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China

The Shanghai Skyline, Night and Day

November 20, 2019February 24, 2019 by Tom Bartel
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If you can stand all the pushing and shoving of the millions walking along The Bund in Shanghai, you can get up to the riverside rail and get a photo of the colorful and architecturally distinguished modern Shanghai skyline.

Categories Asia, China, Unesco World Heritage Sites Tags shanghai

Time Zones, A Photography Exhibit, Minneapolis

November 26, 2019March 19, 2017 by Tom Bartel
murcia girls in white

These are the photos from my travel photography exhibit in Minneapolis in 2017. Photos are from 22 different countries.

Categories Africa, Asia, Belgium, Canada, Caribbean, China, Croatia, Cuba, Cyprus, Egypt, Europe, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Indonesia, Israel, Japan, Jordan, North America, Photography, Poland, South Korea, Spain, Turkey, United States

2016 Books and Beds

December 3, 2021January 30, 2017 by Kristin Henning
Jackson Street Books, Omaha-1

In this second annual round-up of the books I’ve read and the beds I’ve slept in, I gotta admit I’m cutting corners on the reading list. Every year, I promise … Read more

Categories Asia, Blogs and Experts, Canada, China, Croatia, Eat Drink Stay, Europe, Hong Kong, Italy, Macau, Mexico, North America, Our Travel Life, South Korea, Spain, Tibet, United States Tags books

50 of Our Favorite Photos of 2016

January 14, 2020January 3, 2017 by Tom Bartel
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It was a bit of an odd year for us in 2016. While we did some trips around the Midwest in the first half of the year (and Kris went … Read more

Categories Asia, Canada, China, Croatia, Europe, Hong Kong, Italy, Macau, North America, Photo of the Day, Photography, Spain, Taiwan, Tibet, Unesco World Heritage Sites, United States Tags dailyphoto, Minnesota, Nebraska, New Brunswick, New Mexico, nova scotia, Quebec

Shanghai: A Tour of China’s Accelerated City

October 11, 2020December 5, 2016 by Kristin Henning

Editor’s note: Do you want to get to know Shanghai right now, from home? As a result of the 2020 pandemic, Context Travel has introduced an excellent series of virtual … Read more

Categories Arts and Culture, Asia, China, History Travel Tags Context Travel, shanghai, Viking Cruises

Visit Tibet, China: In and around Lhasa

January 3, 2021November 20, 2016 by Kristin Henning

High altitude and lofty temples: a visit to Tibet, in and around Lhasa, during our tour of China with Viking River Cruises.

Categories Arts and Culture, Asia, China, Tibet, Unesco World Heritage Sites Tags lhasa, Viking Cruises

A Yangtze River Cruise in China

May 25, 2022October 27, 2016 by Kristin Henning
Beijing, China, Viking Cruise

It’s complicated summing up a trip like our recent travels to China. When people ask, How was China?, or What did you think? a little voice tells me they are … Read more

Categories Asia, China, Unesco World Heritage Sites Tags Beijing, Viking Cruises, Xian

Tour Beijing’s Past and Future in Hutong Alleys

October 11, 2020October 5, 2016 by Kristin Henning
Historic Beijing

Editor’s note: Want to learn more about Beijing from home? As a result of the 2020 pandemic, Context Travel has introduced an excellent series of virtual seminars. These live, scholar-led … Read more

Categories Asia, China, History Travel Tags Beijing, Context Travel

The Terracotta Army, Xian, China

May 25, 2022September 23, 2016 by Tom Bartel
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I was prepared not to like the Terracotta Warriors of Xian. Despite the fact that everyone has already seen images of the thousands of clay figures, I was more than … Read more

Categories Arts and Culture, Asia, China, Photo of the Day, Unesco World Heritage Sites Tags dailyphoto, Xian

Recommendations for Five Days in Hong Kong

September 17, 2016September 6, 2016 by Tom Bartel
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We were prepared to love Hong Kong. It is our first trip to China, and we were looking forward to easing into a very foreign environment by starting with (mostly) … Read more

Categories Asia, China, Eat Drink Stay, Hong Kong
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