Travels with John Smith
This podcast is about the 8 years John Smith and I lived in Wuhan, China and travels to other places inside and outside of China during during that time. It is read by me, Patti Fedrau (Layne).
- Update frequency
- every 3 days
- Average duration
- 21 minutes
- Episodes
- 70
- Years Active
- 2020
Chapter 41 year 6 (2016-2017) Lovely Laos
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 sun…
Chapter 40 year 6 (2016-2017) The After math of the floods
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
-…
Chapter 39, Year 5 (2016) Kou Phi Phi, Wuhan Evolution
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’ isl…
Chapter 38 year 5 (2016) Family, Wuhan and Rock n Roll
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 c…
Chapter 37 part 3, year 5 (2016) 'Aborigine Land and a Tasmanian Devil'
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 Melb…
Chapter 37 part 2 year 5 (2016) Alice Springs, Uluru 'How to celebrate your 60th Birthday'
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
-‘Outbac…
Chapter 37 part 1, year 5 (2016) Perth, Melbourne and Adelaide Snakes and Sunburn
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…
Chapter 36 year 5 (2015-2016) Winter in Wuhan
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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 Bit…
Chapter 35 year 5 (2015-2016) Gorgeous Guilin
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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 Hi…
Chapter 34 'The Long Way Home' part 3 Iceland, Newfoundland and Saskatchewan Year 4 (Summer 2015)
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 Ge…
Chapter 34 The Long Way Home part 1 'Turkey' year 4 (summer 2015)
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 Dervishes
Chapter 34 The Long Way Home part 2 Madrid and London
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 …
Chapter 33 year 4 (2015) Problems of the Heart
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 ladi…
Chapter 32 'Mexico, Xian, Kou Samui and Wuhan' year 4 (2015)
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 Sh…
Chapter 31.5 Bonus track 'What is Xmas?' song
-Song written by Patti Fedrau (Layne), produced by Simon Yann
-lyrics in transcript
Chapter 31 'New Year on Ice' year 4 (2014-2015)
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
-fairy…
Chapter 30 'Wuhan and some Seoul' year 4 (2014-2015)
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?
-sc…
Chapter 29 The Philippines and a Bug Adventure year 3 (2014)
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 e…
Chapter 28 'Bali with side trips' year 3 (2014)
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 su…
Chapter 27 Mr and Mrs Smith (2013-2014) Wuhan year 3
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 pr…