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By Mark Melton on October 31, 2013 • ( Leave a comment )

Shanghai – A city on the hustle.

If Beijing is China’s Washington D.C., then Shanghai is China’s New York City. People in China are ENTREPRENUREAL and I like and admire that quality. Commerce is thriving everywhere we […]

By Mark Melton on October 31, 2013 • ( 2 Comments )

Hangzhou and a Chinese Venice – Tongli

A Guest Blog by Holly Melton Written Wednesday, October 31, 2013 Dear Readers: I confess to spending too much time shopping and too little time blogging. I’ll do better (well, […]

By Mark Melton on October 27, 2013 • ( 2 Comments )

The Gorge-ous Yangtze River – Part 1 – From Chongqing to the Wu Gorge.

After a great day in Chongqing, we boarded Victoria Cruise’s ship “Katarina” for a cruise down the mighty Yangtze River to the recently completed marvel of modern engineering known as […]

By Mark Melton on October 27, 2013 • ( 2 Comments )

The Gorge-ous Yangtze River – Part 2 – From Wu Gorge to the Three Gorges Dam.

In the afternoon of the second day of our Yangtze River Cruise, after having passed through 2 of the 3 Gorges for which the Three Gorges Dam is named, our […]

By Mark Melton on October 22, 2013 • ( Leave a comment )

Chongqing – Serendipity and Hot Pots

Guest blog by Holly Melton I know you have had this experience too. A serendipitous event that turns an ordinary day into memorable one. Mark and I had that experience […]

By Mark Melton on October 21, 2013 • ( Leave a comment )

Xian – Ancient Capital of China

After 3 days in Pingyao, we took another overnight train to Xian. Originally the concept of traveling by train was that we would see more of the country from the […]

By Mark Melton on October 16, 2013 • ( 1 Comment )

Oozing Charm – Pingyao, China

A Guest Blog by Holly Melton: We had three delightful days in the ancient city of Pingyao, Shanxi Province. Reminding us a bit of Rothenberg, Germany, it is a walled […]

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