When I was nine, my allowance wouldn't cover the items that I wanted to buy out of the Sears and Roebuck catalog. Monticello only had two small grocery stores. The only place we could shop was in a catalog, and we could only shop with our [...]
Jared and I were blessed with the good fortune to be born and raised in the breath taking Manti La Salle National Forest in southern, Utah where our father was the forest ranger. I was born just after my parents arrived in Monteicello and Jared [...]
I just returned from a trip across the country and met some people from Florida. They said to me Utah is the most beautiful state. From the high mountains to the desert and onto the red rocks, it is spectacular. If you’re looking for nature, Utah [...]
This last week my nephew came home from Ireland. As we all gathered to see him come through the customs door in Salt Lake, it was fun to take an inventory of what kids he had seen and which ones had been born while he [...]
China has a culture that is over 5000 years old and many of the traditions have been passed down for thousands of years. The Chinese enjoy a plentiful breadbasket today, but for many years food was very scarce and many even starved. China is geographically [...]
It was always my dream to go to China and celebrate the Chinese lunar New Year. That opportunity came to me in 2013. I was the tour guide for a company that wanted to go to China and Thailand. After our tour, I flew to [...]
The story that I have to share is one of the most incredible stories I have experienced in my travels. In Beijing, there is a place called the Temple of Heaven. It is an ancient temple that thousands of tourists visit, and it’s located in [...]
For the Chinese, going to market every day is just a way of life. People in China are healthy and slim. A key to this is all the variety and the freshness of their produce. For me, a trip to China is not complete unless [...]
Visiting the country in China is such a highlight. It took me several trip to make it out to the country. Many of the tourist sites are in the big city, but the color of the people is in the country. This week my adventure [...]
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