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Fun-ish day in Stowe today.

Tomorrow we head home to Pennsylvania. A 6-hour drive that will take us 8 hours due to bathroom breaks.

It’ll be good to be back. But not excited to wake up early on Tuesday to get the kiddo to school for 8th grade.

The Falls at the end of the hike me and Mere did.

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#BlueskyArtShow #Summer

Kayaks for rent at Lake Tahoe, California

#ECK #LakeTahoe #Kayaks #SierraNevada #Beach #LandscapePhotography #Photography #WestCoastKin #Vacation #ForestFriday

#BlueskyArtShow #Summer

Kayaks for rent at Lake Tahoe, California

#ECK #LakeTahoe #Kayaks #SierraNevada #Beach #LandscapePhotography #Photography #WestCoastKin #Vacation #ForestFriday

#BlueskyArtShow #Summer

Kayaks for rent at Lake Tahoe, California

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#BlueskyArtShow #Summer

Kayaks for rent at Lake Tahoe, California

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#BlueskyArtShow #Summer

Kayaks for rent at Lake Tahoe, California

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#BlueskyArtShow #Summer

Vacationers on a smoky beach at Silver Lake, California (Kit Carson). Unfortunately, wildfires are also a big part of summer.

#ECK #HumansOfBluesky #Smoke #Vacation #SierraNevada #WestCoastKin #ForestFriday

#BlueskyArtShow #Summer

Vacationers on a smoky beach at Silver Lake, California (Kit Carson). Unfortunately, wildfires are also a big part of summer.

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The weather is nice here in Stowe VT. Wish we could get the kiddo moving so we can actually do something. Why are teenagers so difficult. My God. Is it just my kid? I know it’s not, but geezus, it sure feels that way!

All he does in complain put up a fight. Ugh. I hope this is just a phase.

Yummy Dinner and good drinks.

Idle Thyme, Stowe VT

#Vermont #vacation

From ukulele lessons to mahjong: 68% of travellers say a ‘skillcation’ could be life-changing

Travellers are also combining skillcations with another popular travel trend: the digital detox. According to the data, 68% of respondents said they were open to completely unplugging during a skillcation (highest among Gen Z at 83%).

#skillcation #vacation #travel

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May the artwork take you to a place of peace and serenity.

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Tourism Industry of Vietnam Shifts Focus From Visitor Numbers to Spending

As it enjoys the many benefits of the ongoing tourism boom, Vietnam now has the opportunity to truly build itself up economically by means of long-term investments and creating new jobs. That said, the tourism industry of the nation has shifted focus from attracting visitors to higher spending, longer stays and other economic opportunities, according to a news report by VnExpress.

To put things in perspective, posted below is an excerpt from the news report of VnExpress. Some parts in boldface…

Vietnam is shifting tourism growth from attracting more visitors to generating greater value from each trip, with a focus on higher spending, longer stays, green development, technology application and cultural experiences.

The country aims to welcome 45-50 million international visitors and 160 million domestic tourists by 2030, Do Cam Tho, head of the Planning and Finance Division at the Vietnam National Authority of Tourism (VNAT) under the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, said at HORECFEX Vietnam 2026, a major hospitality and tourism forum.

She said 2026-27 would be a pivotal period in shifting tourism development from expansion in scale to deeper value creation.

Vietnam welcomed 21.2 million international visitors and 137 million domestic tourists in 2025, with total tourism revenue estimated at around VND1 quadrillion ($38.1 billion).

In the first seven months of 2026, the country received nearly 13.92 million foreign tourists, up 13.8% year on year, while domestic visitors numbered about 98 million, with tourism revenue of 675 trillion VND.

International visitors currently spend an average of US$1,200-1,400 per trip in Vietnam, while domestic tourists about 2.4-2.6 million VND (US$92-99).

About 70% of foreign visitors come from China, the Republic of Korea, Japan and Taiwan (China), while markets with higher spending power, including the Middle East, Northern Europe, North America and Australia, still account for relatively small shares.

Tourism is receiving greater attention as Vietnam seeks to achieve rapid national development and make tourism a spearhead economic sector, Tho was quoted by Tuoi Tre (Youth) newspaper as saying.

Under the proposed approach, Vietnam targets total tourism revenue of $80-90 billion by 2030. The country is expected to have about 1.5 million accommodation rooms and tourism is projected to create around 5.8 million direct and indirect jobs.

Among three development scenarios for 2030, the most ambitious targets annual international visitor growth of 15-18%. Achieving it will require institutional reforms, development of the night-time economy, diversification of high-end markets and measures to increase visitor spending.

VNAT said Vietnam will continue to consolidate Northeast Asian and ASEAN markets while expanding into Europe, North America, Australia and other markets with high spending capacity and longer stays.

India, the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries, Russia and Muslim markets have been identified as areas with significant growth potential.

For domestic tourism, the focus will shift from boosting visitor numbers to encouraging higher spending, with an emphasis on two- to three-day weekend getaways, high-end Meetings, Incentives, Conferences and Exhibitions (MICE) tourism, family vacations and night-time tourism.

Let me end this piece by asking you readers: What is your reaction to this development? Do you think Vietnam’s tourism industry players are fully prepared to make the most of the economic benefits that come with surging foreign and domestic tourism? Do you think new investments related with the tourism boom will be made soon in Vietnam? How many millions of new jobs do you think will be created in Vietnam as a result of the tourism boom?

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What To Watch On YouTube Right Now – Part 152

Welcome back my readers, YouTube viewers and all others who followed this series of articles focused on YouTube videos worth watching.

Have you been searching for something fun or interesting to watch on YouTube? Do you feel bored right now and you crave for something to see on the world’s most popular online video destination?

I recommend you check out the following videos I found.

#1 Focus on Kevin McHale – It has been more than thirty years since Kevin McHale retired from the NBA. McHale was one of the premier power forwards of the NBA in 1980s and even though he won the Sixth Man Award and three NBA championships with Celtics (he formed the nucleus with Larry Bird and Robert Parish), he has been overlooked in discussions about the most notable power forwards of the league. McHale was also declared as one of the greatest NBA players ever. That said, now is a good time to revisit NBA history with focus on McHale and what he achieved.

https://youtu.be/FAEf73XOaYc?si=kgnxJghtEyKhQpqk

#2 NiGHTS into Dreams…revisited – Way back in 1996, Sega released NiGHTS into Dreams… which was a very ambitious Sega Saturn video game made by the same key creators behind the popular Sonic games on Sega Genesis. Back in the old days, Sega was in a bind as it faced tough competition from Nintendo and Sony. That said, the company really had to make an exclusive game that is of very high quality, fun-filled gameplay and ambitious creative designs. That said, I encourage you all to watch the retrospective video about NiGHTS into Dreams… below.

https://youtu.be/18kh1M-2Dw8?si=a9M6DG4HW-9O0pfM

#3 Ashleigh Burton reacts to The Animatrix – When it comes to entertainment in the year of 2003, The Matrix entertainment franchise really left its mark with the two hyped sequels The Matrix Reloaded and The Matrix Revolutions but also with the video game Enter The Matrix and the animated anthology The Animatrix. Released between the two live-action movies, The Animatrix featured several animated short stories of the Matrix universe done by different creators and each had different styles of art and visual concepts. The Animatrix also was designed to expand and explain the lore that delighted the fans while helping newcomers get oriented efficiently. As of this writing, there are several YouTube reaction videos about The Animatrix and the one that entertained me the most was that of Ashleigh Burton. Go watch her reaction video below.

https://youtu.be/V-PupQe57ic?si=5adM7TKKyGjCZ-In

#4 Japan opposes Islamic immigration – Let us be very clear here. Massive Islamic immigration is causing a lot of trouble in countries that accepted it. In Japan there is an obvious rise of criminal acts, public nuisance and other forms of problems caused by Islamist foreigners there. There were already rape acts committed by Pakistani men, a dumping of garbage committed by a man from Turkey and more. It is also obvious that the Muslim foreigners in Japan have no respect for Japanese culture, rules and social norms. As such, the Japanese opposition against the Islamist foreigners is real and only growing. Watch and learn from the video below.

https://youtu.be/–c72np5F6c?si=AIZ7rsKN7iTBwAgD

#5 You, Me and the Movies react to Alligator (1980) – As a very young boy, I saw the 1980 film Alligator on a rented Betamax tape. I saw it alone during my first viewing, and later got a few friends to watch it with me on my second viewing. Alligator was one of those monster movies (AKA creature features) inspired by Steven Spielberg’s Jaws as several movie producers hoped to cash-in on the 1975 film’s popularity and the box office trends of the time. Alligator has its own charm and entertainment value, and you can discover more by watching the reaction video of You, Me and the Movies below.

https://youtu.be/uvPXSuJS4AI?si=ZMmUuJW2esd8P5It

#6 Woke WNBA Slammed by NBA Legends – When the Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA) first launched in 1997, there was excitement and hope for the development of women competing in professional basketball. Today, the WNBA remains an enduring financial failure as it never came close to the NBA in terms of mainstream importance. Worse, the WNBA has turned woke and it is very accepting towards biological males who identified themselves as women. The transgender and social justice diseases are deep in the minds of the people leading the WNBA which led to the growing madness. Recently, the WNBA’s hypocrisy has been exposed and already there were NBA legends who expressed their opinions against the screwed-up league. Watch and learn from the video below.

https://youtu.be/1a35uWCuoKo?si=1lVlDH14fkhsoiRH

#7 Premium Corn Craze in Japan – Have you ever tasted corn imported from Japan? The Japanese love corn and the harvesting of corn in their country is a significant industry on its own. As such, it is not surprising that the selling of corn sourced directly from local farmers is highly pursued by locals. Japan also has several varieties of corn ensuring consumers with different tastes have something to enjoy. Watch and learn from the video below.

https://youtu.be/CnvQ3ZlM5J8?si=t5UGbVhQ-eIG9Z2L

#8 1980s Cartoons Revisited – The way my life turned out, the 1980s will always be the most memorable decade of cartoon series (note: anime is exempted, including those that got translated for the West). The 1980s is the very decade that has significant cartoon titles like Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero, The Transformers, and so much more. The said decade also has its share of other animated series that failed to attract a massive audience and ended up being obscured and forgotten. To enjoy the nostalgia of 1980s cartoons, watch the videos below.

https://youtu.be/P0hoTVF1zeQ?si=x53iA_UJoEvjwtX8

https://youtu.be/vHsbZDneAX4?si=TjYYF-sETHtkKgKf

https://youtu.be/fiyl5EEzfeY?si=5MOwqRLF6CBA3rWN

https://youtu.be/nlfMjyXiAnw?si=_Jzdr9m1lxZt8FD8

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India Safari Holiday Tours: A Complete Guide to India’s Wild Side

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India Safari Holiday Tours: A Complete Guide to India’s Wild Side

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India Safari Holiday Tours: A Complete Guide to India’s Wild Side

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#weeklyreview 31/2026

Finally vacation. We go to our usual place on germanys biggest island Rügen. Since more than 20 years we go there every summer with the larger family. Always staying in the same area so we know our ways around and relaxation can start immediately.

Weather was really nice. Rain on the first day and then sunshine but not too hot most the other days. It’s also a tradition that we attend the Störtebeker Festspiele. An open air stage play about a German pirate legend taking place in and around the Baltic Sea. We’ve seen 3 generations of main characters of that play meanwhile.

The stage setup is always spectacular. They really take an effort to build the ancient cities and have transformable house so you can see inside when the scene is playing inside.

There is also a famous German entertainer performing songs in between the play. This is getting a little out of hand for my taste. 4 songs before the break is at least 2 too many.

Fireworks at the end is also always amazing.

This was our first long trip with the new electric vehicle. Started with 80% charge and drove all the way to Thiessow without charging in between. Still about 20% charge left when we arrived. No Reichweitenangst at all.

But the Mönchsgut (thats the east most peninsula of the Island) leaves something to desire when it comes to public charging points. Finally found some in Baabe that do 50kW. There was even a 150kW charger at Netto parking lot. Unfortunately that didn’t work for me.

Took some good long walks along the beach and saw an amazing full moon rising over the sea. Photos absolutely don’t pay the actual thing respect.

Driving back we started with 70% battery and arrived in Templin with about 14% left. Very neat.

Palestinian Arrested In Quezon City For Stealing Money Bag

For some time now, I have been monitoring the criminal acts committed by people who are present in different countries as foreigners. Here in the Philippines, a Palestinian man was arrested in Quezon City for stealing a bag containing a lot of cash from the café of a hotel, according to a news report by the Manila Bulletin.

As it turns out, the Palestinian already has a history of committing other forms of crime. Could it be possible that, apart from violence and terrorism, theft and an obsession of committing crime are parts of the Palestinian nature?

To put things in perspective, posted below is an excerpt from the Manila Bulletin news report. Some parts in boldface…

A 36-year-old Palestinian man was arrested after allegedly taking a money bag containing P5,020 and an empty cash box from a hotel café on Timog Avenue in Barangay South Triangle, Quezon City, at around 11:06 p.m. on Thursday, July 23.

The suspect, identified as “Ham,” was intercepted by hotel security personnel at the establishment’s exit after the incident was detected through the hotel’s CCTV monitoring system.

Initial investigation showed that the suspect entered the café and allegedly took the money bag and empty cash box without the knowledge or consent of the 24-year-old male cashier.

Recovered from the suspect were P5,020 in various peso bills and coins, the cash bag, the empty cash box, and a backpack.

Personnel of Kamuning Police Station (PS 10) later responded and took custody of the suspect from the hotel security personnel.

Further verification showed that the suspect had previous criminal records for estafa, unjust vexation, resistance and disobedience to a person in authority, use of a fictitious name, and concealing his true name in October 2025, as well as theft in May 2026.

Let me end this post by asking you readers: What is your reaction to this recent development? Are there a lot of Palestinians living in your local community right now? Are you aware of the fact that a lot of Palestinians follow Islamic terrorists as their leaders? How many Palestinians do you think are present all over the Philippines today? Did you notice an increase of the number of foreign Islamists in your local community over the past twelve months? Do you think the national government is secretly allowing Palestinians to enter the Philippines as high-priority refugees with immigration in mind?

You may answer in the comments below. If you prefer to answer privately, you may do so by sending me a direct message online.

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Philippines Supreme Court Upholds Law Granting VAT Refund To Foreign Tourists

Remember the law granting value-added tax refund (VAT refund) to foreign tourists signed a few years ago? That law was challenged and recently the Supreme Court of the Philippines upheld the constitutionality of Republic Act 12079 (the act creating a VAT refund mechanism for non-resident tourists), according to a news report by GMA News.

To put things in perspective, posted below is an excerpt from the report of GMA News. Some parts in boldface…

The Supreme Court (SC) has upheld the constitutionality of a law that grants value-added tax (VAT) refunds on select local purchases by non-resident foreign tourists.

In a 30-page decision, the SC En Banc dismissed a petition challenging the validity of Republic Act 12079, or an act creating a VAT refund mechanism for non-resident tourists, adding Section 112-A to the National Internal Revenue Code.

“Granting VAT refund to foreign tourists was not arbitrarily done. It is a policy decision based on legitimate state interests, i.e. the need to remain competitive as a global tourist destination,” the SC said.

“In fine, foreign tourists may be granted privileges and benefits that are not extended to Filipino citizens, so as long as these distinctions are based on reasonable and justifiable classifications, as in here,” it added.

According to the SC, the VAT refund applies to goods brought from duly accredited stores and taken out of the country within 60 days from purchase. The goods must be priced at least P3,000 per transaction.

Meanwhile, the SC said Section 5 of the law’s implementing rules and regulations limit the refund to retail and tangible goods, including clothing, apparel, electronics, gadgets, jewelry, accessories, souvenirs, food or non-food consumables, and other items intended for personal use.

The petitioner, however, argued that the law violates the constitutional guarantee of equal protection as it excludes Filipino citizens.

For its part, the SC said equal protection does not require identical treatment for all persons.

It said the act also distinguishes foreign tourists from Filipino citizens.

According to the SC, the VAT refund system follows the basic rule of VAT that goods are taxed where they are consumed. If the goods are consumed in the Philippines, they remain subject to Philippine VAT.

Meanwhile, the SC added that VAT refund for foreign tourists is a well-established international practice.

“The Philippines is among the last few countries in Asia to adopt such a system. Our Asian neighbors, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam, China, and Japan have long implemented this VAT refund mechanism for foreign tourists,” it said.

Let me end this post by asking you readers: What is your reaction to this recent development? Do you agree with the Supreme Court’s decision on the law about VAT refund for foreign tourists? Apart from the VAT refund for foreign tourists, what problems that plagued the Philippine tourism industry should the government solve this year?

You may answer in the comments below. If you prefer to answer privately, you may do so by sending me a direct message online.

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Which Place Is Best for a 4-Day Trip in India? Top Destinations for a Short Vacation in 2026-27

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Which Place Is Best for a 4-Day Trip in India? Top Destinations for a Short Vacation in 2026-27

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Which Place Is Best for a 4-Day Trip in India? Top Destinations for a Short Vacation in 2026-27

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What Are Some Popular Trekking Destinations in the Himalayan Region?

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What Are Some Popular Trekking Destinations in the Himalayan Region?

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What Are Some Popular Trekking Destinations in the Himalayan Region?

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What To Watch On YouTube Right Now – Part 138

Welcome back my readers, YouTube viewers and all others who followed this series of articles focused on YouTube videos worth watching.

Have you been searching for something fun or interesting to watch on YouTube? Do you feel bored right now and you crave for something to see on the world’s most popular online video destination?

I recommend you check out the following videos I found.

#1 How To Get The Strongest And Most Optimized Spaceship Crew In Starfield – This year, Bethesda launched several important updates to make their 2023 science fiction role-playing game Starfield better and they also offered new DLC for those who crave for new content. One of the more defining aspects of the game is space travel and this includes setting up your own crew for your spaceship and there is impact on its functions and capabilities. If you want to learn how to get the stronger and most optimized crew for your ship, I encourage you watch the video below.

https://youtu.be/vy8iOx7eqVU?si=gn7W1mZxTOQ4SSrd

#2 Mari Iijima And The Defining Song of Macross: Do You Remember Love? – I really love watching the 1984 anime feature film Macross: Do You Remember Love? Apart from the great animation, the spectacle, the memorable characters and the solid storytelling, the movie also has a great soundtrack made to delight the long-time Macross fans. Still, the movie has its very own song performed by none other than Mari Iijima (Minmay) and it is a classic among Macross fans. In the videos below, you will see Mari Iijima perform the song live in a 1980s TV broadcast and the song playing with selected footage of Macross: Do You Remember Love? Enjoy these!

https://youtu.be/OfuW_Wbt73c?si=Q1DE8eJxo4Zk90pc

https://youtu.be/uJBMYV9e1Nc?si=veDGYU4r7s0flQ_H

#3 The Tuna City In Japan Is Changing With Tourism In Mind – If you plan to visit Japan at all, you might want to discover Miura City located in Kanagawa Prefecture. Miura City is famous for its fresh tuna and in recent times there has been a series of changes as several room-only hotels and new trends have sprouted as the locality is finding new ways to turn visitors into overnight guests. This is a place I would like to visit someday if ever I get the opportunity to return to Japan. Watch and learn from the Nippon TV video below.

https://youtu.be/fUPP30fYH78?si=MrC6Dml3IRVe7fcV

#4 Women’s Rights Activist Marries Islamist And Things Went Wrong – Did you notice that there is a gradual rising number of feminists and women’s rights activists who not embrace Islam (wicked and ugly) but also marry Islamists believing that things will be alright and they can just continue their activism. Of course, many of them activists and feminists do not fully understand Islam nor the full content of the Quran. As such, when things go very wrong, they are get into deep trouble. Watch and learn from the video below.

https://youtu.be/bx3YvoyP6cw?si=omxqhyR8CQfpfhYK

#5 Islamists Violate Hindu Women In India And Get Arrested – Let’s be very clear here. Islamists are oriented to conquer others even though they may not be numerous within a locality. Believe it or not, a group of such people who wielded power inside a business violated the Hindu women (plus at least one male employee) with regards to cultural norms and doing things that go against their faith. Even forced religious conversion happened. Watch and learn from the video below.

https://youtu.be/9xjFS-3Vuws?si=xuDIivIonrp9tQux

#6 Meatballs Reaction And Retrospective – When it comes to cinematic comedy, Bill Murray is iconic and his early work in 1979’s Meatballs already involved the late Harold Ramis and the late director Ivan Reitman. That said, there is something about Meatballs – produced for less than $2 million – that helped it achieve tremendous commercial success with ticket sales of $70 million. Remember, three of the creative minds behind the classic Ghostbusters are involved in this old movie and you will see how You, Me and The Movies react to it in the video below. Be aware that as of this writing, there are not too many movie reaction videos about Meatballs on YouTube. Also posted below is an in-depth retrospective about Meatballs by GoodBadFlicks.

https://youtu.be/nhR9xUCvpAI?si=Zh6gjAX0SdIrtSfT

https://youtu.be/D0BS-K3K_vE?si=HtyR_VThLUKv0Wj6

#7 Ashleigh Burton Reacts To The Thin Man – Have you ever heard of The Thin Man? It’s not a UFO reference. It’s the 1934 American pre-Code comedy-mystery movie that was eventually named to the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress having been deemed “culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant” in 1997. Apart from its reputation in American film history, The Thin Man also resulted in five sequels. If you want to discover the 1934 movie but you don’t have the time nor resources to watch the movie, watch Ashleigh Burton’s reaction video and see how it impacts her.

https://youtu.be/IJRQXuw–20?si=mSYY7_Eb4EK6reBY

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#weeklyreview 14-15/2026

This is a combined review for the weeks 14 & 15. These two weeks we’ve spend in China – our long awaited vacation in the land of the rising sun.

We flew from Frankfurt/Main to Beijing with Air China. Flight time was about 9,5 hours for roughly 7800 km. 6 hours time difference. A friend and former colleague of mine was so kind to pick us up at the airport and take us to our hotel. He also took a lot of time and effort to guide us around Beijing the next few days.

Beijing

Right on the second day in Beijing he drove us to The Great Wall near Mutianyu up north of Beijing. We climbed the stairs up to the wall and wandered around for a few kilometres on the top. The weather was perfect that day. Not yet too hot and sunny.

It’s as impressive as you’d expect. In this part the wall was in pretty good shape still and is actively maintained. Fortunately it wasn’t the tourist hot spot although there was tourist infrastructure at the bottom of the mountain where we had parked the car.

In the late afternoon, back in the city we enjoyed our first Peking duck in a somewhat fancy restaurant. The whole roasted duck is prepared right next to the table by a chef.

Next day we had booked tickets for the forbidden city and joined masses of tourists to see the old home of the Chinese emperors. I had seen the forbidden city before in the year 2000. Back then it was almost quite as not many tourists were around that time. Now it was pretty crowded.

In the afternoon we visited an art district. That was a former industrial area that has been repurposed to host a whole bunch of galleries and exhibitions as well as small arts & crafts shops.

In the evening our friend had organised a “team dinner” with a bunch of our former team mates in a cosy little restaurant in the Hutong area near the Drum Tower. That was great to see the old colleagues over good feed and drinks. Even my kids enjoyed to the restaurant and conversations. Before the restaurant we roamed through the remaining old Hutongs in that area. Back in 2000 there were much more of these areas. But they have mostly been removed during the rebuilding and expansion of the city for the Olympics in the early 2000s.

On the last full day in Beijing we went out west to the old summer palace. But… with a boat. Starting at the Bamboo Palace was about half an hour ride out to the Summer Palace. The Summer Palace itself was also crowded, although it was a really nice day with clear views, sunshine, and everything. It was pretty crowded, and we walked around the lake, saw that famous bridges, all the little boats on the lake, and climbed up the stairs to that famous temple in the back of the lake, and wandered around a bit. Unfortunately, the old stone boat that used to be a teahouse, that was closed back in 2000, I had tea with my wife in that stone boat.

Early the next morning, we took the high-speed train from Beijing to Chongqing. It was pretty early, and we had to get to the train station like two hours ahead of departure because that was recommended by the train booking app, as they have airport-like security at the train stations as well. Eventually, I think that wasn’t necessary, so I think maybe an hour earlier would have been sufficient. They have large waiting halls at the large train station. It feels like an airport; it’s huge. The train ride was interesting. A high-speed train going at 350 kilometers per hour across the countryside took more than seven hours to get to Chongqing, because that’s I think, 1,600 kilometers away or something like that. So it’s definitely a huge country.

Chongqing

Chongqing is, from an area perspective, the largest city in the world. It’s apparently almost as large as Austria, and millions and millions of people live there. It’s in the mountains a bit, so not super high mountains, but it is certainly hilly, and you have to climb stairs all the time in the city. The Yangtze River is going through the city, and you have all these skyscrapers, and they are beautifully lit during the night. Very, very interesting and modern city to some extent, with all the modern skyscrapers and stuff like that. We walked around and explored the old city, some nice little restaurants at the side of a hill where you have a very good view over the city in the evening at sunset. Enjoyed beers and BBQ dinner over there. Whatever else did we do? There was a large restaurant in what feels like an old metro tunnel or something like that, a tunnel going straight 300 meters straight into the mountain, and that was used as a restaurant. You couldn’t see the end of it, and we had dinner with the famous Chongqing hot pot, where you basically get a stove with an iron cast skillet. Then you order a whole bunch of ingredients, like meat and vegetables and stuff like that. And in the skillet you cook, like, a broth or something like that. The skillet is actually divided in two parts, so you can have two different flavors of broth. We went for the traditional chili-based hot, very spicy broth, and the other one I think was chicken or something. Yeah, very fancy, very traditional in that area, and, of course, delicious. I like that stuff.

On two evenings, we saw a large drone show over the city. What was amazing to see is that all these skyscrapers have their individual light show, basically displaying advertisements at the facade. Briefly before the light show starts, the whole city lights are coordinated and blink with the same rhythm, I think, to announce and prepare tourists and people for the drone show that’s coming up. Then you have this huge swarm of apparently 7,000 drones painting a 3D movie in the sky. It’s pretty amazing to see.

Zhangjiajie

After these three nights in Chongqing, we continued our journey again by high-speed train to Zhangjiajie. That’s an area where the Chinese people have their national forests and mountains, and this area is famous for their rock formations. These rock formations have been used in James Cameron’s Avatar movies; that’s why they also have the nickname the Avatar Mountains. We went on to see these mountains over three days, I think, because it’s a large national park, and you have multiple spots that you can go to and start your journey and hike into the mountains. The view also very much depends on the weather. We had a bit of luck on the first day when it slightly cleared up, and we could see some of the landscape. On the second day, it was completely foggy, and you could not see more than five to seven meters apart. Although we had been on the top of the mountain and were supposed to see the impressive stone columns and stone bridges and stuff like that, there was really almost nothing to see; it was just foggy. Still, on the second day, it was very crowded with tourists from all over China, a very small percentage of foreign tourists. Still, amazing to see.

On the third day, again the weather was much better, and we hiked up the mountain and down, which was pretty amazing. I think it was overall a 15-kilometer hike or something like that. Very hot, I think it was 26 degrees Celsius, and super humid as well, so we were sweating like hell, but it was very interesting, very nice, stunning views and all that, very, very well.

Hong Kong

Then again, we took the high-speed train from Zhangjiajie to Hong Kong. That was another seven-hour ride, as that’s also a pretty large distance from the middle of the country all the way south to the coast. Spent another three nights in Hong Kong, which is still kind of a separate country. You have to go through immigration twice, actually leaving China mainland, entering Hong Kong, and stuff like that. Hong Kong, as you expect, it’s a much more western city, a colony city with a large western influence. But China is slowly creeping in there. What was most notable is that the traffic in the streets was much, much louder, noisier, and smellier than in China mainland, because in China mainland I’d say almost 90 percent of the cars are electric cars. So it’s quiet, there’s no exhaust pollution and stuff like that, and that was immediately noticeable in Hong Kong where they still have combustion engines a lot.

In Hong Kong, we also just roamed through the city a bit. On the last full day we spent there, we hiked up Victoria Peak to view the sunset over the city. You see all this nice skyline with the skyscrapers and their colorful lights and stuff over the harbor.

Eventually we took a flight back to Beijing because that’s a huge distance to cover from Hong Kong to Beijing. So we took a flight which almost took four hours to get to Beijing and had one night stay over in Beijing to eventually fly back to Frankfurt.

Summary

Overall, it was a very nice trip. Very, very interesting country. Very friendly people. It was amazing to see how the country has changed in the last 26 years since I’ve been there first from a maybe underdeveloped country with a lot of air pollution problems to a very modern country. Everything is digital. You can use your phone to do everything: you order your food, you order your rides, you pay with the phone. And it works at every occasion just flawlessly, that also solves the “we don’t know how to queue up” problem because every little shop has their own app in WeChat and you just order your food, you get an order number, and you don’t have to build a queue then.

Was amazing to see that in Beijing they also seem to agree on a battery pack standard for the motor scooters, so you have these large charging cabinets where there are multiple compartments, and you just go there and swap out your battery, and then it’s charged. They also have mobile phone charger, like basically power banks charging stations for power banks, all over the city. In every city we saw them at every corner. So you don’t need to worry about running out of juice with your phone because you can just rent these phone power banks everywhere, and they had them obviously also in the National Park, right at every little kiosk. So you have all these charging stations, and thinking about it, I think that’s also a good way to store the excess electrical energy that they get from all their renewable energies, right from the solar panels and the wind turbines and stuff like that. Yeah, it’s amazing to see.

And then again, the electrification of the transport system is amazing in China Mainland. Subjectively, ninety percent of all the cars are electric. That obviously helped with the air pollution. The air quality was really good in all the cities we’ve been, except a little bit from Hong Kong, but Chongqing, Beijing, Zhangjiajie were all like perfect air quality.

So what you need to prepare for your China trip is the WeChat app to communicate within the country and also for payments. You need AliPay for payment and public transport as well as ride hailing with the DidiApp within AliPay. You might want to use Trip.com to book your hotel and trains inside the country.

If you’re going to Hong Kong make sure you’ve got the proper visa if you need one. Also AliPay has a special Hong Kong app. Some shops in Hong Kong didn’t work with the

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The TV in the hotel lobby as we eat: "this man was electrocuted for 10 minutes while drowning in a hot tub, here are the excruciating details!"

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A Sanibel Sunset

Enjoying a sunrise/sunset while beachcombing here is unforgettable.

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