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04 March 2018

Train back to Hong Kong and flights to Europe

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Morning at home, final packing and tidying up before leaving Guiyang.As usual we have a couple of suitcases full of goodies, mostly food fro...
03 March 2018

Getting ready to leave Guiyang

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Easy day at home, mostly packing and enjoying a late lunch with family. Today we ate fish, but only later I realized two of the black fish t...
02 March 2018

Festival delle lanterne a Guiyang e ristorante Miao

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Mattinata in piazza accanto alla zona pedonale. Molta gente a far festa, somprattutto anziani, ma sappiamo che in questa città ci sono sopra...
01 March 2018

Visita ad antichi villaggi vicino Guiyang

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Visita al villaggio di Yang Shan, a 20 minuti di auto da casa ma ci metiamo un'ora a causa di lavori in corso che ci obbligano ad una lu...
28 February 2018

Cherry blossoms in Guiyang, Hunan

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After a lazy morning and lunch at home, we decide to take a short trip in the late afternoon. We take a taxi (a "Didi", the local ...
27 February 2018

Banca, dentista e manicure a Guiyang

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Giornata di commissioni varie che dobbiamo sbrigare in giro per la città. Cominciamo con la banca, dove dobbiamo cambiare alcune banconote d...
26 February 2018

Guiyang pork and paper

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Breakfast with rice flour curd and sour bean paste. Interessante, non si finisce mai di imparare, e di stupirsi! Oggi ritiriamo il "cer...
24 February 2018

Leiyang to Guiyang by bus

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After some more trying to get two train tickets (no chance) and some trepidation at the thought of spending the rest of our Chinese New Year...
23 February 2018

Wedding in Leiyang

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We get picked up early for a pre-wedding ceremony in the groom's village, about half an hour away. Here we meet his relatives and assist...
22 February 2018

Changsha to Leiyang

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Amazing buffet at the Changsha Intercontinental hotel, eastern and western, hot and cold, sweet and savory, chopsticks and forks and knives ...
20 February 2018

Macau

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Morning around town. M useum of the city, today entrance is  free, lucky us. We can learn about the h istory of Macau, a mix of Chinese and ...
16 February 2018

Chinese New Year parade in Hong Kong

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Traditional parade organized every year in Hong Kong for the Chinese (Lunar) New Year.
15 February 2018

Alaskan crab in Hong Kong

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Easy day of relaxing at the W hotel pool overlooking the city and some walking around. Dinner at the Star Seafood restaurant on busy Nathan ...
14 February 2018

Hong Kong New Year preparations and flower market on Valentine's Day

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Visit a new year market with lots of flowers, food and a couple of musical shows. Huge crowds! The flow of the masses of people is channeled...
25 December 2017

My book on the Maldives is available in English! "Journeys through the Maldives" by Marco Carnovale

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Typical Maldivan boat Tales from the many trips to the Maldives of the author. Avoiding the tourist resorts, he visited remote villages,...