China
China is perhaps one of the most fascinating countries we’ve ever been to. With fantastic food, friendly people, and a contrast of chaos and calm, we absolutely loved our 13 months spent living and traveling around China.
Meet Standy – Our Personal Assistant in China
Shortly after starting our teaching jobs in China at Shane English School in Yangzhou, we met our friend Standy. Standy’s job is to provide the foreign teaching staff with full time assistance. Not long after he started, we all realized that he was going to be our good friend as well. *Teaching English in China was ...
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A List of Our Favourite Meals in Yangzhou, China
We all know what Chinese food is, right? Before coming to China, I figured it was ginger beef, sweet & sour pork, chicken chow mein, fried rice, spring rolls and insects & organs! Having travelled through China and lived here for 9 months, we’ve started to realize that the “Chinese food” in North America is ...
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Teaching English: A Day In The Life Of A Teacher In China
We’ve written about how to start teaching English in China, how to actually find teaching jobs in China (and also how to teach English online), but we haven’t actually set out what a day in the life is like! For all of you who are thinking about teaching English in China, or if you’re just ...
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7 Seriously Strange Street Foods In China
We love eating at street-side vendors and have our favourite ones here in Yangzhou. However, those foods consist of delicious cold noodle dishes, soups, wraps and fruits — not insects! China is definitely one of the best countries for incredible cuisine in the world, but the weird food on this list may be a bit ...
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Spring Has Sprung In China
Ah, spring time, one of the most beautiful times of the year. The flowers are in full bloom, the trees are blossoming, everything is green, the sun is poking its head out and everyone is coming out of winter hibernation! Spring here in China is lovely. Here are some of our recent spring photos from ...
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Weekends With Bernie!
Have you ever met a fabulous friend while on the road and then met up with them years later? We’ve gone to visit travel friends in England, but this time we were having someone come and see us! We’ve been travelling around for 3 years and have yet to have any visitors…which is understandable while actually ...
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