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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.

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  • AsiaChina
The Orient - Xiamen

Blind date at the Orient

Stories about a blind date at the Orient with ex-pats Tina and Mark.

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  • AsiaChina
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Exchanging Money Back to US dollars?

We had been warned not to exchange too much money into RMB because we won't be able to exchange back to US dollars.

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  • AsiaChina
Xiamen

Enough Elbow Room?

With 1.3 billion people, this is a busy place. 49 cities of more than 1 million people, most of them you never heard about.

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  • AsiaChina

Call 110 for English!

We foreigners who are totally unable to communicate here in the native language of this beautiful country can be saved from any situation by just dialing 110 and having access to a translator, right there on the phone.

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  • AsiaChina

Practical Tips

I thought I could share a few practical tips.

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  • AsiaChina
China Mobile

Buying a Phone Number!

At the cellular phone store, with a local translator, choosing a cellular phone and phone number.

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  • AsiaChina
Taksang Monastery (Tiger's Nest)

One Week in Bhutan in October!

A week ago, I saw that photo in a magazine and I said: "That's where we need to go!". Honestly, I did not know anything about the country of Bhutan.

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  • AsiaBhutan

Blogging 101

The beginning of exploring the blog scene.

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