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Cheryl Probst is an award-winning photojournalist who has worked for newspapers in Oregon, Washington, Alaska and China. As a reporter, she concentrated on covering politics/government and natural resources.
She is passionate about traveling, and has been in 43 of the 50 states and six Canadian provinces, as well as to Europe several times. Her spirit of adventure also took her to Beijing for two years where she worked as a copy editor for China Daily.
Cheryl went to China in 1984 on a tour for American journalists. This only whetted her appetite to learn more about the Middle Kingdom, so in late 1994, she flew to Beijing for the first of two one-year contracts with the English-language newspaper. All her free time was spent exploring Beijing; Cheryl crisscrossed the city on bicycle, taxi, bus and subway. At the end of the two years, she successfully self-published a mini-guide to travel in Beijing: Do-it-yourself Beijing.
On long weekends she hopped overnight trains to explore Hohhot, Inner Mongolia, and Qingdao on the coast. On longer trips, she went to Hong Kong, Xi'an, Luoyang, Chengdu and the minority villages of Guizhou Province.
Cheryl considers China her second home, and return frequently to see friends and explore more of this rapidly developing country. She convinced her husband Jon that China is a great country to visit, and he's now been three times. The couple live in Eastern Washington with their dog, Chester, who is, what else -- of Chinese descent. He's a Shih Tzu.
Cheryl spent the last six years before retirement working as a senior case manager for a law firm.
Check out Cheryl's website if you are interested in travel to China. New content is added weekly, so please check back often. Cheryl also has a blog about China and things Chinese. She's just written an e- and print books, Parents Guide to Beijing, which provides valuable tips on things to see and do with your children or grandchildren in Beijing; Cuandixia: an ancient mountain village in China, and DIY Beijing; a guide for the independent traveler.
Cheryl is a freelance writer who can also be hired to write articles about travel in China and the Pacific Northwest, or motorcycles for your website, blog, magazine, whatever you need.