From other Travel Blogs...

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I've been reading about the torture Greg from Vagabonding Begins! is going through at his kung fu school in Henan, China. Yikes! From Everybody was kung fu HURTING to Another day in paradise, his stories make me question his sanity. I admire his perseverance because the temptation to quit must be very strong. He is halfway through his training sessions, so at least the end is in sight!

Part of Greg's day is spent studying the Chinese language. He admits the class is difficult, but he has a great attitude about it. If he gets frustrated, though, he could read Rob's 5 Tips to Learning a Language Abroad over at Go Budget Travel.

For a more pleasant experience, Gadling has an article about the Denali Road Lottery. Even though Catherine didn't win one of the 1600 passes for this weekend, we can still read about the experience because Angie at Alaskan Explorer not only won a pass, but she also received a second pass for another day from a friend.

Rolf Potts at Vagablogging shared a great quote about traveling.

"That's what I like about traveling -- you can sit down, maybe talk to someone interesting, see something beautiful, read a book, and that's enough to qualify as a good day. You do that at home and everyone thinks you're a bum."
--Richard Linklater and Kim Krazan, Before Sunrise screenplay (1995)

How did I miss this movie? Probably because I was dealing with a 3 year old and a 1 year old and we didn't go out to movies back then.

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From other Travel Blogs...

Photo of Cahir Castle by Connor Cashman

It's time to share more travel articles from other blogs. Since last Thursday, these are some of my favorites:

1. 5 Reasons Not to Trust Your Guidebook by Paul at TravMonkey
2. Two Bits by Conor Grennan at How Conor is Spending All His Money
3. At the Great Wall(s) of China by Mark at Around the World in 80 days
4. Better than Stonehenge, Hadrian's Wall is England's Top Ancient Monument by Josh Roberts on Smarter Travel
5. Have You Found That Perfect Beach Yet? by Chris at Nomad4Ever
6. Enhance your adventures in Ireland with a guide by Erica Silverstein on Smarter Travel
7. Travel Photography- Getting More Variety in Your Shots by Darren Rowse at Digital Photography School
8. How to Protect your Travel Funds by Kevin Allgood at Brave New Traveler

There are more articles in the section labeled "From other blogs..." in my sidebar.

Gadling and Water Buffalo

While I'm talking about other websites, I want to mention one of my favorites. Gadling is a travel blog with interesting stories from all over the world. I'll probably mention Gadling a lot in my blog, because I learn so much from the contributors there.

Yesterday, Justin Glow posted a story about a water buffalo in China. He writes about a musician living in China who helped purchase a water buffalo for a poor family. It's an amazing story and includes a great video about buying the animal and giving it to the family. It made me smile.