Global Bros - National Geographic Kids

Tyler and Stefan are two cool brothers going on an even cooler year-long trip around the world with their Mom and Dad. These two lucky boys (11 and 8) are excited to explore the world.

Results tagged “Buddhist”

Thursday, October 23, 2008
tyler

Life as a Chilip

Hello everybody! I'm here in Bhutan, a country located in the Himalayas. In Bhutan, they rate how successful the country is based on "Gross National Happiness," which I think is cool because that means they value happiness more than having money.

In Bhutan, we were with a National Geographic Expedition group. We all first met at the airport in Bangkok, Thailand, where we boarded a plane to Paro, Bhutan. As we landed, we got really close to the mountains and you could see the whole valley. It was awesome.

Photo: Bhutan countryside
 
Wednesday, September 10, 2008
tyler

Ni Hao!

Photo: Boys in front of the birds nestHello everyone. This past week we went overseas for the first time on the trip: China! So, I guess I should really say, "ni hao," which is how you say hello in Chinese (it's pronounced "nee how"). Our first stop was Beijing, where we were met by our new friend, Mon. She was nice enough to guide us around the city and showed us some of her favorite places and restaurants.

Beijing is all cleaned up because they just hosted the Olympics. There are all new subways and they even rebuilt the airport. All over the city, there are signs with the Olympic mascots and the motto, "One World, One Dream." They also have lots of topiaries that are shaped like the Great Wall, pandas and more.

Photo: Boys getting their picture taken
 

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