Posts Tagged With: Tai Shan

UNESCO in China and my New Goal

  UNESCO is an international organization that recognizes places all over the world that have either unique natural properties or a special culture. Once they are on “the list” the places get a special level of protection (and access to special funds) but it is up to the individual countries to maintain and control the &hellip Continue reading »

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Follow the Money

When I first came to China, I didn’t have any real travel goals. After all, I thought we would be here only 6-months to a year, so I knew we couldn’t see everything. But as 6 months turned into one year and one year turned into two we found ourselves doing a lot of traveling, &hellip Continue reading »

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A Hike up Sacred Tai Shan (Mount Tai)

Got your hiking boots on? Good, you may want to make sure your laces are tied tight because we have quite a ways to go. There are over 6000 steps from the bottom to the top. Why are you looking so pale? Don’t worry, we’ll take the bus to the halfway point. It’s already 4:00 &hellip Continue reading »

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