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Month: November 2015

Cruising Halong Bay

Cruising Halong Bay

  Number One tourism hub in North Vietnam, this otherworldly seaside scenery is simply a must see.  We didn’t really have a choice, once we arrived in our hotel in Hanoi we were offered a welcome drink and were told about all the tours and cruises that could be arranged for us. A completely new experience for us this far – no reading in guidebooks and researching the internet, what to see and how to get there, in just 15…

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How to Keep Calm and Travel China

How to Keep Calm and Travel China

Travelling (mainland) China can be challenging. It’s Asia on an advanced level, definitely. Our Lonelyplanet guide book had told us to treat the journey more like an adventure rather than a holiday. We thought, well, we always do that with our travels, so what could possibly be so different? Well, we found out, there are a few things. So here is what we learnt put together in a basic survival guide to make your journey through the Middle Kingdom as smooth and hassle-free as…

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Hiking in Hongkong or China for Beginners

Hiking in Hongkong or China for Beginners

  We think it’s best to put Hongkong at the end of your China trip, since it’s likely you’ll get a cultural shock when doing it the other way round. Hongkong is China, but it’s still completely different. Must be the British influence, that’s still lingering around. It’s much easier. Starting with the language, English is present everywhere, on street signs, busses, trams, on menus in restaurants, in shops… And most people speak it, too, and quite well. So no…

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