Our Trip to China — Baggage (and Binoculars)!!

There’s an order of events that Ross likes to joke seems to take place before any of our trips these days. It usually starts with Ross having some kind of seemingly absurd idea. In this case it was to take two babies to China for three months. And then me, being what I hope is some kind of voice of reason, saying all of the ways that is a bad idea.

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That’s A Wrap! (Of Taiwan) …And we almost didn’t get to leave!

When we visited Thailand in 2015, we met Dominic Le Croissette, a fellow birder, along a trail. He happened to be birding many of the

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Adventuring to Lanyu Island

Just off the coast of Taiwan sits the lush, mountainous Lanyu (Orchid) Island. This volcanic island is home to several endemic subspecies of birds, making

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OMG we got Taiwan Thrush!

I once read that ‘Taiwan is brimming with beauty for two reasons: One is the natural beauty of the island, and the other is the

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Let’s Go to Taiwan! – Daxueshan

We went to Taiwan in June. Is June the optimal time to visit Taiwan? Well, not particularly, at least not from a birdwatching perspective. I’m

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