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It sounds pretty weird to say it, but it is possible to need a vacation from a vacation.  Eight months into our career break trip, Alissa and I have found ourselves back home in Wisconsin...

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Read all our posts from China here: https://thisworldrocks.com/category/destinations/asia/china/...

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After two weeks of gray skies in Hong Kong and Chengdu, Alissa and I have ventured further north into China to get some fresh air and see what China used to be like before its...

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2014 is right around the corner, and travel addicts everywhere are beginning to plan out where they are going to explore in the new year.  When Alissa and I were 9 to 5’ers in the...

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After a week in China, if you had asked me to describe it in one word, I would have said: GRAY.  Ten days in Hong Kong (7 million people), Shenzen (10 million people), and Chengdu...

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Chengdu is our first real taste of Chinese culture (if, like most people, you don’t count Hong Kong), so we set off exploring some of the unique areas – People’s Park, bar street near Anshun Bridge,...

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Check out the highlight video above of our day at the World’s Largest Building It’s hard to describe in words just how big the New Century Global Center is in Chengdu, China.  It’s three times...

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It’s been a week of battling the crowds and language barrier that come from traveling in China, and we’ve already had a number of fun and interesting moments.  We took the train across the border...

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Before embarking on a 20-day tour of China, Alissa and I have stopped in Hong Kong for our first visit to the Special Administrative Region.  Our expectations are mixed, as we have heard from travelers with...

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When I was planning our flights in and out of the Philippines last month, I found a really good deal from Manila to Hong Kong on AirAsia.  The flight left from a city about one...

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