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Home sweet home “Hoam kemmn” It has been almost a year since I left my “home of choice“, or what I prefer to call my “Heimat” in Austria. I fell in love with the Zillertaler Hauptkamm Alps as a young child, at the age of just six. Something unexplainable still …
Housesitting at Swan Cove, Raymond Island One day, when I was in China, I had a lovely conversation during a phone call with Kirsten from my favourite Workaway place back in Victoria, Australia. She was telling me, that she had just booked her well-deserved holiday and asked me if I …
Martial Arts One of the reasons to visit China is certainly to practice or learn more about martial arts and TCM (Traditional Chinese Medicine). I have tried several kinds of sport from my early childhood till adulthood, but not once had I tried a martial art. Getting older and especially …
Sighseeing in Beijing Finally, the date that I have to leave China is coming closer, and so is arrival in Beijing. After a short train trip and a Didi ride, we arrive at our hotel. Our rooms are on different floors, which is a bit inconvenient, especially since Dave is …
Xiong’an New Area From the moment I knew that Dave wanted to join me for some time in China, I started organising “our” trip. I searched for areas that weren’t too hot during August, were easy accessible and had sights of interest for both of us. Dave had seen several …
The Terracotta Warriors in Xi’an One of the most impressive UNESCO World heritage sites is the Terracotta Warriors at Xi’an at the Emperor Qinshihuang’s Mausoleum Site Museum, about 40 kilometres away from the city centre. According to our guide, it’s even one of the Seven Wonders of the world …. …
Xi’an (Shaaxi) Our next city – after a comfortable four-hour high-speed train journey is Xi’an, the capital of Shaaxi Province. Once we get off the train, we become aware of the sheer size of this railway station. It is huge! Anyway, we quickly get our bearings and head towards the …
Chinese Family in Chengdu Meeting my fellow student Atom in Dali again is great, not only because of catching up with him after a month, but also because he gives me the contact of a lovely Chinese woman. He is raving so much about Huqin, that I think “Okay, I …
Chengdu (Sichuan) Chengdu is the capital of Sichuan Province in southwestern China. With a population of more than 20 million people in its wider metropolitan area, it is one of China’s largest and fastest-growing cities. Atom, my fellow-student from Tianmeng Kung Fu school, had given me the contact of Huqin, …
Lugu Lake (Yunnan – Sichuan) Early in the morning, we take a shared taxi from Lijiang to Lugu Lake, which lies on the border of Yunnan and Sichuan. Unfortunately non of the five Chinese women, nor the young teenage girl, is willing to offer Dave a better seat! So he …
