Lisa and George in CHINASouth West China with ShaneWe flew from Bangkok to Kunming, China. I loved the STONE FOREST! It is a Karst forest. We have seen Karst formations in almost EVERY country on this trip. We picked up George’s friend Shane on the 23rd of April. It is GREAT to have a friend … Continued
Thailand Tres March 29-April 21AnimalsWe were able to touch LIVE tigers at the Tiger Kingdom near Mae Rim. It was amazing and I think our photos look FAKE but we were really there touching and lying next to two LARGE tigers!! We also were able to feed Elephants. They are so enormous. We watched them … Continued
Laos Kingdom of a Million ElephantsGreat Places, Great Adventures Si Phon Don, also known as Four Thousand Islands was relaxing. Our home had many hammocks but only electricity from 7-10pm. When we arrived by boat, a water buffalo was in the water next to us. Southern Laos was HOT HOT HOT! so we enjoyed a … Continued
Cambodia–Kingdom of TreasuresThe Temples of Angkor WatWe were so lucky to view over 20 temples in Cambodia. My favorite is Bayon in Angkor Thom with the faces. George’s favorite is the detailed carvings of Bantay Srei. My mom liked Ta Prom with the tall trees growing out and in and around them. I think Dad … Continued
March 2009HAPPY WOMEN’S HISTORY MONTH! I have been thinking of you during Women’s History Month.I was in Cambodia for International Women’s Day on March 8th. I hope you are celebrating and enjoying! Thank you for all your support of our Women’s History Month Celebrations. Curtis is the 4th school I have celebrated Women’s History Month … Continued
VIET NAMMarch 2009People and CultureThere are 54 different ethnic groups in Viet Nam. We went to Sapa (by train from Hanoi to Lao Cai) and saw the market in Sapa and in Bac Ha. It was like traveling through time, at the market they sell pigs, water buffalo and you can visit the blacksmith to … Continued
We are ENGAGED! George asked me to marry him!!!! We went snorkeling in Ko Lipe, Thailand for our 2 year anniversary and while we were swimming, he called me over! SO I went to where he was, expecting to see a great fish and instead I found a RING in the CORAL!! George said to … Continued
Indonesia (Dec 13-Jan 14, 2009)Kalimantan, Java, SumatraView our Photos View the MAP of our trip Kalimantan means “River of Diamonds” and we saw real diamonds and real treasures while we were there. We went to Derawan Island home to the DAYAK people. Our week there was awesome! We saw baby turtles HATCH out of their … Continued
From Borneo (Sabah, Brunei, Sarawak)Nov 18-Dec 12, 2008 Amazing Animals! We saw Orang utans in Semengoh rehabilitation center, Sarawak and Sepilok rehabilitation center, Sabah. Orang utans’ DNA is 96.4% exactly the SAME as OURS! We saw a baby who was 2 weeks old! The Orang utan (Orang in Malay is man, hutan is forest…so they … Continued
INDONESIA Oct 15-Nov 13, 2008 Komodo Dragons and Colored Lakes Rinca and Komodo Island are home to the ANCIENT KOMODO Dragons! We were lucky to see 15 of them in our 5km trek around the island. We also saw Water Buffalo, Monkeys and birds. It is like a real live Jurassic Park island. It is … Continued