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.
The world's biggest holiday begins on January 31 and ends on February 15. Anyone who has traveled to Asia during the Lunar New Year will be aware of this huge holiday. My first experience of it was when I was in Hawaii years ago. I [...]
I have been forever amazed to travel and learn more about the world's cultures. Peru is one of the most fascinating places that I have ever traveled. It is a mix of the original people that lived here and the European people who came after [...]
BEIJING , China — The story that I have to share is one of the most incredible stories I have ever seen in my travels. In Beijing there is a place called the Temple of Heaven . It is an ancient temple that thousands of tourists [...]
I had a bike almost before I could push the pedal down. It was a tricycle, and how I loved riding up and down our driveway! At three, anything that moves is really exciting. In a small town one of the biggest benefits for the kids [...]
Learning about food from around the world was my favorite class in college. Taking the class just whet my appetite to travel. After graduation and teaching home economics at Orem Jr. High, I decided to go to Europe . Back then we followed a book entitled [...]
When I was just a kid, I did not know bicycle riding would become one of my favorite hobbies. I have always said riding in a car is too fast and walking is too slow — but biking is just right. After being on the road [...]
In 2007 I was asked to start leading tours to China. I had been there once in 1995, and I found the country to be on the move and extremely interesting. Never did I think my path would lead me back to directing tours and visiting [...]
Photos by Dian Thomas and Blaine Hobbes; article by Marv Hoole Marvelous varieties of tulips, and the other principal bulb flowers of crocuses, daffodils, and hyacinths, are grown privately and commercially all over The Netherlands. Their commercial cultivation, however, takes place mainly in Holland — the [...]
On March 12, 1992, I boarded a plane that was flying from Salt Lake City to San Diego. This flight was just another one of my weekly trips to California. I had made such trips for the past several years. The airport staff made seat assignments [...]
I learned from a sightless eighty-two-year-old man on the top of the Great Wall of China that the biggest adventure in life is to follow our dreams! For the past seven years, I have been a tour director for people traveling to China. In a recent [...]
Adventure is Dian’s middle name, so don’t miss out on the opportunity to glean ideas that will pay everyday dividends. Keep-up-to date on the latest of Dian’s creations, travels, outdoor adventures, and fun and creative ideas to do with your family.
