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people bathing at a waterfall in sri lanka

5 Reasons Why You Should Travel To Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka, a tear-shaped island located just off the eastern coast of India is one of the most underrated countries in the world! When you travel to Sri Lanka, you really feel like you’re somewhere far off the map. This fascinating country has everything an intrepid explorer looks for and more. We loved our month ...
BBQ’s and Picnics: A Foreign Concept in China?

BBQ’s and Picnics: A Foreign Concept in China?

One of the best things about living in China is witnessing our Chinese friends try new (aka, Western) things! Over the last couple of weeks the weather has been really nice and we’ve been trying to spend lots of time outdoors, and we’ve been trying to include our Chinese friends. Recently, we went to a ...
Six Years & Counting!

Six Years & Counting!

Today is our anniversary! Not our “travel anniversary” but the celebration of us being together for 6 years. When we think back on all that we’ve done and how we’ve grown as a couple, it’s hard to believe it’s only been that long. We started dating when we were 22 years old. We were really ...
What To Pack For A Camping and Trekking Trip

The Art Of Freedom

We all consider ourselves to be free. We live in free nations with free health care, free speech and free press. But how often do we really do what we want? Few people wake up in the morning happy to go to work. And work consumes the lives of the average working citizen. Why is ...
Not many teaching jobs in China come with a personal assistant!

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 ...
Where To Eat In Donsol

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 ...