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Life in Wenshan, Yunnan

Date: 2011-11-27 by bruceandtrish2; Tags: wenshan Yunnan

Paparazzi People want to take photos of the kids all the time, and stroke their hair. They spend ages posing with us and taking photos. Serena loves it. Griffin mostly gets embarrassed and runs away. People always stop Mum and Dad in the street and say the kids are beautiful. We had one day at a Chinese school in our apartment building. It is a kindergarten, but we thought it would be a good wa ... View Details

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Settling into life in Wenshan

Date: 2011-11-27 by bruceandtrish2; Tags: China Yunnan Wenshan

Weve done lots of market shopping now and are getting used to all the filth and weird smells. Weve walked through the sections where they keep all the live chickens, ducks and rabbits in cages and fish in big sinks. Weve even seen dog being cut up but we dont want to eat it! We were in a spice shop in the market and I blew chilli powder all over my face and into my eyes. I screamed so ... View Details

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Our first weeks in Wenshan

Date: 2011-11-27 by bruceandtrish2; Tags: China Yunnan Wenshan

Since moving to Wenshan in Yunnan province, we have met really good people who have been super welcoming and helped us settle in. Some are locals and others are from the US. In the first few days in Wenshan I had to organise mobile phones, internet access, bank accounts and learn how to arrange all the things we need. It is very difficult when you dont speak the language, and very few peop ... View Details

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Our China adventure - Arriving in China

Date: 2011-11-27 by bruceandtrish2; Tags: China Yunnan Wenshan

Our family in Kunming We flew out of Perth bound for China in June. So much to organise and yay, were away! We flew from Perth to Bangkok and from Bangkok to Kunming and stayed with our friends Rob and Janice for 3 days. They took wonderful care of us and helped introduce us to life in China. We are looking forward to seeing them again when they move to Wenshan in early August. We all got nasty f ... View Details

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Blue sky of Gold Coast, Australia

Date: 2011-11-25 by catlip1410; Tags: Australia

one of the wharf in Gold Coast Expensive...thats come to my mind..australia is an expensive country due to their strong currency..but with a deep research and coupon voucher and also discounted price on all the tour trip, everyone can reach australia...most important thing, you need to be patient and do a lot of research..my trip on 19 - 28 July 2011, really worth for everything..backpacker like me really concern on the cost ... View Details

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