Hi everybody, Leslie and I have been very, very busy since last we posted. The game really started yesterday afternoon when we were given our booklet of scavenges yesterday afternoon—85 tasks in all!! We hit the ground running and not two blocks from the hotel met up with a group of Chinese students who could speak English!!! We asked them a few questions, translations, etc. then we all went to a tea house together. There, we sampled cups (thimbles, really) of different teas for a least an hour. Then, we all ate this amazing meal of noodles, peiking duck, tofu, bok [View Full Entry]

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Well, we are on hour eleven of fourteen on the tiniest 747 I have ever been on, but I am sure this is the worst flight that we are to have, and the destination is worth the short term discomfort. Having said that, I have never had less leg room or lap room on any other plane, but at least it isn’t United and we weren’t grounded. I have been waiting for something to happen that wasn’t spectacular because up until now, things have been going absolutely amazing and if a cramped plane ride is all that it is, I am [View Full Entry]

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Its a Global Scavenger Hunt Well, the adventure is about to begin. My mother (Sandy) and I (Leslie) have decided to be wild and crazy and go around the world....in 23 days. Shortly after Christmas, while reading the Times Colonist travel section, we saw an interesting article about a travel adventure; it was called the Great Escape. It is a trip that sends us around the world - 10 countries and 4 continents, in 23 days. The entire time, we are working in a team of two, deciphering riddles, performing tasks, and collecting points. The team with the most points at [View Full Entry]

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