Claire,can i ask where you are from ,it seems that you have a deep knowledge about chinese traditional culture,even some theories i don`t know,where did you get that things,could you tell me.
Constantly renewed Claire,
I am constantly renewed by your fresh sense of life and being in touch with your emotional and spiritual side. Your blogs confirms and strengthens my inner desires to help the world and to be guided by my 6th sense. This blog is beautiful written and intertwines the emotions of loss, death, healing, love, and prosperity. Thank you for all of your writing my friend. It is a constant reminder that there is so much more to life than trying to just get ahead.
triangle of life "The American Red Cross, being a U.S.-based organization, does not extend its recommendations to apply in other countries. What works here may not work elsewhere, so there is no dispute that the "void identification method" or the "Triangle of Life" may indeed be the best thing to teach in other countries where the risk of building collapse, even in moderate earthquakes, is great."
With the strict building codes in the U.S., particularly in California, the risk of a building actually collapsing is probably slim to none, however it makes perfect sense to me that the triangle of life would be most appropriate in other places without such strict building codes... or perhaps where the buildings are very old. Hard to say what is the right answer. How should we decide in a time of crisis when the walls and floor are shaking???? For me, I'm going to stick with the guys who have actually worked in disaster situations first hand and I am grateful that they have spoken their truth.
Hello from the Good Old USA Dear Claire,
How are you and where are you? I miss you two very much. I have been back a month and already I want to go back to Vietnam. So much more to do.
I read this blog again. You are such a great blog writer. The best ever. Keep writing please.
Come to Kansas please. The land of Oz. You won't regret it.
Love,
Kent
love your blogs I've been following your blogs since Cambodia now and absolutely love them. I don't know what I'll do when you finish travelling? Keep them coming and continue having a great time. I hope I get to meet other bloggers when I'm in Cambodia and Vietnam later in the year.
Thank you for your comment.
I found in Beijing, Da Tong, Pungyao and now Xi'an I still can not access certain BLOGS. I too am able to see news pages BBC, CNN, but not Reuters for some reason! But my point was it is blogs I can not access most are part of blogspot, blogware, bloglines. The two I miss are 'brave new traveller' and 'random acts of reality' and some person friends blogs....worldhun I can get. So this makes this travelblog.org quiet special right now. Also some people with us can not access hotmail from the north maybe its better in Shanghai?. Thank you for your good wishes.
misunderstand you see,i didn't read all your words,but,there are some words i must say,there are no a ban on visiting western websites in china,at least most of them,i am in shanghai,and,always,i would browse the travelblog.org,or the cnn,or the bbc,etc,yeah,i am chinese,but this is not to defense my country,just want to dismiss the misunderstanding between western and eastern.hope you would have a good and safe journey in china.
olympics here we don't come I guess the food must be good and the wall amazing - you all seem to be enjoying yourselves, seems the emperors preferred opium, they musta had it before we took it to them, all that dismembering, crikey... Hugs xxxxxxxx
i was planning to do the vietnam-china train journey this june, but something cropped up. now, i can live vicariously through your experience. great entry as usual. hope to hear more of your adventures in china.
Hysterical Girl! I laughed and laughed and laughed some more. Had I been in need of the little girls room at the time of reading I would have most definately peed my pants. Bravo! so glad you made it! Don't you just love train travel? Love U. BIG HUG. MAC from California
THE TRAIN...... SCROTUMBULLOCKOLIGIST ???????????????????????????
Sounds like you guy's need a break..... Enjoy China and pray for the victims.
Don't forget to REST a bit. Keep safe
Jim and Ann
Thank you for brightening my day Claire,
Absolutely lovely to read back through this blog when I'm drowning at work a bit..... I am wondering where in the world we will meet again next..... Somewhere brilliant I am sure. I hope You and Stu are loving China and living it up! You insight in life is truely a blessing and a look forward to more great stories!
Helmet hair We're 2 weeks from the end of our travels (in BCN) and I thought I´d had enough of travelling......but now I want to go to Vietnam! love the bit about the helmets.
Mike.
stop! Hi Claire, I cannot keep up with you, now you are in Vietnam, it all looks amazing as I sit here in bucolic Cotswolds with gun dog and contemplate the future, are you moving fast or am I moving too slowly, not sure. Love you, take carexxxxx
Halong Bay Hello Claire - I was sorry we did not get to meet in Ha Long Bay. Am glad you had a good time. We did as well.
Today is May 11 and we head to Hanoi tomorrow, May 12, in the morning. We will be in Hanoi overnight at the Hanoi hotel, phone number 84-4- 845 2270. If you are still in Hanoi give us a call or leave a message at the desk. We will be departing Hanoi on May 13 for Vientiane for 4 days and then on to Luang Prabang, Chang Rai, Chang Mai and back to Bangkok on May 29.
Do you have any recommendation for a good hotel in Vientiane?
Even though we did not get to meet up with you guys we wish you the best in you future travels and will keep in touch.
Love your blog and your inspiration,
Jim and Ann
phuc thinking Missing you Clairey. Been storing up the blogs for one long session of travel bliss. You never let me down!!! Recommended read - All The Pretty Horses by Cormac McCarthy, but be warned, mankind doesn't come out well. XXXXXXColette
Great entry and photos as usual... ... especially the first one, so cute!! You take amazing shots, so colouful - though there is someone who has nothing better to do and rate down your photos - nevermind and keep them coming!!.
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Claire,can i ask where you are from ,it seems that you have a deep knowledge about chinese traditional culture,even some theories i don`t know,where did you get that things,could you tell me.