SHANGHAI & ASIA CONCUSION

Teri B.

June 2, 2013

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International Travel, Things You Should Know, Wining/Dining

We are continuing our travels in Shanghai, where we greatly enjoyed a visit to the French Concession area and the very modern cuisine of T8.   Delicious grilled fish with roasted beets   Lest you think Shanghai is not an international scene, the restaurant’s proprietor was Swiss and the waiter from the Canary Islands […]

THE REST OF SEOUL AND ON TO SHANGHAI

Teri B.

May 27, 2013

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International Travel, Things You Should Know, Wining/Dining

Part 2 of our visit to South Korea continues with the final day in Seoul, which included a visit to the fairly new Leeum, Samsung Museum of Art. There are three very different buildings, each designed by a different and renowned architect. I loved the vast collection of priceless celadon pieces and the modern art; […]

FIRST VISIT TO SEOUL

Teri B.

May 11, 2013

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International Travel, Things You Should Know, Wining/Dining

I love Seoul!! No doubt it is the contrast from having just left Beijing’s archaic airport (at least in the air–deprived terminal from which we departed) to the gorgeous, modern, and supremely efficient Incheon where we arrived barely 1:40 minutes later. In fact with the proximity so close, I would advise travelers to Asia to […]

ADVENTURES IN BEIJING (PART 2)

Teri B.

April 28, 2013

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International Travel, Wining/Dining

ADVENTURES IN BEIJING (Conclusion) … Our itinerary continued with a visit to the Summer Palace, which was mostly used by the “Dragon Lady” or Empress Dowager in the late 1800’s. She was the 7th Emperor’s wife or concubine …. or whatever and mother of the 8th Emperor and hugely influential. A large man-made lake in the center […]

ADVENTURES IN BEIJING (PART 1)

Teri B.

April 26, 2013

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International Travel, Wining/Dining

ADVENTURES IN BEIJING (PART 1). From Hong Kong, our China Southern flight of 3+ hours was made somewhat tolerable (I’m OCD about the A/C and the flight had none that was discernable) by the Taiwan national sitting between us who spoke great English. A resident of North Carolina who happened to be in China on […]

ASIA 2014 … FIRST STOP: HONG KONG

Teri B.

April 20, 2013

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International Travel, Wining/Dining

And we’re off … yes, it’s that time of year where April 15th has come and gone so the hubby and I hit the road for our annual Post-Tax-Season vacation. First stop? Hong Kong! And, in answer to your next question, yes … have been to Hong Kong on a previous trip to Asia in […]

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