Category: China

The adventure continues

Inner Mongolia to Brighton Bathing Boxes

It’s rare that we get to spend time together in the same city with our busy schedules. When we do get a chance, it is cherished. I’m in Melbourne to attend our son Joe’s graduation. Coincidentally it is happening on his birthday and our wedding anniversary. On Sunday we decided to go to a location…
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How many countries have you visited?

I was sharing details of our epic trip planned for next year with a friend and he mentioned that his partner had a plan of “40 countries visited by the age of 40 – then 50 by the age 50 and so on”. I really liked that as a target. I haven’t met that target…
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China 2024 – Part 1 Beijing

There is a Chinese saying “he or she who has never been to the great Wall is not a true Chinese”. Although we went to several locations on our recent trip to China, the primary bucket list destination was the great Wall of China so that Helen, an Australian of Chinese heritage born in Vietnam…
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The pillar that does not rust and other wonders of the world

In the 90s I was lucky to travel to New Delhi and other parts of India courtesy of Hewlett-Packard. During my time in New Delhi I was able to visit Agra and the Taj Mahal. But recently reading an article in CNN about a pillar that does not rust it reminded me of the time…
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