As Fan Chengda once said, "I often sent pictures of the hills of Guilin which I painted to friends back home, but few believed what they saw." What a beautiful and mysterious place! It was truly a natural playground for Colin, Mallory, and Lauren. From scaling the karst mountains 40 feet above to floating, weightless, in a hot-air balloon across the unique landscapes below. Our trip was beyond anything that could be taught out of a textbook. The expe...

Yangshuo, CHINA -- October 28 -- November 1st: Our time in Yangshuo included many adventurous moments. We climbed Moon Hill a couple of times. We biked through the countryside and learned much about the rice harvest. We bamboo rafted, rock-climbed, hot-air ballooned, caved, forded rivers, and saw the famous light show. We met many of the locals and shopped at the night market. The kids held new born kittens, took pictures of small puppies, posed with monkey...