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celebrating christmas in yangzhou china

Celebrating Christmas in Yangzhou, China

Like most of you back home in North America, we were off for the Christmas holidays…well, 2 days of it! The Chinese don’t celebrate Christmas so we were glad to actually have Christmas Eve and Christmas Day off. In all honestly, I don’t think we would have had those 2 days as holidays had they not ...

Middle Eastern Moments: The Architecture & Ruins

This is part 3 of a 4 part series starring one of our favourite regions in the world: The Middle East. The architecture and ancient ruins of this area are spectacular. The fact that many of the monuments and buildings are still standing after 5000 years is unbelievable! In our previous articles, we talked about ...
Looking Back On 2012 - A Very Memorable Year!

Looking Back On 2012 – A Very Memorable Year!

Only 3 days until Christmas? What? It can’t be! There’s no way that this year is almost over…where did the 12 months go? Was it not just yesterday that we were cleansing our bodies and minds at an Ashram in India? Weren’t we just celebrating Christmas with chai tea and Domino’s Pizza in Jaipur? Oh ...
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Backpacking India: The Ultimate Budget Guide

Backpacking India is the ultimate experience. The flavours, the culture, the people, the colours, the history, the sites, the beaches, the wonder and the chaos all combine and explode in the face of visitors to the sub-continent. There is just something about Backpacking in India. It’s so wonderfully different that you will have all of ...
Lost In Translation: Menus Of China

Lost In Translation: Menus Of China

While travelling around China and now living here for the past 5 months, we’ve seen some strange things on the menu. Sometimes they make us laugh, sometimes they make us worry, but they’re always entertaining. If a Chinese restaurant owner decides to try to create an English menu, it makes for a very funny read. ...
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Middle Eastern Moments: The People

The Middle East is a region that has captured our hearts and souls.  The hospitality, generosity and kindness of the people living in this ancient land is unimaginable, the ruins and crumbling sites are some of the oldest and most fascinating in the world and the food is flavourful and of great variety. From the ...