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 26 '3rd year running' Wuhan, Bangkok, Chiang Mai, Chengdu (2013-2014) year 3
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
-Tig…
Chapter 25 Japan year 2 Summer (2013)
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
-O…
Chapter 24 'Springing into Summer', Wuhan, Vietnam and Macau year 2 (2013)
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 s…
Chapter 23 Singapore and Down under in Oz year 2 ( Chinese New Year 2013)
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…
Chapter 22 Christmas in Sanya and New Year's in Wuhan year 2 (2012-2013)
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’…
Chapter 21 Wuhan Fall year 2 (2012-2013)
-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 scho…
Chapter 20 part 1, Dali and part 2, Lijiang year 2 (2012-2013)
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 ro…
Chapter 19 Yunnan part 1 Kunming and part 2 Xishuangbanna, year 2 (2012-2013)
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 …
Chapter 18 Going back to Wuhan year 2 (2012-2013)
-new improved apartment
-army training
-meeting new teachers
-more classes
-interesting kids
-Stephen Hawking
-back to the clinic
-Ice skating
17.5 -End of year 1 Important information and links
-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.
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Chapter 17 The end is near year 1 (2012) Last episode Season 1
-Cinderella’s talent
-‘No Pop’Concert
-we feel like the Beatles
-God loves Mr Smith
-more lanterns at the beach
-mysterious fog
-everyone wears a mask
-going home
Chapter 16 Shanghai-ed year 1 (2012)
-hawthorn addiction
-high rise apt
-Jiang nan Temple
-a taxi driver vs a beggar
-shopping on Nanjing Road
-Ina’s bands and Shanghai dumplings
-John gets rude
-take a bus to water town with Jo…
Chapter 15 Tomb Sweeping and Bowling year 1 (2012)
-tomb sweeping
-Winnie’s University
-bowling alley blues
-a terrible accident
-booking Shanghai
-we have a drummer!
-Silhouette
-time for a holiday
Chapter 14 Wuhan Normal year 1 (2012)
-Feb 25 back at work
-friends leaving
-Wuhan cough and smelling like pizza
-playing music in a cowboy restaurant
-teaching and extra curricular activities
-still struggling with Mandarin
-Jo…
Chapter 13 Beijing (Chinese New Year holiday) year 1 (2012)
-back to Wuhan
-confusion at the train station
-credit card swallowed
-a Hutong in Beijing
-antique market bargaining
-Summer palace and calligraphy with water
-Forbidden city, Tiananmen Squ…
Chapter 12 Cambodia Part 2 (Chinese new Year holiday) year 1 (2012)
-Angkor Wat and Siem Reap
-the bus to Phnom Penn from Sihanoukville
-Khmer houses
-trucks as buses
-children on a building site
-Tree the tuktuk driver and silk weaving
Chapter 8 1/2 'Bonus' Track Hu shuo ba dao
-Musical Bonus Track
-Silly Chinese Song written by John
-played by Simon Yan
Hu shuo ba dao
(You are speaking nonsense)
Wo bu mingbai
I don’t understand
———————
Wo bu mingbai
I don’t underst…
Chapter 11 Bangkok (Chinese New Year holiday) year 1 (2012)
-adventures on a sleeper 'VIP' bus
-dodgy tummies
-a smaller bus from Siem Reap
-an even smaller bus from the Thai border
-thrown out at Bangkok
-streetlife
-John makes jokes about the subway…
Chapter 10 Cambodia Part 1 (Chinese New Year holiday) year 1 (2012)
-Cambodian money
-Phnom Penh
-taxi to Sihanoukville
-bungalows on stilts
-bed bugs bite and more insects
-Khmer food and our fav beach
-Red invites us for dinner
-Red's family