Explore the world with Dian Thomas! Dian loves the adventure travel brings to her life. She has traveled to over 50 countries and visited all 50 states in the United States of America. She cherishes the relationships she has made along the way as she has explored unique cultures across the world. Her travels have lead her China down to the Antarctic Peninsula south of South America.
In markets across China, where the sounds of bargaining mingle with the scent of sizzling street food, there’s another, quieter rhythm—one that speaks of patience, skill, and cultural heritage. It's the steady hum of treadle sewing machines, worked by the nimble hands of street tailors who [...]
A WWII Story Among the Tulips While leading a group of ten cyclists through the breathtaking tulip fields of the Netherlands, we paused one afternoon in front of a local bank. There we met a kind gentleman, a retired banker with a remarkable past. He [...]
A Personal Journey Through Time One day in 1960, one of my teachers stood in front of our classroom and said, “You kids should go down the Colorado River before they back it up.” I heard the call, and I answered it. I joined a river [...]
A Sunset I’ll Never Forget It was one of those evenings that stay with you forever. I was on the west side of Iceland when the sun began to set, and the sky lit up with layers of purples, blues, and the most brilliant orange [...]
I recently returned home from Greenland, a land that took my breath away in more ways than one. With only about 56,000 people living on this vast island, most are native Inuit, whose resilience and connection to the land are deeply inspiring. One of [...]
Yesterday’s adventure began at 7 AM, when I met up with friends to embark on a trip I’ve dreamed about for years—circling the Great Salt Lake. For the longest time, I didn’t know how to go about such a journey or where to begin. But [...]
Some mornings stay with you forever. This photograph was taken on one of those unforgettable mornings in Greenland, where the icebergs float silently, and the sky decides to put on a show you could never plan for. I woke up early that day, bundled up, camera [...]
As I travel the world I am always amazed at the different holidays each country celebrates. I understand where Thanksgiving and Christmas come from, but how did Halloween slip in the end of October? The Celtic Origins: Samhain Festival Samhain: The Festival of the Dead [...]
Lessons from the Chinese Diet I am in China now and am always amazed about the amount of vegetables the Chinese eat. Our Chinese guide told us yesterday that American do not eat many vegetables. Here in China all of the vegetables they eat and all [...]
The Power of a Group For the past four years I have had the opportunity to take people to China. Each group has it own personality. This group had 46 individuals, which is the largest group I have taken. One man was blind. As I [...]
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