Month: January 2026

Yunan – the flower basket of China (2007-2015)

My journeys in Yunnan from Shangrila to Xishuangbanna (2008-2015) In December 2024, National Geographic magazine published an article about an ancient tea tree located in Xishuangbanna, in the southern part of Yunnan Province, near the border with Laos. The leaves from these ancient trees are fermented and made into tea cakes, which can be stored …

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China Garden Tour (4/5-4/28/2013)

China Garden Tour Overview https://hmwjourney.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/ChinaGarden.pdf Kunming – The Fairy Land in the Cloud – Kunming https://hmwjourney.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/ChinaGarden1.pdf Dali – 3 Cups of Tea https://hmwjourney.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/ChinaGarden2.pdf Lijiang – Home away from home https://hmwjourney.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/ChinaGarden3.pdf Amazing Shanghai https://hmwjourney.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/ChinaGarden4.pdf Suzhou – the Paradise on Earth https://hmwjourney.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/ChinaGarden5.pdf The Southern Chinese Garden Photo Album https://photos.app.goo.gl/PTbyX39A9y69wByYA Beijing – The Emperor’s Home https://hmwjourney.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/ChinaGarden7.pdf https://photos.app.goo.gl/AD92v7Wy5tH6UDWe9 Weifeng …

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2014 Bike Tour Europe (04/01/-05/07/2014)

Trip Overview https://hmwjourney.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/Travel-Blog-Biking-in-Europe.pdf The Amazing “War Horse” musical in KC https://hmwjourney.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/Travel-Blog-Biking-in-Europe2-1.pdf Together again in Belgium with Noel and Romain https://hmwjourney.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/Travel-Blog-Biking-in-Europe2.pdf Winterswijk, Netherlands, visiting Cas https://hmwjourney.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/Travel-Blog-Biking-in-Europe3.pdf In the Biker’s Heavan! Barge and Bike https://hmwjourney.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/Travel-Blog-Biking-in-Europe4.pdf Tulips! Here we come! https://hmwjourney.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/Travel-Blog-Biking-in-Europe5.pdf Holland – More than tulips! https://hmwjourney.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/Travel-Blog-Biking-in-Europe6.pdf Linda Portugal https://hmwjourney.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/Travel-Blog-Biking-in-Europe7.pdf Ancient villages bike tour in Portugal https://hmwjourney.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/Travel-Blog-Biking-in-Europe8.pdf Hola …

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