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The only thing I learn from our Terracotta Warriors tour is as always food related. The Xian Terracotta Warriors were made from sticky rice, the sticky rice extract used to strengthen the clay base of the warriors. Otherwise for most of the tour my brain was switched off or running on tangents. I won’t pretend […]
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Our travels to China were in the winter months when temperatures sit in constant minuses and Chinese street food is more of a necessity for us to keep warm. Arriving we have few expectations of street food yet our first destination, Xian, Shaanxi province proved to be one of the best street food cities we’ve
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I think it’s fair to say that the world’s best Beijing duck is found in Beijing, and, for roast duck in Beijing, it is hard to look past Da Dong Beijing Duck Restaurant. Not the cheapest, but with little more than one opportunity for roast duck in Beijing, I’m sure as hell not going to pass on
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We arrive to Xian with little expectations for eating, leaving Xian it is one of our favourite food cities. It in no doubt exceeded expectations; street food everywhere, a city centre teeming with top-notch restaurants and of course eating in Xian is cheap, make the most of it. Among the best is the local Xian
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During our visit to Beijing we stayed in the Forbidden City area, each day walking past the Forbidden City, circling it every morning as I poke for snacks in surrounding Hutongs, I even stumbled onto a flag raising ceremony out front one morning. But did I go the Forbidden City? Nope. Did I go to
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We were here by no more than a coin toss, a flip up between the ‘Shadow Puppet Show’ and ‘Massage by the Blind’ and I am sure we won. The experience turned out better than expected, not really for the Shadow Puppet Show but for the escape of surrounding mayhem and the somewhat eeriness of
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Our original plan was visiting Nanshan Ski Resort on an organised tour, the simple option which we were very close to booking. It wasn’t until last minute browsing where we find that Nanshan Ski Resort is simple to reach independently. Instead of booking the tour we go it alone and save a hell of a
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Xian was our first destination in China and in honesty it was not what I expected. Xian is far from a sleepy backwater; it is a new, exciting and surprisingly modern city. It is also very smoggy. Xian China is more of a historical city, the ancient structure and architecture now surrounded by sprawling stretches
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The VISA for China is easily the most tricky VISA I’ve applied for in Bangkok. Certainly dwarfs any for Southeast Asia. I do not envy any backpacker who has to go through this process. Fortunately for me I was not backpacking and had a set schedule in place and a quick in, out journey planned.
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Our first trip to Macau was on a quick stopover from Hong Kong (for a more recent and comprehensive guide check here). At the time expectations were low and our lazy research failed to see past towering casinos. In a way this was a godsend as Macau turned out to be the perfect end to a predictable
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