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Life in a Beijing hutong

inside a hutong home

If you have a hankering to see a bit of old Beijing – that ancient city of narrow streets and courtyard houses where generations of families passed their lives – you can still catch a fleeting glimpse at one of the city’s hutongs.

August 7, 2010 Travel Tales 0 Comments

Public bathing in a Japanese onsen

Japanese onsen

One of the real wonders of travel is the opportunity to have cultural experiences that are quite removed from our daily lives at home. In Japan, one of those experiences is to indulge in a public bath in an onsen.

July 16, 2010 Travel Tales 4 Comments
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