China
China is perhaps one of the most fascinating countries we’ve ever been to. With fantastic food, friendly people, and a contrast of chaos and calm, we absolutely loved our 13 months spent living and traveling around China.
Hilarious Snowmen and X-Rated Snow Creations From China
Just a little bit of snow, and suddenly there are works of art being created all around our humble little town of Yangzhou, China. Everyone was making snowmen, from hotel workers to the local police force! While the roads became a treacherous ice rink of sliding cars and falling e-bikes, the sidewalks and parks were ...
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I Miss Flushing Toilet Paper! – Living in China & Wanting Comforts of Home
Oh Canada, you have so many things that we cherish. Besides missing the obvious favourites from back home (friends, family and food), there are some things that I never thought I’d say I miss. We’ve travelled the world and have gotten used to not having certain creature comforts, but when you’re actually living somewhere, it ...
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The Travel Itch – Why Us Travellers Can’t Stay Still
People always talk about the “7 year itch”, when you’ve been with someone for 7 years and you start to get sick of one another! Well, lucky for us we don’t have that problem, we have another kind of problem…the 7 month itch. We’ve sat still now for 7 months and our travel itch has ...
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Yangzhou, China: Exploring The Old Town
Yangzhou, China is full of hidden gems. We’ve been to the Old Town here a few times now, but no matter how many times we venture to that part of the city, we’re always pleasantly surprised at what we see! Last weekend we wandered around with some of our friends from America, England and Colombia. ...
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Suzhou, China: Visiting The Venice Of The East
One of the many great things about living in Yangzhou, China is that there are some beautiful ancient towns nearby. All we have to do is hop on one of the frequent local buses or make our way to the efficient bullet trains and within an hour or so we are in a new and ...
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Celebrating New Year’s Eve in Yangzhou, China
Our very first Chinese New Year spent in China was a good one (make sure to check out our video below!) Although, we were slightly disappointed by the lack of red dragons, parades and other “Chinese’y” things we associate with this holiday back in North America. On MSN it listed the best places to celebrate ...
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