Smiling Faces from Bhutan
People of Bhutan are so wonderful. Charming people, beautiful faces, colorful clothing, and smiles, lots of smiles.
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Painted Bhutanese Houses
Magnificent houses, very square, with white walls, visible structural beams made of blue pine, all painted of the same colors from nature: red, ochre, brown, white and black (no chemical paint here!). Amazing architecture!
Landing in Bhutan
A week ago, we were arriving in Bhutan. We flew from Bangkok, Thailand and after a short stop in Kolkata (Calcutta), India, we were finally approaching our destination: Paro, Bhutan.
370 Million Tourists in One Week!
When 1.3 billion people are on holiday at the same time for a whole week, it can get pretty chaotic!
A Day in Colonial Gulang Yu
Spending the day walking around Gulang Yu was such a treat last Sunday! Gulang Yu is a small island just a 5-minute ferry ride from the island of Xiamen.
Mid-Autumn Festival
Xiamen is preparing itself for a celebration. It is the mid-autumn festival here in China, one of the most important celebrations of the year. Don’t be confused, as we are end of September and you are thinking it is the…
Blog Censure in China!?
Bloggers from Xiamen, China – like my friend Tina and I - are happy to post blog entries for you to enjoy (as long as we can guess the menus in mandarin), but guess what… we cannot read them ourselves!
Chinese Food Etiquette
An evening at the restaurant with Chinese hosts... Food is coming, several dishes at once. We are taking nice portions of food: fish, meat, vegetables, soup…
Museum of Tea Ware, Hong-Kong
During our last visit to Hong-Kong, it was great to discover the Museum of Tea Ware, which is located in Hong-Kong Park.
Blind date at the Orient
Stories about a blind date at the Orient with ex-pats Tina and Mark.