My husband, Clyde, and I renewed our passports in June ’08. Then came the task of what to do about our 10-year India tourist visas in the expired passports.
We visited the Mursi people of Ethiopia. The women stretch their lower lips and insert wooden or terra-cotta discs. We found this, along with corncobs in their hair, quite unattractive, but to the Mursi, the larger the lip plate the more desirable the wearer.
My wife, Gina, and I took Holland America’s 114-day world cruise aboard the Amsterdam, Jan. 4-April 24, 2008, out of Fort Lauderdale, Florida. While we booked many shore excursions with the ship, we felt their overland excursions were overpriced.
My husband, Marty, and I took a delightful trip with China Plus, Inc. (320 Decker Dr., Ste. 100, Irving, TX 75062; 888/868-8811, www.china plustour.com). Our 14-day tour, Sept. 18-Oct.
Interlake China (Box 33652, Seattle, WA 98133; 206/368-9074, www.interlakechinatours.com) arranged a 10-day tour of three Silk Road cities and Beijing for my husband, Ed, and me.
