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The stories menus (unintentionally) tell

Shenzhen is close to the outside world, but apparently not that close. I took these today while dining at the very pleasant Zidu Sichuan Restaurant. I cross the Hong Kong border tomorrow.

Escape from Kunming, Vietnam Edition: Spring City to Sapa, pt. 2

This is the second post in a two post series about a quick journey Chinabites took in late 2009 from Kunming to Sapa, Vietnam. Pt. 1 here

The mini-bus made it’s way along the 38km route into the mountains between Lao Cai, Vietnam and ...

Escape from Kunming, Vietnam Edition: Spring City to Sapa

This is part one of a two part series covering Chinabites’ (only slightly involuntary) border crosing into Vietnam. We cover some of the mundane details of travel in hopes that the information may be of use to other travelers, but loyal Chinabites readers will be ...