Entrance fee is the biggest obstacle in China to budget travelers. You have to make the decision based on how much you are willing to pay to see/do. It’s over USD10 most of the time, no matter what it is. Three pagodas, the symbol of Dali, Yunnan province, China are not the exception. The entrance
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Pu’er tea is still a mystery to me. I like it and enjoy it, I truly do, but I still don’t know much about the process and the aging-related factors. There’s no one to explain to me at the tea shop in China, and there’s not enough information to study in English. It’s like a
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Gil: I would like you to read my novel and get your opinion. Ernest Hemingway: I hate it. Gil: You haven’t even read it yet. Ernest Hemingway: If it’s bad, I’ll hate it. If it’s good, then I’ll be envious and hate it even more. You don’t want the opinion of another writer. Yes, this
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Luang Prabang is culturally beautiful and also backpacker friendly. Most of the local people can communicate with English and they know what travelers need in the guesthouse, and the restaurant. It is photogenic; you can see the photos through my previous post the temples and monks. However, there’s not much place to eat ‘real’
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The following is a guest post. It’s a grand American tradition, and what better way to see the sights of Florida than from the comfort of your car? A road trip is a great way to pack as much as possible into a Florida holiday with a provider like Florida4Less, so here’s
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It’s Official: Runaway Juno is Flying to America, for the Second Time. “Complete your booking” the button read. So, I did. I clicked to book the one-way ticket to Washington D.C. Which means; Runaway Juno is going to America for the second time! For my last visit, I went to the
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Located 30km away from Dali Old City, Shaping is famous for their weekly morning market. It’s on every Monday from 9am to 2pm. Just take a bus go north from Dali (10 CNY one way), and you’ll see many little villages around Erhai Lake. Shaping is one of the small villages. Dali is a worthwhile
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Jianshui Barbecue (Jianshui chaokao 建水 烧烤) Jianshui is a small town in southern Yunnan Province, China. It’s not glamorous as Yangshuo or Dali. There’s not much to do or see. It’s not famous for anything, I don’t think. Yet this is one of personal favourite places in China so far. People are
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One late night in Jianshui, we were looking for something to eat, doubting anything would open at this late hour. Then we stumbled upon this little night market with full of barbecue stalls. Chicken feet, pig feet, chicken butt… No, we weren’t in the mood for a heavy barbecue. “Mi-sheng?” We
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Two years ago, while I was sitting at a cubicle late at night, I thought of a perfect name for my website – Runaway Juno. I bought a domain and studied how to start the blog every night after 14 hours of working days, and sometimes at the cubicle. Two years later, here
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