Shantou #1: Old Town and Parks

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August 6th 2023

Published: November 8th 2023

5th Aug: Didn't do much today as it was a travel day. Lazy morning before heading to the train station to get the train to Shantou. I found out what the problem with my bag was. I had an aerosol can of dry shampoo in there and it is over the aerosol limit of 150 ml. Well you learn something new everyday. I never knew that there a limit for these kind of things on trains in China. The train journey... Read Full Entry

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13th November 2023

RENanDREW
Ren & Andrew

Chaoshan/Teochew Cuisine
Yuuum! I haven't logged into TB for a while, and I know I have many of your blogs to catch up on - but the food photos in this one drew me right in! I don't think I know much about Chaoshan Cuisine, and given I love Cantonese food I think I will love this too. The old town architecture is pretty special too :)

14th November 2023

Zephyr
Nenene

Shantou
Food photos are always good :) The cuisine is definitely worth a try. The old town was a bit of a hidden gem and I'm glad I got to had a good walk around it. I would love to go back to experience it at night all lit up.

28th December 2023

Gail
non-member comment

Apps?
Thanks for sharing your trip! You mentioned buses you took and translation apps. I am having a hard time finding how to navigate China without Google Maps and without literacy of the written language. Could you share some of your resources that helped you get around? Any apps in English are appreciated! Thanks!

16th January 2024

Zephyr
Nenene

Apps
Sorry it took me so long to respond. I use A Map, it is in Chinese but you can often type in the name of something in English and it will autotranslate it correctly most of the time. It is simpe to use and just takes a bit of getting used to, but you can screenshot the page and use WeChat translate.

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