Tibetan Folk Music
A beautiful performance of Tibetan folk music in a Tibetan home. Enjoy!
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China today: Abundance and Megalomania
China is today abundance and megalomania: more cars, bigger cars, lavish houses, maids, fancy downtown offices, and less time.
Behind the Great Chinese Firewall
We are behind the Great Chinese Firewall and continue blogging later when leaving the country. Nothing seems to work here. See you!
Recycling Tricks To Consume More
How many of the products labelled with recycling sign are being recycled? Recycling tricks us to consume more. Do you sort your trash? Where does it end up? Why?
Mobile Phone Cliff in Hong Kong
People come to the world famous Mobile Phone Cliff to throw their mobile phones into the sea in Hong Kong.
Lantau Island, Hong Kong
After living 2 months in Hong Kong we like it more than in the beginning. We'll be returning to Hong Kong countryside some day, not the city center.
Chinese Anarchist
Chinese anarchist sounds like something that can not exist, but here is a photograph of one as a proof. Here is a funny photo we took of a Chinese anarchist.
Warm Feet, Happy Feet
Warm Feet and Happy Feet. This is how Päivi's feet survived the harsh winter in Hong Kong. The winter in Hong Kong was very cold thanks to climate change. Here is a photo about how Päivi's feet survived. It's pretty cold. Hope this photo will warm you up a bit.
China by Train
Travelling around China by train is fast. You can cross the country in less than two days.
Chinese Life in Fuzhou
Our first Chinese hospitality exchange experience took us to Fuzhou, the capital of Fujian province. It is not easy to find Chinese people among hosts and so we were very grateful to Lee and her roommate Barbara. They welcomed us wholeheartedly and took us to their family.
Expatriate Life In Nanjing, China
Nanjing has a surprisingly lively expat community considering that more internationally appealing Shanghai is just a few hours’ away. But Nanjing has a few advantages: living is cheaper and people are more patient with foreigners.
Travelling to holy and mysterious Tibet
Travelling to Tibet by the new Qinghai-Tibet railway was awesome and easy. No notorious travel permits were needed. Tibet itself with its mountainous scenery and minority people reminded us of Bolivia, which we love, except that it was way more touristy. Still, at least the train trip was worthwhile.
Hohhot, Inner Mongolia, China
Hohhot (Huhehaote in Chinese), is the capital of Inner Mongolia province located beyond the Great Wall in China. Many Chinese asked us why we were going there. According to them, there is nothing and the remote province is populated by "barbarians". Inner Mongolians call themselves Mongolians just like Outer Mongolians .