Travel Turtle

I’ve started this thing when I travel, I take pictures of bathroom signs. I somehow forget to do this a lot, so I’ve missed it the past couple of places I’ve traveled to. I still have enough to frame a couple and put them up in my bathroom. Which is where they’re going to go. [...]

In honor of the Olympics, I wrote several posts about China, but not Beijing. The first part was about the town of Datong, the second was of the Yungang Caves. This final post is going to be about shopping in China and some customer service tips for craft fair vendors here.

Shopping in China is unique. [...]

Did you see the Olympics’ Opening Ceremony last night? There were a couple of things that I noted so that I could write about. The idea of tradition. Most, if not all, of the larger performances were each made up 2008 people. And they were each spectacular. I SERIOUSLY want to be on the Olympic [...]

I’m really excited about the Olympics. I’m not going to get into the politics of China because there’s enough of that on the internet.
When I went to China last year, I visited some sites that I never knew existed. Many people I know don’t know much about China’s history unless they have a true passion [...]

I was going through some of my pictures, and I realize I like trains. The more I thought about it, the more I realized… I really like trains.
My first train ride was in 5th grade when I joined my class on a trip from Miami to Washington DC. I travelled on several european trains during [...]