A year in Hainan, and everywhere before it.
Todd and Ziqin have been writing here since 2014 — Tibet, Greece, Italy, Hong Kong, and now a year living in Sanya with the kids. Long posts, real photographs, no itineraries for sale.
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Homeschooling Weeks 1 and 2 in the books!
For anyone who's been following along as Ziqin and I have planned this adventure for our family you'll be aware that we chose to homeschool for the year we're in China! This is how weeks 1 and 2 have gone!
September 10, 2026 · Todd · Home Schooling, Sanya, Hainan — China
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2014 — 2026
August 19, 2026The Night I Met Hainan’s Largest CockroachSanya, Hainan — China
August 18, 2026The Scooter We Bought in China That We Couldn’t Legally DriveSanya, Hainan — China
August 18, 2026We moved to Hainan, China!Sanya, Hainan — China
February 6, 2016Vancouver, BCVancouver, British Columbia — Canada
August 30, 2015From Milan to Milan, a post about Zurich (mostly)Switzerland
August 30, 2015The Always Appetizing Food of GreeceChina
August 27, 2015AthensGreece
August 25, 2015A Weekend in ParisFrance
March 16, 2015A Glimpse of MacauChina
March 16, 2015Everybody loves PandA!China
March 16, 2015The night at the base camp of Mt. EverestChina
March 2, 2015Hong KongHong Kong, China
February 15, 2015The Potala PalaceLhasa, Tibet — China
February 15, 2015The Ride to the Base Camp of Mt. EverestChina
February 15, 2015Zombie Apocalypse – BeijingBeijing, China
February 7, 2015LhasaLhasa, Tibet — China
February 3, 2015DAY FOUR OF EXPLORING THE QINGHAI-TIBETAN PLATEAUQinghai, China
January 27, 2015DAY TWO OF EXPLORING THE QINGHAI-TIBETAN PLATEAU-Xining, Qinghai — China
January 23, 2015DAY ONE OF EXPLORING THE QINGHAI-TIBETAN PLATEAU–Wifey‘s Side of StoryQinghai, China
September 19, 2014Cinque Terre, and high marks for another hotelItaly
September 19, 2014Milan for a dayItaly
September 18, 2014Recent Travels, so much to catch up on!Greece, Italy — Switzerland
September 6, 2014Our time in Santorini – and high marks for our hotelGreece
July 2, 2014Mt. Everest – An Unforgettable TripChina
June 29, 2014The Potala PalaceLhasa, Tibet — China
June 27, 2014The Train from Xining to Lhasa, TibetLhasa, Tibet, Xining, Qinghai — China
June 24, 2014The Rest of the Xining TourQinghai, Xining, Zhangye, Gansu — China
June 21, 2014Day One of Exploring the Qinghai-Tibetan PlateauQinghai, China
June 19, 2014Day One in Xining, not much to shareXining, Qinghai — China
June 19, 2014First step on the way to Mt. EverestChina
May 8, 2014Hong Kong – Day OneChina
May 8, 2014ShenzhenChina
May 5, 2014On the way to Hong KongChina