Xishuangbanna, Yunnan...Trekking adventure through chinese minorities' villages October 3rd 2008 Pick a place ... since my last trip in Guizhou China, completely last minute and unplanned I had only one thing in mind: do it again!
China national holidays gave the perfect excuse and three days prior we indeed picked a place: Xishuangbanna here we come!
An exotic name for a destination described as "A tropical and minority area, far away from the rest of China". Guess the word "tropical" a ... read more
Asia » China » Yunnan » Jinghong For centuries China stood as a leading civilization, outpacing the rest of the world in the arts and sciences, but in the 19th and early 20th centuries, the country was beset by civil unrest, major famines, military defeats, and foreign occupation. A... ... read more
Started a new life chapter in 2009 and loving it! Bye Bye China (since 2003) and the world of Communication and welcome to the Humanitarian world! Where? Well...first 13 months in Pyongyang, North Korea followed by 18 months in Baghdad. Enjoyed every minute of it & somehow looking at life with a different perspective.
If there was one sentence to summarize my state of mind, it would be this quote from Ghandi "Live as if you were to die tomorrow, Learn as if you were to live forever"
I am now based in Monrovia, Liberia and it is yet once more a whole new culture ... full info