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Fujian Tulou Kejia Folk Culture Village

A Village of Ancient Earth

Posted onMay 26, 2016June 18, 20166 Comments

We explore the tulou houses of the Fujian province and spend a few days in the relative comfort of a cultural folk village. Read More …

CategoriesChina, TravelTagschina, Fujian, Fujian Tulou Kejia Folk Culture Village, hakka, hukeng, minnan, tulou

Shantou to Hukeng

Meeting Mountains: Cycling from Shantou to Hukeng

Posted onMay 24, 2016January 11, 20175 Comments

This is the fourth diary in our cycling lives. We finally leave the city behind and take the mountainous roads from Shantou to Hukeng Read More …

CategoriesChina, TravelTagsChen Ci Hong, china, Chinese Cycle Diaries, cultural revolution, cycling, Fujian, Fujian Tulou Kejia Folk Culture Village, Gaungdong, hakka, hukeng, pinghe, raoping, Shantou, sunrou, travel, tulou

cycling from zhuhai to shantou

Cycling Inland from Zhuhai to Shantou

Posted onMay 15, 2016June 19, 20163 Comments

The third part of our Chinese cycling tour brought us from Zhuhai to Shantou; two towns on the coast. Of course, we kind of took the long way. Read More …

CategoriesChina, TravelTagschina, Chinese Cycle Diaries, cycling, eggbanana, Fengshun, heyuan, Huizhou, Humen, Jieyang, mountain, Shantou, travel, Wuhua, Zhongshan, Zhuhai, Zijin

Sujiawei Hakka Village

Sujiawei Village

Posted onMay 10, 2016June 18, 20163 Comments

Sujiwei is a 600-year-old Hakka village in rural China. We managed to figure out the Chinese public bus system to reach it from Heyuan. Read More …

CategoriesChina, TravelTagsancient, hakka, heyuan, su dongpo, su shi, su tungpo, sujiawei, village

hong kong

Out and About in Hong Kong

Posted onMay 3, 2016June 18, 20162 Comments

Cyclists, mist, and cucumbered maids. Read More …

CategoriesHong Kong, TravelTagscritical mass, cycle lane, hong kong, maids, maxims palace, sunday, warm showers

Macau Studio City

A Brief Burst of Macau

Posted onApril 28, 2016August 13, 20162 Comments

This post attempts to convey our feelings about the ‘Special Administrative Region’ that is Macau. Read More …

CategoriesMacau, TravelTagsandrew stow, casino, china, couchsurfing, egg tarts, gambling, grand lisboa, lord stow, macau, pandas, parisian, portugal, rice rolls, studio city, wealth partaking scheme, ww2

Macau

Zhuhai to Macau: Border Crossing with Bicycles

Posted onApril 25, 2016June 18, 20169 Comments

A short post. Read More …

CategoriesMacau, TravelTagsbicycle, border crossing, china, ferry, macau, Zhuhai

Cycling from Yangshuo to Macau

Posted onApril 23, 2016June 18, 201610 Comments

The second chapter in our new cycling lives takes from from the Guangxi province to Gangdong province; from Yangshuo to Macau. Read More …

CategoriesChina, TravelTagsbicycle, china, Chinese Cycle Diaries, cycling, Deqing, Gaoming, guangdong, guangxi, Jiangmen, macau, mengshan, taiping, touring, travel, wuzhou, xi river, yangshuo, Zhaoqing, Zhuhai

Misunderstandings

Posted onApril 15, 2016June 18, 20162 Comments

Traveling through China has been a wonderful and confusing time. Read More …

CategoriesChina, TravelTagsbicycle touring, china, cycling, dessert, guangxi province, lipu, mengshan, misunderstanding, snow dessert, taiping, wuzhou, 刨冰

Nanning to Yangshuo by bicycle

Cycling from Nanning to Yangshuo

Posted onApril 9, 2016August 17, 201611 Comments

This post is a diary of our first ever dip into the world of cycling. We take a 450 kilometre ride over six days from Nanning to Yangshuo, China. Read More …

CategoriesChina, TravelTagsbinyang, china, Chinese Cycle Diaries, cycling, laibin, lipu, lizhou, nanning, qingming, tomb sweeping festival, toupai, yangshuo, Yulin Lychee and Dog Meat Festival

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