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DIY Getting a Chinese Visa in Seoul

Posted onDecember 7, 2016October 24, 2017

China: Part of the Seoul Visa Trilogy. Read More …

CategoriesChina, South Korea, TravelTagschina, chinese visa, korea, seoul, tips, visa

The ferry from Xiamen to Taiwan

The Quiet Ferry from Xiamen to Taiwan

Posted onJune 3, 2016June 18, 20163 Comments

China is now behind us. Read More …

CategoriesChina, Taiwan, TravelTagsboat, border crossing, china, coordinated process, customs, ferry, keelung, one dragon, taiwan, taiwan strait, tourism, xiamen, 一條龍

One Dozen Cold Chinese Drinks

Posted onMay 31, 2016June 18, 20162 Comments

I present to you an earth-shattering review of some of China’s coldest, most callous beverages. Read More …

CategoriesChina, TravelTagsbeverage, bottles, cans, china, cold drink, drink, tea, tips

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

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

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