Dali, China is a small walled city in Yunnan province. The streets are cobbled and cozy, the air is crisp and clear, and the city is sandwiched between a giant crystal blue lake on one side and looming green mountains on the other. It was love at first sight. Dali
Kunming and the Great Chinese Parks
The single greatest thing about Kunming is the weather. It is called the ‘spiring city’ and it was easy for us to see why. In the dead of winter the weather was warm and sunny and gave us a chance to avoid our winter coats for a few days. The
Chengdu's Giant Pandas
One of the main reasons for going to Chengdu was to see the giant pandas up close and personal. So we made it a priority and on the second day of our trip we went to the Chengdu Research Base for the Giant Panda. This is where almost all of
World’s Largest Stone Buddha
There are so many famous giant stone statues in the world. The Sphinx in Egypt is one, the carved building front in Petra is another. We hear about all these wonders and marvels as they are featured in movies, documentaries and on the cover of National Geographic. But there is
Chengdu: Mission Accomplished
I had a few humble goals for this month-long trip and as of today, I have accomplished almost all of them! And it hasn’t even been a week yet! Here’s a quick run down with photographic proof that I have achieved these goals: Goal #1: Seeing Giant Pandas. Yep. And
And we're off!
This website will be pretty quiet for the next month as we are packing up and heading out while we are on holiday break from school. We’re traveling old school style which means that we won’t have a laptop so I don’t expect I’ll be able to do much updating
It's Picture Time!
We’ve done a lot of fun stuff over the past few weeks that I haven’t mentioned in my blog. Not only was it the holiday season, but it was the end of the semester as well. So I thought I’d do another picture post to keep you updated!
The 'Nought'-ies. Reflections on the 00's.
Not only is it the end of a new year, but the end of an entire decade so I thought I’d jump on the year/decade bandwagon and reflect about my life for a moment. (Forgive the self indulgence but really this website is called beckyances.net so you should expect it
Some Random Pictures
To celebrate our three month anniversary I thought I would share some random pictures from our time here. Â Enjoy! We haven’t had time to travel much but this was a pit stop during a trip into the countryside. It was beautiful.
Since I Don't Have Turkey….
Spending an American only holiday in another country is certainly interesting. Out of all the strange animals Chinese people eat, the one thing they don’t eat is turkey. So, it will be a turkey-less Thanksgiving for us. In fact, I’m still sick,–coughing and sneezing and all that good stuff– so