China Blog Posts

July 16, 2014

New UNESCO World Heritage Sites and a Bit About Selection

After a recent 10-day meeting of the World Heritage Committee, a number of sites have been updated or newly added to the UNESCO World Heritage List. We’re proud to say that many of these sites are found within countries we have the pleasure of visiting on our family adventures – but before we get into…

July 23, 2013

On a Scale of 1 to 5, our Guides are Often a TEN

Our friend Linda from Ohio just returned from a big family trip to China, her first with us. We try to call everyone when they get home, but we didn’t have a chance – her email came in almost immediately: “You were right.  It was a great trip for a family.  We LOVED it. Tom and…

December 3, 2012

Fabulous Photos! #3 – 2 – 1

Winners of our 2011 – 2012 Photo Contest! That’s Number 3 above, by the Basile Family Next is # 2 below, the crab by the Hacohen Family And finally, our #1 winner, by an overwhelming margin I might say, is this beauty from the Weissman Family Safari:

February 5, 2012

An Ancient Story from China

This is a well-known story among China, The origin of the Chinese New Year itself is centuries old, it can be traced back to Xia Dynasty, which is around 4,000 years ago.

February 8, 2011

Noodles, Pandas, and the Love of my Daughter

As soon as my daughter Mira could speak, or maybe even before, she began her obsession with all things Chinese. So when, at age 15, she and I had the chance to visit China we never gave it a second thought. Little did I know then what an impact this family adventure would have on the rest of our lives.

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