Travels with John Smith Chapter 60 year 9 (2020) Peru Part 3 Machu Picchu, Cusco Carnival -train ride beside the Urubamba River -eating guinea pig in Aguas Calientes -Hiram Bingham and Machu Picchu -a Book called, “Turn Right at Machu Picchu” -Walking around Machu Picchu -Market choices in Cusco -Rainbow Flag -One advantage of altitude -dancers twi…

Travels with John Smith Chapter 59 year 9 (2019-2020) Peru Part 2 Arequipa and Cusco -Another Plaza de Armas -Hotel with a view -Zig Zag is delicious -The Cathedral that kept coming back -A room for a jewel thief -white volcanic rock in a quarry -under the charm of some alpacas -a mummy named Juanita -potato tasting -Monastery village -Cusco introd…

Travels with John Smith Chapter 58 year 9 (2020) Peru Part 1 Lima, Trujillo and Huanchaco -Lima’s Ceviche -The cliffs above the Pacific Ocean -Larcomar shopping mall -Barranco art -The Larco museum and erotic art -Peruvian Hairless -1st class bus ride -Steve and Nancy show us around -Huanchaco living -Purple jellyfish -Tacu Tacu my new fav food -Ch…

-Thank you -An apology -further dates to listen -Anything is possibleBy Patti Fedrau (Layne)

Travels with John Smith Chapter 57 year 9 (2019-2020) London, Canada and Ecuador -cool places in London -back in Canada -finding a place to live -stuff in a truck from BC -boxes, painting and settling -planning a trip for Chinese NY -Xmas with family -1st hearing about the virus in Wuhan -masks or not? -Boutique hotel in Quito -Old town Unesco site…

Travels with John Smith Chapter 56 year 8 (2019) Berlin and Lisbon (We love Europe) -Checkpoint Charlie -buying a piece of the wall -The ‘Fraternal kiss’ -What the Brandenburg Gate represents -Naked Entertainment in the Pariser Place -German Pretzels -View from the River Spree -The Cement maze memorial -victims of the Holocaust -Topography of Terro…

Travels with John Smith Chapter 55 year 8 (2019) Bangkok, Beijing and Warsaw (Food and Fun in 3 places) -School ends and a surprise trip -jamming in Bangkok -shopping at Chatuchak weekend market -Being a tourist with Jeanine -Standing Buddha -Beijing Duck with Mizar -Grandma’s Hutong -Mizar’s music -Noodle heaven -Warsaw airport bus -Hard Rock Cafe…

Travels with John Smith Chapter 54 year 8 (2019) Zhangjiajie, Wuhan -crazy rides -mountain refuge -free entry -Zhangjiajie Avatar mountains -hiding from the monkeys -KTV sad -Grandma’s food -pool with a view -bad line up -very very bad line up -Simon and the ‘guitar boys’ -Anything is possible -eating favourite foods -saying goodbye…

Travels with John Smith Chapter 53 year 8 (2019) Chinese New Year with Pat and Lyle Kou Lipe and Kou Lanta, Thailand -boat trip to Kou Lipe -customs on a beach -a cabin in paradise -Sunrise -relaxing -Saying goodbye -no peeking -cabanas in nature -bicycles -refuge from the rain -beach life -disco taxi -visit with Gabby and family -Dawn Marie and I …

Travels with John Smith Chapter 52 year 8 (2019) Chinese New Year with Pat and Lyle Penang and Langkawi, Malaysia -The museum hotel George Town -Lyle and a new friend -third eye ceremony -Peranakan mansion -Captain China’s place -red enveloppe -gigantic reclining Buddha -a little history -booking hotels online -Langkawi beach and a big jellyfish -n…

Travels with John Smith Chapter 51 year 8 (2019) Chinese New Year with Pat and Lyle Hanoi and Ha Long Bay -learning to survive the motorbikes -Old Quarter and it’s sights -King Roti bun discovery -cousins in the market -Vietnam’s New Year -Fireworks above the big square -Floating on Ha Long Bay -Lord of the Ring cave - fishing hut on the beach -flo…

Travels with John Smith Chapter 50 year 8 (2019) Pat and Lyle in China Wuhan, Shanghai and Beijing -Kung Pao Chicken Chinese -Yellow Crane and Taxis -Tailor Street and Dumplings -Walking and Foot massages -Hu Bu Lane and Doupi -Han Show -Shanghai fake market shake down -never enough jewellery -Beijing Duck -The Wall with Drunken Doctors -Haggling o…

Travels with John Smith Chapter 49 year 8 (2018-2019) Shenzhen, Krabi and Wuhan -meeting Wayne Gretzky -Typhoon in Shenzhen -Holed up in the hotel -Preparing for the unknown -disaster passes us by -fighting for space at the train station -Bangkok Cabbage and Condoms -Krabi view -Sacred Penis Cave -Snorkelling in Italian and Spanish -Eats on the bea…

Travels with John Smith Chapter 48 year 7 (2018) Dunes, Dubai and Wuhan -dune bashing -belly dancer -Bedouin camp -The Burj Khalifa view -Gold souk -expensive tea -tallest building in the world - fountains and desert -$24,000 for a room -The Palm Jumeirah -Women only -I wanna live in a Mall -Dubai culture -‘no skin rules’ -writing a song with Key -…

Travels with John Smith Chapter 47 year 7 (2018) Brunei and Kuala Lumpur -The Sultan of Brunei and his country -The Sultan’s house and stuff -our hotel is like a palace -losing my mind and my shoes -proboscis monkeys -stilt villages above the river -visiting mosques -no kissing in the taxi -2 monitor lizards in the goldfish pond -meeting ex-pats at…

Travels with John Smith Chapter 46 year 7 (2018) Birthday Moon and Myanmar - Snow Day - Blue Moon, Blood Moon and Eclipse Birthday - Cowboys in Bangkok - Hotel like home - Credit card blocked - Can’t change our money - Life on the train in Yangon - Buying a ticket isn’t easy - The beautiful Shwedagon Pagoda - Don’t call it Burma - thankaka cream an…

Travels with John Smith Chapter 45 (2017-2018) End year 6, beginning year 7 -Xiamen beach -Hanging out in Gulangyu -Welcome dinner with Jianping -back in Shanghai forest -Wuhan changes -Jamming in Prison -Staycation -Snow Queen and Colonel Saunders -Kota Kinabalu beach -6 foot lizard -New Years is not what it used to be -Making the decision to stay…

Travels with John Smith Chapter 44 year 6 (2017) Golden Triangle, India -Sikh temple is cooking -new friend Maninder -poverty -Taj Mahal -the Emperor and his wives -Pink Palace of wind -The Maharajahs -the women of Amber Fort -cows -Holy Pushkar -mad ride to the Mosque -using the bag in the planeBy Patti Fedrau (Layne)

Travels with John Smith Chapter 43 year 6 (2017) Maldives, Sri Lanka part 2 The colour of Paradise -swimming with a barracuda -3 million dollar sand dune in the middle of the ocean -Hulu Male -birthday dinner hospitality -no bikinis on the beach -the tourist beach -day trip to Paradise -snorkelling under our bungalow -sharks of every size -upgrade …

Travels with John Smith Chapter 42 year 6 (2016-2017) Yoda and Sri Lankan Elephants -dressing like Yoda -Leonard Cohen ‘leaves the table’ -temples -trains and tuk tuks -The Penthouse by the sea -water monitor in the floating market -drinking lime and ginger on a hot day -dizzy for Sigiriya -wild elephants…

Travels with John Smith Chapter 41 year 6 (2016-2017) Lovely Laos -Slow boat down the Mekong river -Pak Ou caves -silk and snake whiskey -5:00 am with the monks -The book boat - buddhas and sunsets -night market tasty -moon bears -waterfall swimmingBy Patti Fedrau (Layne)

Travels with John Smith Chapter 40, year 6 (2016-2017) The Aftermath of the floods -home to mold and dust -fishing from the campus -changes -staying on the trike -Chinese Medicine in the park -John’s birthday and cheese wiz -Tailor Street Halloween costumesBy Patti Fedrau (Layne)

Travels with John Smith Chapter 39 year 5 (2016) Kou Phi Phi, Wuhan Evolution -getting to Kou Phi Phi Don -longboats and tourists -holiday mode -the layout -sunset viewing from above - ‘No’ island hopping -Aftermath of 2004 Tsunami -street food breakfast in Wuhan -Wuhan storm -back in the Library -talking with students -organizing stuff -people lea…

Travels with John Smith Chapter 38 (2016) Family, Wuhan and Rock n Roll -welcoming Don and Mieko/easing into Wuhan at the Marco Polo Hotel -Wuhan more beautiful than Beijing -quiet in the coffee shop/German food and smaltzy jazz -Tailor Street and a new dress -grateful for Zhang; driver and tourist guide -Mao Dian food, dancing and pool -posters fo…

Travels with John Smith Chapter 37 part 3 year 5 (2016) More Uluru, Tasmania ‘Aborigine Land and a Tasmanian Devil’ -Mount Olga electrolytes -Aborigine culture -visit with Lily -Delaney’s Melbourne -extra baggage -Tasmanian devil run -Kangaroo hang out -Funky Art Gallery -Hobart market -Mount Wellington view -roof top cinema -pink and grey birds in…

Travels with John Smith Chapter 37 part 2 year 5 (2016) Alice Springs, Uluru ‘How to celebrate your 60th Birthday’ -Alice Springs is hot -good place to live -open mic in Alice Springs -‘Outback’ menu -locked out -Uluru Oasis in the desert -trusting Sam -jumping out at 3,000 metres -the feeling of freedom…

Travels with John Smith Chapter 37 part 1 year 5 (2016) Perth, Melbourne and Adelaide Snakes and Sunburn -Aborigine instruments in a music shop -Finding our way back from Fremantle -Snakes in Australia -Sunburn in Perth -Melbourne and Brighton Beach -12 Apostles on the Great Ocean Road -Loche Ard Gorge -Relaxing in Adelaide -Jamie’s Food…

Travels with John Smith Chapter 36 year 5 (2015-2016) Winter in Wuhan -The 1st Teahouse music night -talented kids -setting it all up with Megan -Christmas concert and it’s quirks -Gabby’s Bitter Sweet -Kung Pao chicken Christmas dinner -Picnic and light show in Hong Kong -waiting in line for Victoria Peak -trams from another time -Patti’s Christma…

Travels with John Smith Chapter 35 year 5 (2015-2016) Gorgeous Guilin -karst peaks on the Li River -No music on the bus -waterfall on a hotel -taking the long way -out of breath on Fubo Hill -2 metre hair -John gets a marriage proposal -Longji rice terraces -yummy bamboo rice -assisting at the library -in creative heaven -being Ronaldo and Messi fo…

Chapter 34 Year 4 (Summer 2015) The Long way home Part 3 Iceland, Newfoundland and Sask -midnight in Iceland -Harpa’s coloured glass -tuk tuk with Thora -How Iceland came to be -the original Geyser -Blue Lagoon -St George Street in St Johns -facing fear on the way to Signal hill -Humpbacks on the Atlantic -goodbye to Dorothy -shooting stars and mos…

Chapter 34 Year 4 (Summer 2015) The Long way home part 1 Turkey -stolen ukulele -Blue Mosque backdrop -Istanbul sights -friendly guys with green eyes -speedy trip to Izmir -Whirling DervishesBy Patti Fedrau (Layne)

Chapter 34 Year 4 (Summer 2015) The Long way home part 2 Madrid and London -getting to know Madrid -staying up late -new banjo ukulele -loving Xavier Rudd -sprinklers at the Circulo de Bellas Artes -expensive Flamenco dancing -London with BogartBy Patti Fedrau (Layne)

Chapter 33 Year 4 (2015) Problems of the Heart -John’s heart hurts -getting to the hospital -sharing a room -the people next door -hospital life -the nurses -the cleaning lady -pink shirted ladies -smoking in the hospital -John gets some stents -gratitudeBy Patti Fedrau (Layne)

Chapter 32 year 4 (2015) Mexico, Xian, Kou Samui and Wuhan -the house we got -La Penita is laid back -petroglyphs -Kelly’s scorpions -humpback whales say hello Terra cotta warriors Shin Qin Shi Huang liked to build things cheeky farmer Uyghur street relaxing in Kou Samui home away from home in Bangkok Rock n Roll Peter Pan Lady Hook hook, Peter and…

-Song written by Patti Fedrau (Layne), produced by Simon Yann -lyrics in transcriptBy Patti Fedrau (Layne)

Chapter 31 year 4 (2014-2015) New Year’s on ice -bad notes at Xmas -Xmas on the beach in Sanya -Santa Claus is coming to town makes me cry -small world -dressing for the cold in Harbin -fairytale in ice and snow -Russian influence -Mao Dian on a Friday -Saturday on the campus -out and about in Wuhan -temporary houses and the people who live there -…

Chapter 30 , year 4 (2014-2015) Wuhan and some Seoul -home is where your stuff is -new teachers -DMZ Zone South Korea -Isadong music -Jane shows us Suwon -‘Star teacher’ award -gig for free? -school stuff -colour correction at the hairdresserBy Patti Fedrau (Layne)

Chapter 29 The Philippines and a Bug Adventure year 3 (2014) -Cockroach hotel -Spinner dolphins in the wild -how to sink a boat -postcard pretty -green mangos -the chocolate hills -after the earthquake -the President takes over the airport -The Mall of Asia -delightful Grade 9’s -a ferret -A bug in John’s pants -slow progress in Mandarin -my depart…

Chapter 28 Bali with side trips (2014) Bangkok, Bali, Darwin, Gili T -Shut down Bangkok -Kuta and cheap and cheerful hotels -good place to retire -Secret Beach -Hindu temples -Need a bigger suitcase -Ubud monkeys -Darwin welcomes us -Crocodile on the Adelaide River -Chinese New Year birthday -good and bad parking -Lovina’s dolphins -Gede is a good …

Chapter 27 -Mr and Mrs Smith switch places -horses on the highway -secret Santa -Voodoo Guitar -What is Xmas? -Santa Baby -Pad Thai for Xmas dinner -Jupiter instead of fireworks -Skating with protectionBy Patti Fedrau (Layne)

Chapter 26 -starting year 3 -my classes -John’s classes -Chengdu -Giant Panda’s breakfast -Nana station’s market -The floating market -Chiang Mai with Steve and Nancy -Temples -Bamboo rafting -Tigers -Miracle iPhoneBy Patti Fedrau (Layne)

Travels with John Smith Chapter 25 Japan year 2 (2013) -meditation and punishment -Murakami -Japanese family and friends -Japanese houses - Tokyo is big -Murakami steam baths -bullet trains -Osaka -Naoshima, island of art -Hiroshima -Kyoto -Tokyo and electronicsBy Patti Fedrau (Layne)

Chapter 24, Wuhan, Vietnam and Macau year 2 -the swamp turns into a middle school -Mao Dian -new buffet -Spring activities -Ho Chi Min city -rickshaws and motorbikes -giant turtles and other sights -Vung Tao and dirty beaches -lovely hotel -hillside broken down theme park -Jesus statue John Smith talking about Macau -getting there -Bungee jump from…

Chapter 23-Singapore and Australia Chinese New Year Holiday year 2 (2013) -stilettos on a zip line -the wheel -what’s illegal in Singapore -Hawker markets -AusRAIL Train trip from Sydney to Brisbane John Smith’s impressions of Australia (including several attempts at the accent); -trees (Eucalyptus and other) -the birds (Kookaburra and others) -lan…

Chapter 22 -The 12 days of Xmas and Jackie Chan -Bad Santa -Sanya’s rat -Sanya’s beaches -wedding pictures -Russian tourists -Sanya’s hot spring -kids and Xmas -Long International show -New Year’s at the Marco Polo -Ukrainian XmasBy Patti Fedrau (Layne)

-Bonnie and Yves visit -Emily in the hospital -sports day -Halloween -Midterms -getting to know more new teachers -* special appearance by John Smith talking about a Field Trip to another school -cold weatherBy Patti Fedrau (Layne)

Chapter 20 Yunnan part 3 Dali -beautiful hotel -silver jewelry and losing John -3 pagoda temple -congratulating a taxi driver -visiting Bai village Chapter 20 Yunnan part 4 Lijiang -the long route to Lijiang -Lee is strong as a Yak -settling in -Naxi village -ancient music -Mr Li is late -Tiger Leaping Gorge -getting lost in ancient Lijiang…

Chapter 19 part 1, Yunnan, year 2 (2012-2013) Kunming, The capital of Yunnan province -getting to know our guide -people dance in the park -a show to make your heart ache -Stone forest -the art of tea tasting Chapter 19 Yunnan part 2, year 2 (2012-2013) Xishuangbanna,Yunnan province -a show to make you cry -a kind of zoo -beautiful rainforest jungl…

-new improved apartment -army training -meeting new teachers -more classes -interesting kids -Stephen Hawking -back to the clinic -Ice skatingBy Patti Fedrau (Layne)

-information about year 2 -links to videos and pics that support the Podcast https://travelswithjohnsmith.buzzsprout.com -click on the youtube link above the photo on the buzzfeed page. -bonus music track and info about the song -Wuhan crazy (the whole song)By Patti Fedrau (Layne)