Qingdao over to the control of Japan instead of China, triggering student protests and the birth of modern China.https://traveltheworldover.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/dsc02234.jpgDSC02234With nods to earlier Asian architecture that included wats and stupas, modern Qingdao buildings often feature unique rooftop ornamentation.https://traveltheworldover.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/2013-june-58.jpg2013 June - 58Alex flies a kite at Qingdao's May 4 Square.https://traveltheworldover.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/2013-june-74.jpg2013 June - 74https://traveltheworldover.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/2013-june-69.jpg2013 June - 69The familiar glow of a Starbucks sign lights up at Marina City. Despite China's preference for tea, many young people are including coffee in their daily routines.2013-06-13T09:48:28+00:00monthlyhttps://traveltheworldover.org/2012/10/04/originally-built-as-a-buddhist-shrine-in-the-late/https://traveltheworldover.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/tumblr_mbdlwmzv2z1re96d3o1_1280.jpg2013-06-07T10:41:41+00:00monthlyhttps://traveltheworldover.org/2012/10/07/all-the-departments-stores-have-tea-sections/https://traveltheworldover.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/tumblr_mbi5no5lhe1re96d3o1_1280.jpg2013-06-07T10:37:08+00:00monthlyhttps://traveltheworldover.org/2012/10/13/forbidden-city/https://traveltheworldover.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/tumblr_mbttp4hnv01re96d3o1_1280.jpg2013-06-07T10:34:14+00:00monthlyhttps://traveltheworldover.org/2012/10/22/the-giant-wild-goose-pagoda-xian-was-built-in/https://traveltheworldover.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/tumblr_mcah9pmzjg1re96d3o1_1280.jpg2013-06-07T10:29:48+00:00monthlyhttps://traveltheworldover.org/2012/10/22/this-buddha-is-over-a-thousand-years-old-and-was/https://traveltheworldover.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/tumblr_mcal23j6mp1re96d3o1_1280.jpg2013-06-07T10:28:08+00:00monthlyhttps://traveltheworldover.org/2013/05/31/guilin/https://traveltheworldover.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/dsc05070.jpegSun & MoonThe Moon and Sun Pagodas at the edge of a lake in the middle of downtown Guilin lites up like Christmas every night for tourists and residents alike.https://traveltheworldover.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/dsc05076.jpegDrumsGongs, drums, and traditional Chinese-stringed instruments are used in the nightly performances given on the shores of one of Guilin's many lakes. The performances are only visible on the tourist boats that circle the city's two rivers and four lakes.https://traveltheworldover.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/dsc02159.jpgDSC02159https://traveltheworldover.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/dsc02161.jpgDSC02161https://traveltheworldover.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/dsc02145.jpgDSC02145Dusk and cooler temperatures bring out droves of tourists and local alike to dine outside, shop, and soak up the mountain-river town atmosphere.2013-06-02T23:32:24+00:00monthlyhttps://traveltheworldover.org/2013/05/27/seasoned/https://traveltheworldover.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/dsc00775.jpgfoodAs much as people complain about bad food on airplanes, the possible trick is going vegetarian. I have enjoyed nearly ever meal in the 31 flights this year as evidenced by this look at a meal on Vietnam Airlines. Another perk: Special meals get served first!https://traveltheworldover.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/img_1644.jpgGuanzhouOne phenomena of traveling in Asia is the number of people who either take your picture-often quite obviously, and those who ask to be with you in a picture. Alex, in particular has posed for dozens of photos in the past year and most often in airports. https://traveltheworldover.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/dsc00257.jpgAirportKeeping kids busy in an airport on a long layover is a challenge. We have traveled through Guangzhou twice and Alex has discovered the free baggage cart/TV set. While often riding around the huge gate area, he can wirelessly watch movies and surf the web. https://traveltheworldover.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/img_1561.jpghorizonOn a return trip to China from Laos, I took this shot out of the window as the sun slipped away in the west.https://traveltheworldover.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/img_1555.jpgipadA constant companion, an Ipad, means there is always a camera nearby for recording things like 'travel goofiness" which sets in during long layovers followed by long flights.https://traveltheworldover.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/img_1059.jpgTo Seoulhttps://traveltheworldover.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/img_1084.jpgCanadaHigh above Canada, our flight from Detroit to Seoul took us near the Arctic Circle and the thousands of islands and waterways far north.https://traveltheworldover.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/img_1085.jpgTo ChinaThe longest flight we had to China was from Detroit to Seoul-14 hours. Alex hung in there for the most part, but thanks to an empty seat in our row, managed to sleep on the floor under the seats for two hours. Jealous? Absolutely.https://traveltheworldover.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/dsc01905.jpgSeoul to Osakahttps://traveltheworldover.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/dsc01899.jpgOsakaThe airport in Osaka offers free, amazingly comfortable, loungers to kick back before our flight back to China.2013-05-31T11:25:54+00:00monthlyhttps://traveltheworldover.org/2013/05/13/urban-japan/https://traveltheworldover.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/2013-japan-194.jpgKyotohttps://traveltheworldover.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/2013-japan-063.jpgTempleTemples half the size of a typical neighboring 7-11, squeeze in between shops and restaurants, providing spiritual respite for weary shoppers and curious tourists.https://traveltheworldover.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/dsc01684.jpgLanternsPaper lanterns, red or white usually, light up nearly every city street in Kyoto, creating a festive and inviting place to walk at night.https://traveltheworldover.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/2013-japan-122.jpgTo NaraThe view looking out the front of a Japan Rail train heading to Nara from Kyoto main station. White-gloved and uniformed engineers keep precise timing to ensure arriving to the next station on the minute it is due.https://traveltheworldover.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/2013-apr-japan-206.jpgKawaramachi StreetSmall cafes and 'noodle shops' dot the busy streets of Kyoto late at night recently during Golden Week in early May.https://traveltheworldover.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/2013-apr-japan-191.jpgPayphoneAlthough increasingly rare in the west, pay telephones still exist in many parts of Asia. Often owned by small local companies, phones like this are set our daily in front of shops with the long bell wire trailing into the store behind it.2013-05-15T13:43:04+00:00monthlyhttps://traveltheworldover.org/2013/05/04/kyoto/https://traveltheworldover.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/2013-japan-246.jpg2013 Japan - 246https://traveltheworldover.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/2013-japan-178.jpgBrass CowLike the boar in the leather markets of Florence, this bull in Kyoto gets his share of good luck rubs.https://traveltheworldover.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/dsc01750.jpgGionTwo Geishas pose near the canal in the Gion district.https://traveltheworldover.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/2013-japan-254.jpgGion district house.Machyia or tea houses dot the Gion quarter of Kyoto with their timeless wooden townhouses.https://traveltheworldover.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/2013-japan-239.jpgBuddhist prayersBuddhist stop to make an offering and ring a bell attached to a long cotton rope in front of one of Kyoto's many temples.https://traveltheworldover.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/2013-japan-238.jpgTemplehttps://traveltheworldover.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/2013-apr-japan-201.jpgNoodle Barhttps://traveltheworldover.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/2013-apr-japan-143.jpg2013 Apr. 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closerhttps://traveltheworldover.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/tumblr_mdj259nsxj1re96d3o2_1280.jpghttps://traveltheworldover.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/tumblr_mdj259nsxj1re96d3o3_1280.jpghttps://traveltheworldover.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/tumblr_mdj259nsxj1re96d3o4_1280.jpg2013-04-06T01:24:57+00:00monthlyhttps://traveltheworldover.org/2012/11/16/city-gate-xian/https://traveltheworldover.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/tumblr_mdl4crue4s1re96d3o1_1280.jpgXi'an2013-04-06T01:14:42+00:00monthlyhttps://traveltheworldover.org/2012/11/17/beijing-shopping-area/https://traveltheworldover.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/tumblr_mdm2m6bhx31re96d3o1_1280.jpgBeijing2013-04-06T01:09:36+00:00monthlyhttps://traveltheworldover.org/2012/11/18/tsingato-brewed-locally-is-often-served-fresh-in/https://traveltheworldover.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/tumblr_mdomsal7wd1re96d3o1_1280.jpgTsingato Beer Stand2013-04-06T01:05:15+00:00monthlyhttps://traveltheworldover.org/2012/11/19/toll-booth-includes-horses/https://traveltheworldover.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/tumblr_mdqdnjxsik1re96d3o1_1280.jpg2013-04-06T01:02:58+00:00monthlyhttps://traveltheworldover.org/2012/11/20/city-walls-of-xian/https://traveltheworldover.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/tumblr_mds5fr9k2t1re96d3o1_1280.jpgCity Gate2013-04-06T01:00:04+00:00monthlyhttps://traveltheworldover.org/2012/11/21/gatehouse/https://traveltheworldover.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/tumblr_mdu0e8fws81re96d3o1_1280.jpg2013-04-06T00:42:47+00:00monthlyhttps://traveltheworldover.org/2013/02/24/13th-birthday/2013-04-06T00:19:54+00:00monthlyhttps://traveltheworldover.org/2012/11/22/qingdao-amerasia-classroom-pondering-my-next-move/https://traveltheworldover.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/tumblr_mdwad2rxmh1re96d3o1_1280.jpg2013-04-04T14:27:04+00:00monthlyhttps://traveltheworldover.org/2012/11/23/the-bund-shanghai/https://traveltheworldover.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/tumblr_mdxtemqs3r1re96d3o1_1280.jpg2013-04-04T14:24:58+00:00monthlyhttps://traveltheworldover.org/2012/11/28/alex-dubbed-this-spacely-sprockets-after-george/https://traveltheworldover.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/tumblr_me74f0dzb21re96d3o1_1280.jpg2013-04-04T14:21:24+00:00monthlyhttps://traveltheworldover.org/2012/11/29/tea-house-in-the-old-town-quarter-near-yuyuan/https://traveltheworldover.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/tumblr_me93nupygp1re96d3o1_1280.jpg2013-04-04T14:20:01+00:00monthlyhttps://traveltheworldover.org/2012/11/30/shanghai/https://traveltheworldover.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/tumblr_mearwuxtp51re96d3o1_1280.jpg2013-04-04T14:18:50+00:00monthlyhttps://traveltheworldover.org/2012/12/01/477/https://traveltheworldover.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/tumblr_mec4nsbipp1re96d3o1_1280.jpg2013-04-04T14:17:46+00:00monthlyhttps://traveltheworldover.org/2012/12/02/the-french-concession-area-of-shanghai-this-part/https://traveltheworldover.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/tumblr_meekmw7xpz1re96d3o1_1280.jpg2013-04-04T14:16:09+00:00monthlyhttps://traveltheworldover.org/2012/12/04/471/https://traveltheworldover.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/tumblr_mei7kvef0s1re96d3o1_1280.jpgShanghaiAlex and I spent the Thanksgiving break exploring Shanghai.2013-04-04T14:14:14+00:00monthlyhttps://traveltheworldover.org/2012/12/06/yuyuan-gardens-shanghai/https://traveltheworldover.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/tumblr_meluq4mqw81re96d3o1_1280.jpg2013-04-04T14:12:34+00:00monthlyhttps://traveltheworldover.org/2012/12/07/465/https://traveltheworldover.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/tumblr_meo1ch9hkv1re96d3o1_1280.jpg2013-04-04T14:10:58+00:00monthlyhttps://traveltheworldover.org/2012/12/07/the-best-breakfast-in-four-months-at-the-pullman/https://traveltheworldover.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/tumblr_meo1webzzx1re96d3o1_1280.jpg2013-04-04T14:09:20+00:00monthlyhttps://traveltheworldover.org/2012/12/08/this-is-the-now-unused-front-entrance-of-the-art/https://traveltheworldover.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/tumblr_mepiiikic91re96d3o1_1280.jpg2013-04-04T14:06:59+00:00monthlyhttps://traveltheworldover.org/2012/12/09/456/https://traveltheworldover.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/tumblr_mer59z5mgh1re96d3o1_500.jpg2013-04-04T14:05:26+00:00monthlyhttps://traveltheworldover.org/2012/12/09/453/https://traveltheworldover.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/tumblr_mesf3hffpe1re96d3o1_1280.jpg2013-04-04T14:04:04+00:00monthlyhttps://traveltheworldover.org/2012/12/10/alex-checking-out-buddhist-art-in-the-shanghai/https://traveltheworldover.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/tumblr_met5i10auf1re96d3o1_1280.jpg2013-04-04T14:02:12+00:00monthlyhttps://traveltheworldover.org/2012/12/11/447/https://traveltheworldover.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/tumblr_mevdplta4a1re96d3o1_1280.jpg2013-04-04T14:00:51+00:00monthlyhttps://traveltheworldover.org/2012/12/12/city-god-temple-in-shanghai-is-a-taoist-temple/https://traveltheworldover.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/tumblr_mex6cnjsw01re96d3o1_1280.jpg2013-04-04T13:59:11+00:00monthlyhttps://traveltheworldover.org/2012/12/13/the-former-shanghai-home-of-sun-yat-sen-a/https://traveltheworldover.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/tumblr_meytmnlbxd1re96d3o1_1280.jpg2013-04-03T12:44:58+00:00monthlyhttps://traveltheworldover.org/2012/12/15/parts-of-animals-but-not-sure-which-animals-the/https://traveltheworldover.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/tumblr_mf2473l0tl1re96d3o1_1280.jpg2013-04-03T12:43:01+00:00monthlyhttps://traveltheworldover.org/2012/12/16/the-view-from-the-hike-we-took-today-with-friends/https://traveltheworldover.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/tumblr_mf4mg0zbtd1re96d3o1_1280.jpg2013-04-03T12:39:21+00:00monthlyhttps://traveltheworldover.org/2012/12/18/the-best-guess-is-metal-recycling-but-the-rain/https://traveltheworldover.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/tumblr_mf7zn9vngb1re96d3o1_r1_1280.jpg2013-04-03T12:35:55+00:00monthlyhttps://traveltheworldover.org/2013/01/27/alex-ringing-the-buddhist-prayer-bells-outside-the/2013-04-03T12:33:39+00:00monthlyhttps://traveltheworldover.org/2013/03/31/summer-2012-flashback/2013-04-02T13:59:20+00:00monthlyhttps://traveltheworldover.org/2013/03/31/cafe-de-nuit-arles/2013-04-02T13:57:46+00:00monthlyhttps://traveltheworldover.org/2012/12/19/whats-that-you-would-enjoy-some-m-ms-in/https://traveltheworldover.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/tumblr_mfa70stn3q1re96d3o1_1280.jpg2013-04-01T15:14:21+00:00monthlyhttps://traveltheworldover.org/2012/12/20/421/https://traveltheworldover.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/tumblr_mfbonxr6zc1re96d3o1_1280.jpg2013-04-01T15:12:12+00:00monthlyhttps://traveltheworldover.org/2012/12/21/418/https://traveltheworldover.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/tumblr_mfdqmd6qt91re96d3o1_1280.jpg2013-04-01T15:10:39+00:00monthlyhttps://traveltheworldover.org/2012/12/21/snow-angel-on-a-supposedly-rare-qingdao-snowfall/https://traveltheworldover.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/tumblr_mfdydrbpsk1re96d3o1_1280.jpghttps://traveltheworldover.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/tumblr_mfdydrbpsk1re96d3o2_1280.jpg2013-04-01T15:09:12+00:00monthlyhttps://traveltheworldover.org/2012/12/21/we-visited-a-japanese-sushi-bar-recently-that/https://traveltheworldover.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/tumblr_mfe08640fo1re96d3o1_1280.jpg2013-04-01T15:07:55+00:00monthlyhttps://traveltheworldover.org/2012/12/22/the-fifth-grade-checks-out-the-first-snowfall-of/https://traveltheworldover.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/tumblr_mff9mrxlgx1re96d3o1_1280.jpg2013-04-01T15:06:27+00:00monthlyhttps://traveltheworldover.org/2012/12/25/bangkok-on-christmas-morning-from-the-hotel/https://traveltheworldover.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/tumblr_mfldxyhbur1re96d3o1_1280.jpg2013-04-01T15:02:49+00:00monthlyhttps://traveltheworldover.org/2012/12/27/spirit-house-outside-our-hotel-in-chiang-mai/https://traveltheworldover.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/tumblr_mfopjfm11k1re96d3o1_1280.jpgA buddhist shrine outside our hotel.2013-04-01T15:01:35+00:00monthlyhttps://traveltheworldover.org/2012/12/28/elephant-sanctuary-chiang-mai/https://traveltheworldover.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/tumblr_mfqm9m3geg1re96d3o1_1280.jpg2013-04-01T14:59:00+00:00monthlyhttps://traveltheworldover.org/2012/12/28/389/https://traveltheworldover.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/tumblr_mfqmd2xcum1re96d3o1_1280.jpg2013-03-31T13:22:20+00:00monthlyhttps://traveltheworldover.org/2012/12/29/hotel-at-hua-hin-four-hours-south-of-bangkok/https://traveltheworldover.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/tumblr_mfse04zsjd1re96d3o1_250.jpg2013-03-31T13:20:52+00:00monthlyhttps://traveltheworldover.org/2013/01/01/monkey-mountain-hua-hin/https://traveltheworldover.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/tumblr_mfxgo5owln1re96d3o1_1280.jpg2013-03-31T13:19:31+00:00monthlyhttps://traveltheworldover.org/2013/01/01/new-years-day-morning-hua-hin/https://traveltheworldover.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/tumblr_mfxuwpwjj21re96d3o1_1280.jpghttps://traveltheworldover.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/tumblr_mfxuwpwjj21re96d3o2_1280.jpghttps://traveltheworldover.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/tumblr_mfxuwpwjj21re96d3o3_1280.jpghttps://traveltheworldover.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/tumblr_mfxuwpwjj21re96d3o4_1280.jpg2013-03-31T13:18:16+00:00monthlyhttps://traveltheworldover.org/2013/01/01/374/https://traveltheworldover.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/tumblr_mfxv19wa6h1re96d3o1_1280.jpg2013-03-31T13:16:33+00:00monthlyhttps://traveltheworldover.org/2013/01/03/happy-2013/https://traveltheworldover.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/tumblr_mg24rkorak1re96d3o1_1280.jpg2013-03-31T13:15:31+00:00monthlyhttps://traveltheworldover.org/2013/01/04/368/https://traveltheworldover.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/tumblr_mg3d6bn2qx1re96d3o1_1280.jpgReclining BuddhaBangkok, Thailand2013-03-31T13:13:36+00:00monthlyhttps://traveltheworldover.org/2013/01/04/under-the-skytrain-in-bangkok-on-christmas-day/https://traveltheworldover.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/tumblr_mg3nsqiip81re96d3o1_1280.jpg2013-03-31T13:11:51+00:00monthlyhttps://traveltheworldover.org/2013/01/04/362/https://traveltheworldover.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/tumblr_mg3sywrzji1re96d3o1_1280.jpg2013-03-31T12:45:04+00:00monthlyhttps://traveltheworldover.org/2013/01/05/the-jim-thompson-house-bangkok-the-baskets-are/https://traveltheworldover.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/tumblr_mg53m70wai1re96d3o1_1280.jpg2013-03-31T12:43:53+00:00monthlyhttps://traveltheworldover.org/2013/01/05/bangkok-museum-of-art-creepy-but-memorable-one/https://traveltheworldover.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/tumblr_mg559pnz041re96d3o1_1280.jpg2013-03-31T12:42:28+00:00monthlyhttps://traveltheworldover.org/2013/01/05/353/https://traveltheworldover.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/tumblr_mg57i2uoi71re96d3o1_1280.jpg2013-03-31T12:40:58+00:00monthlyhttps://traveltheworldover.org/2013/01/05/christmas-dinner-thai-style/https://traveltheworldover.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/tumblr_mg580bnvzk1re96d3o1_1280.jpghttps://traveltheworldover.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/tumblr_mg580bnvzk1re96d3o2_1280.jpghttps://traveltheworldover.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/tumblr_mg580bnvzk1re96d3o3_1280.jpghttps://traveltheworldover.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/tumblr_mg580bnvzk1re96d3o4_1280.jpg2013-03-31T12:39:24+00:00monthlyhttps://traveltheworldover.org/2013/01/05/344/https://traveltheworldover.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/tumblr_mg58jqlqvk1re96d3o1_1280.jpg2013-03-31T12:36:54+00:00monthlyhttps://traveltheworldover.org/2013/01/06/bangkok-on-christmas-eve/https://traveltheworldover.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/tumblr_mg72lnwsh51re96d3o1_1280.jpg2013-03-31T12:34:23+00:00monthlyhttps://traveltheworldover.org/2013/01/06/337/https://traveltheworldover.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/tumblr_mg7706m8my1re96d3o1_1280.jpg2013-03-31T12:30:01+00:00monthlyhttps://traveltheworldover.org/2013/01/07/334/https://traveltheworldover.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/tumblr_mg9d8ro91k1re96d3o1_1280.jpg2013-03-31T12:27:46+00:00monthlyhttps://traveltheworldover.org/2013/01/07/wat-pho-bangkok-on-christmas-day/https://traveltheworldover.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/tumblr_mg9e7lkog91re96d3o1_1280.jpg2013-03-31T12:23:45+00:00monthlyhttps://traveltheworldover.org/2013/01/08/328/https://traveltheworldover.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/tumblr_mgb2mfxvid1re96d3o1_1280.jpg2013-03-31T12:19:28+00:00monthlyhttps://traveltheworldover.org/2013/01/09/325/https://traveltheworldover.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/tumblr_mgcwwbs3fr1re96d3o1_1280.jpg2013-03-31T12:17:21+00:00monthlyhttps://traveltheworldover.org/2013/01/10/jim-thompson-house-bangkok-alex-checks-out-the/https://traveltheworldover.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/tumblr_mgeki8ubac1re96d3o1_1280.jpg2013-03-31T12:14:31+00:00monthlyhttps://traveltheworldover.org/2013/01/11/317/https://traveltheworldover.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/tumblr_mggd1oxyo71re96d3o1_1280.jpgThe soles of Sleeping Buddha's feetThe soles of Sleeping Buddha's feethttps://traveltheworldover.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/tumblr_mggd1oxyo71re96d3o2_1280.jpgThe top of Sleeping Buddha's Feet, coming in at 15'.The top of Sleeping Buddha's Feet, coming in at 15'.2013-03-31T12:11:43+00:00monthlyhttps://traveltheworldover.org/2013/01/12/314/https://traveltheworldover.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/tumblr_mgiamtappm1re96d3o1_1280.jpg2013-03-31T12:09:10+00:00monthlyhttps://traveltheworldover.org/2013/01/12/hua-hin-looking-east-into-the-gulf-of-thailand-on/https://traveltheworldover.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/tumblr_mgibs0ockt1re96d3o1_1280.jpg2013-03-31T11:34:12+00:00monthlyhttps://traveltheworldover.org/2013/01/13/308/https://traveltheworldover.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/tumblr_mgjtxlevxl1re96d3o1_1280.jpg2013-03-31T11:31:24+00:00monthlyhttps://traveltheworldover.org/2013/01/13/the-beach-at-hua-hin-thailand-men-walk-with/https://traveltheworldover.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/tumblr_mgju98tqqh1re96d3o1_1280.jpg2013-03-31T11:20:50+00:00monthlyhttps://traveltheworldover.org/2013/01/14/302/https://traveltheworldover.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/tumblr_mglyujyygq1re96d3o1_1280.jpg2013-03-31T11:11:22+00:00monthlyhttps://traveltheworldover.org/2013/01/15/wat-arun-or-temple-of-the-dawn-at-sunset/https://traveltheworldover.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/tumblr_mgnvf1fmhl1re96d3o1_1280.jpg2013-03-31T10:52:03+00:00monthlyhttps://traveltheworldover.org/2013/01/15/293/https://traveltheworldover.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/tumblr_mgo6ogjsq31re96d3o1_1280.jpgJust outside our apartment gate Monday morning looking toward the normally visible Yellow Sea.Just outside our apartment gate Monday morning looking toward the normally visible Yellow Sea.https://traveltheworldover.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/tumblr_mgo6ogjsq31re96d3o2_1280.pngTuesday night's pollution count in Qingdao. Tuesday night's pollution count in Qingdao. 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watches "Adventure Time"Alex watches "Adventure Time"https://traveltheworldover.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/tumblr_ma3528v4e81re96d3o2_1280.jpgDining area towards kitchenDining area towards kitchen2013-03-30T03:13:44+00:00monthlyhttps://traveltheworldover.org/2012/09/18/in-china-chicken-at-the-market-is-normally-the/https://traveltheworldover.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/tumblr_majognjzfi1re96d3o1_1280.jpg2013-03-30T03:13:35+00:00monthlyhttps://traveltheworldover.org/2012/09/18/alex-outside-a-small-village-school-feeling/https://traveltheworldover.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/tumblr_majtvh2b3b1re96d3o1_1280.jpgTaking a hikeAlex on our day long rural hike to and through a small 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