Travis is going to China!

It was kinda of short notice ... okay it was really short notice. We were asked yesterday is Travis would go to China for a company project. They originally asked him to leave next week, but last night they decided it would be better for them if he left today. We had a little over 12 hours to get him packed and ready. Wow - it was a whirlwind! I dropped him off at the airport today around 1:00pm and his flight was at 2:30 pm or so. He's got a 10+ hour flight to Japan and from there several hours on to Hong Kong where he'll wait in a hotel for his visa and the hop a 45 minute flight up to Guangzhou, China!

Guangzhou's Location in China: 75 miles Northwest of Hong Kong

Here's the crazy part ... I don't know when he's coming home! Hopefully we'll know soon though. The company is still deciding exactly how much they need him to do, I guess. Trav's guess was that he'll be back sometime in the middle of November. Let's hope so! This is a great opportunity for him, but I miss him already and he's only been gone a few hours! He was pretty excited for this adventure though. I just hope he can navigate his way through foreign airports, connect with all the right flights, and find a hotel at night to sleep in. Good luck Trav!

Guangzhou City located on the Pearl River!

I found some information on Guangzhou that I thought was interesting.

Guangzhou, the capital of the Guangdong province and formally known as Canton, has been a major center for international trade for over 300 years. Guangzhou is at the center of South China's most important trade zone which includes Hong Kong and the Pearl River Delta.

2000 Census: Population - 6 million

Metropolitan population of 8.5 million!

Most populous city in the province and the third most populous metropolitan area in mainland China. The official estimate of the metro's population at end 2006 by the Provincial Government was 9,754,600.