YUNNAN

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Yunnan Province (pop 46 million) Yunnan is in the far SW of China bordering on Myanmar, Thailand. Laos (at the…

East and South China Sea

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In recent months, China has pressed its claims to the seas beside it with unusual aggression, resulting in a long…

CHONGQING PROVINCE

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Chongqing Province (pop 40 million) Nov 2014 Chongqing is a relatively new province close to the centre of Eastern China,…

CULTURE AND SPITTING

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CULTURAL BEHAVIOR IN CHINA By being aware of some of the differences, you lessen the impact of culture shock and…

SICHUAN

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Sichuan (pop 84 million) November 2014 History. In the Warring States period (475-221 BC), the famed engineer Li Bing harnessed…

SHANXI North & South

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Shanxi Province (pop. 36.3 million) Oct 2014 Full of history, Shanxi is the province west of Beijing. I traveled to…

SHAANXI (Xi’an) – North & South

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Between Pingyao and Xi’an, in HENAN PROVINCE, are some Unesco listed sights that require a detour. Although the caves are…

GAY FRIENDLINESS

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Nearly three in 10 adults (28%) across 123 countries in 2013 say their city or area is a "good place"…

CONCEALED WEAPONS

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After another shooting in Darby, Pa where a psychiatrist with a concealed weapon permit shot and killed a patient who…

UNESCO WORLD HERITAGE SITES, NATURAL WONDERS, EPIC HIKES and EPIC ROAD TRIPS by COUNTRY

12 years ago

UNESCO WORLD HERITAGE SITES Started in 1972, this is the foremost international treaty for the protection of major natural and…