Category: RTW Travel
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All About Chinese Culture
Read more: All About Chinese CultureWhile in Guangzhou, Amy and Dave recommended a park to visit to learn all about the Chinese culture called the Lingnan Impression Garden. There were many traditional Chinese performances to watch and the whole area represented a traditional Chinese community with homes, temples and theatres. When we arrived, a friendly man pointed us in the direction of…
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We Made it to the Mainland!
Read more: We Made it to the Mainland!Our time in Hong Kong was lots of fun and a great introduction for the girls to China. But nothing prepared us for the mainland! We belong to a Facebook group of travellers that share tips with each other and we learned that it was possible to get our Chinese visas in Hong Kong within…
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Hong Kong – The Gateway to Asia
Read more: Hong Kong – The Gateway to AsiaHaving just spent the past month and a bit in Thailand, Vietnam, and Cambodia, we were in for a little bit of a culture shock as we headed to Hong Kong. Gone were the dusty roads and noisy tuk-tuks. It was like we had done some time travel and were now Back to the Future.…
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Thank you Teacher for your Teaching!
Read more: Thank you Teacher for your Teaching!As we’ve mentioned in our previous posts, Cambodia is a country still recovering from incredible devastation from their civil war. As a result, the people do not have a solid infrastructure and do not have a stable public education system. Most children, especially in the villages, do not have access to any education at all–…
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Things that go “boom” in the night…
Read more: Things that go “boom” in the night…Each day, many of us leave our homes to go to work or school, go for a walk in the park, and even go camping in the forests around our homes. Do any of us imagine that we won’t return home with all of our arms and legs? In the 1970’s, Southeast Asia was in…