Tag: china

• 10 Reasons Why We Love The Mountains

  

  Thanks to the lousy day we had yesterday, we have been trying to escape mentally to the mountains. If you know us, we feel ourselves at home in the mountains. 2021 has been difficult for all of us but we have managed to cope on most of the days. However, occasionally, like yesterday, it gets […]

  An Ordinary Girl

  May 22, 2021

  Travel

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• China – Not That Mythical

  

  The Chinese eat anything that walks. The language barrier is significant. The Chinese are rude & unfriendly. True or False?

  An Ordinary Girl

  May 23, 2018

  Travel

  attraction, beijing, big car, bling, canard, china, clean, culture, eat, english, explore, fascinate, gamble, haze, history, hong kong, hotpot, language, love to talk, macau, mandarin, mystery, mythical, nightlife, people, pollute, tourist, xenophobia

• My Gangtok Chronicle – Chapter 3

  

  Indians are such a curious bunch. They wanted to know if I worked, if I was married, if I had children, why I had moved to their car…

  An Ordinary Girl

  January 19, 2018

  Travel

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• My Gangtok Chronicle – Chapter 2

  

  Excitement would be an understatement to describe my state of mind…

  An Ordinary Girl

  January 12, 2018

  Travel

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