How To Get A Chinese Visa In Bangkok [Tips & Forms - UPDATED April 6 2018]
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Are you an American living in Bangkok? Learn how to score a visa for China... if you have the patiences. Forms and links included!
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Chengdu China - Farcical Twenty Begins
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A farcical look at Chengdu China. Because I'm bored and feel the need to do something creative. And weird.
Read MoreThe Panda Plague That Wasn’t→
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OK, OK… it’s possible one of us was a little overzealous on the use of the phrase “panda plague”. (Hey, once a link-baiter…) On this episode, we’ll start telling the story of what really happened when we stayed for five days in Chengdu China as VIP guests of Niccolo Chengdu, an amazing property right in the center of town and a great base to explore the greater Sichuan area.
Read MoreMy God... It's Full Of Lilies!
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Oh, you need more lilies, do you? I can handle that, with this pull-back shot. And you get the same soothing chants, which should help smooth out your day!
Read MoreLet These Lilies Lower Your Stress
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Lilies swaying in the breeze, soothing chanting in the background? How can you stay stressed after watching this video I shot in Chengdu, China?
Read MoreChanting In A Chengdu Temple
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Need a break from your hectic schedule? Take a minute and listen to this soothing chanting from the Daci Temple, just across the street from Niccolo Chengdu.
Read MoreChengdu. Who Knew?
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To fully experience Chengdu China you need to be in the thick of things. We were invited guests of Niccolo Chengdu, a Marco Polo property that had opened up roughly a year ago. And we had a fantastic time!
Read MoreChoose Your Own Chengdu Adventure!
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Would you like to see me drink too much, eat too much, or pay a guy to shove metal sticks in my ear? Your choice!
Read MoreA Hotel Room The Size Of A Rolex Box
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Staying at the Chungking Mansions in Hong Kong isn't for everyone. The rooms are tiny. Like crawl-over-the-bed-to-get-to-the-toilet tiny. Like don't-hit-your-shin-on-the-commode-or-hip-on-the-sink-as-you-shower tiny. Like only-two-power-outlets-and-only-one-works-tiny. You know: Tiny. But comfortable enough for a good night's sleep. And clean enough (at least in the room we rented from the Canada hotel) to forgoe bathing in hand sanitizer the next day. And a heck of a lot cheaper than traditional hotels.
Read MoreWas That A Karaoke Bar or Whorehouse in Hong Kong?
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Two hours and uncountable free beers later, laden with the $237 (HKD) of additional beer for later consumption, three of the expats forced us to go to karaoke with them. Forced, I say! But what better way to experience Hong Kong?
Read MoreWhy Hong Kong Is A Great Walking City
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And there are lots of nooks and crannies to explore in Hong Kong. We only made it to about half the destinations set out on the excellent City Walks app given to us by GPSMyCity, simply because we got sidetracked by a cool looking shop or colorful street that begged further exploration.
Read MoreBoat To Train To Plane to Boat - Ongoing Adventures In Asia
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Hello, Hong Kong. Getting here was more than just half of the adventure. I'm pretty sure it was just about all of it for weary travel bloggers like us!
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