CHINA | Saturday, 4 Apr 2015 | Views [393]
Up early and on the bus to Newark airport, we began our adventure. Meeting a pleasant young man from Beijing, we began the halting, laughing, pausing rhythm of speech that is sure to follow for the next month! He looked up words on his phone to talk ... Read more >
Tags: arrival, departure, technology
USA | Monday, 30 Mar 2015 | Views [404] | Comments [1]
To use our new global phone we have had to take the plunge into the icy waters of Android out of the skin temperature iPhone world. After some initial research, we found that we had to have a phone that was unlocked (meaning not tethered to one network), ... Read more >
Tags: phones, preparation, sim cards, technology
USA | Saturday, 28 Mar 2015 | Views [414] | Comments [1]
We have received our Hep A shots and tetanus boosters, and started our typhoid pill regimine, which must be taken every other day the week before departure. Yes, we leave in less than one week! Bought new carry-on sized Osprey backpacks that seem to ... Read more >
Tags: chinese holidays, packing, preparation, quinming, tea, technology, vaccines
