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Feeling Free in Hong Kong (by Carmen)
Spectacular Hong Kong skyline Hong Kong was the first stop on our Asia trip in 2009 and we absolutely loved it. When people asked what our favorite city of the trip had been, the answer was obvious....
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Why Chongqing Hot Pot Has Ruined My Clothes And I Still Love It Anyway (by...
The glorious Chongqing hot pot Hot pot is more than dinner, it is an experience, and in Chongqing, it is a ritual. A huge pot gurgles and spits spicy broth in the middle of the table. Countless...
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Chengdu Do (by Carmen)
Mao statue in the main square of Chengdu We were finally in Sichuan! Where bamboo forests sweep across the land. Where Tibetan culture lives strong among the rugged western mountains. Where pandas...
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How Pandas Won Me Over (by Carmen)
Happy panda We were not going to see the pandas. They may be one of the major attractions of Sichuan but we would not be swayed. “They are endangered! They’re so cute! You can even hold one!” These...
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The Real Reason We Went To Chengdu Was To Eat! (by Nathan)
Sichuan snack sampler set (xiao chi tao can) at Long Chao Shou restaurant The pilgrimage continued in a different kind of way when we were in Chengdu. This city is sacred because it contains one of...
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Eating Our Way Through Hong Kong, Again (by Nathan)
Urban density from ICF building Flying into Hong Kong is such a wonderful and exciting experience. We were both giddy in our seats to return to one of our favorite places on the planet. We were...
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Hong Kong, the Finale (by Nathan)
Soup dumpling at Din Tai Fung The final hoorah to our around-the-world trip was here. As I described in the previous post, Hong Kong has everything we love about travel. There is fantastic public...
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Chicago Living (by Carmen)
Lake Michigan Coast Obligatory Cloudgate (or The Bean) shot We just couldn’t stay away. Our last visit to Chicago was during a July heat wave. We managed not to melt by visiting the beach and ducking...
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LA Dreaming (by Carmen)
We are in the cold depths of winter here in NYC. I haven’t had to live through a proper, snowy January since I was six so I was curious and a bit anxious to see how I’d handle it. The weather put up a...
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Manhattan-henge (by Carmen)
Empire State Building + Manhattan-henge! Twice a year thousands of people collect on the main east-west arterials of New York City to worship the sun. Or at least take a million pictures of the sun as...
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Exploring Mexico’s capital, DF (by Carmen)
After all of our travels around the world, it took much longer than expected to find my way to Mexico. I think it was simply too close to home. In the literal sense, since growing up in Southern...
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Vivid Colors of Coyoacán & Xochimilco (by Carmen)
The glorious and very clean DF metro takes you to the outer reaches of the city There is much to see in the center of DF, but even more possibilities exist in the outer neighborhoods. Thankfully, the...
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