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Follow Francie & Greg as they journey through Asia for a year.
Current location: Seattle, USA
Current Stats:
Scrabble games: Francie 43, Greg 29
Travelled for 10 months
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Adventures in Asia 
stop counting days. i won’t believe you’re on vacation until i see a “??” there. but keep up with the scrabble scores.
Shwedagon Pagoda! Oh my god!
btw – this blog is awesome. But why no comments on posts? I Got lucky and stumbled in here, but wanted to leave a comment right smack on the post itself.
thanks for writing – I’m reading!
-Scott (of Jill and Scott, and Max & Griz who miss you)
For the record–‘No comments’ means that no one has commented yet. To comment you should click on the words ‘No comments’.
hi – was googling Wolong and came across your blog – I’m off to Wolong 3 weeks today to work with the pandas! Loved your pictures, where are you staying – the Panda Inn?
Hi. Stumbled across your site and my daughter let out an enthusiastic squeal to see all your pandas. We just moved to Singapore 7 days ago and are hoping to get to China in the next 3 years to see the Pandas! Cheers and happy travels!
Francie & Greg–
Hi! Maneesh and I think that you two should move to the Bay Area when you get back and work for an adventure travel company. Are you in??? We have a place to stay for you, while you are getting set up. (We just got a house!) You had better come visit regardless. We love getting your postcards.
Your fans forever,
Sibyl & Maneesh
I stumbled across your blog trying to find some info on the Lijiang Banyan Tree. My wife and I will spend a few nights there for our 10 year anniversary.
Sounds like you guys are having a great time so far. I gather that you hail from the great Emerald City and I am from the same area. I live in China on the Tibetan plateau and thought I should offer my help in case you will be passing through my area. Send me a line if you need anything…
Wow, what a time you’re having, and someone’s taking very nice photos … good luck keeping them all in order:)
I’m putting together a book on African crops for a nonprofit and would like permission to use your picture of red and yellow watermelons in China (http://www.flickr.com/photos/franciez/456669522/). Please, when you catch your breath from Tibet drop me a note and I’ll fill you in … until then, happy trails!
Hi Francie,
What a great blog and incredible pictures… Heard you were looking for a gig in Shanghai. Let me know if you are serious… I could use some help here!
Take care,
Marcella
Hi, I found your blog of your trips to asia and was wondering if you knew whether it’s legal to keep pandas as pets in China??? Please e-mail me to sjm_ca82@yahoo.com. Thanx! *^_^*
Hi Greg and Francie,
I am fascinated by your travels. I am going on a Sierra Club trip to China in Oct. 2008. I am very interested in going early and volunteering at Wolong for about a week. Is that enough time to get a good feel for what Wolong is all about and maybe even getting to pet a panda? I am a veterinarian (30 years) with a small amount of zoo experience. I have traveled to Israel, Europe and Africa, but I only speak and understand English. As a 55 year old woman, in good physical shape, do you think I will have any trouble being accepted as a volunteer to a panda keeper? Any guidance you can provide would be very much appreciated. Thank you, Karen
I’m curious to know if you have any lodging recommendations for Gili Trawangan (in Indonesia)? My boyfriend and I are going in a few months and it’s hard to know what the places we’ve found online will actually look like in person. Any tips will be helpful.
Thanks,
Dana