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Rye's Blog: January 2015
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Thoughts on China, Philosophy, Music, Movies, and More. Friday, January 9, 2015. It's been a good run with blogger, but over the next week or so I'll be moving this blog to ryejones.com. I have begun finally transferring everything over. The majority of the blog posts here will be reverted to draft and displayed on http:/ ryejones.com/blog. If you're interested in seeing some of my other work, check out http:/ findtravelpals.com. Or my personal website and blog listed above. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom).
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Rye's Blog: December 2014
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Thoughts on China, Philosophy, Music, Movies, and More. Wednesday, December 17, 2014. Two Impressive Home/Landing Pages. Lately I have been doing quite a lot of research on how to build effective, convincing, and SEO friendly landing pages. That is, I've been trying to figure out how to best visually present the services offered at travel pals. In a way that convinces people to sign up (dammit! Before I attempt to officially launch the site. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). I originally opened this blog in 20...
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Hiking Tiger Leaping Gorge – Figuring it out
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Running away to China. Hiking Tiger Leaping Gorge. February 29, 2016. March 1, 2016. It’s been very quiet around here recently. With almost two months off work (thank you university job! I’ve been on, not one, but two holidays sans laptop, therefore forgetting all about this corner of the Internet for a while! One part of the trip which absolutely must be written about however, is Tiger Leaping Gorge. Literally the first picture I saw when I cracked open my China Lonely Planet many, many months a go,...
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Yangshuo, Guangxi Province – Figuring it out
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Running away to China. Yangshuo, Guangxi Province. May 23, 2016. May 23, 2016. A few weeks a go, after a morning of 5am starts, fog-related delays and hideous turbulence Joe and I were lucky enough to escape Chengdu for a few days to enjoy breathing fresh air and exploring in and around Yangshuo. The following day we hopped back on the tourist bandwagon (literally, a sweaty, cramped bus! Once back on dry land we were efficiently bussed round to the famous 20rmb scenic spot so called because it is this vi...
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The Great Wall – Figuring it out
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Running away to China. March 1, 2015. March 1, 2015. With Chinese New Year came snow! Quite a lot of if actually as it snowed pretty much continuously from the Thursday afternoon we were there and all day Friday although very little lay in the city. Whilst not ideal weather for sightseeing tourists like us, the snow was welcomed by the majority of our fellow Beijingers as in traditional Chinese belief, a timely snowfall signifies a fruitful year ahead. Either way, we both felt incredibly lucky to see it ...
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This has been 2015 – Figuring it out
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Running away to China. This has been 2015. December 29, 2015. December 30, 2015. Just 15 days before I left for China, my nephew was born! Our first taste of China was Beijing. Although it was only 10 months a go, it feels like a lifetime since we were deposited in a freezing Beijing Hutong by a very irate taxi driver, overwhelmed, jetlagged and realising that we should really have learnt some Mandarin before we departed the UK. Although we had a great time exploring the city and the Great Wall. These da...
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Only in China – Figuring it out
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Running away to China. December 22, 2015. December 23, 2015. China is home to some of the most beautiful scenery in the world, the most moving and unbelievable history and what I honestly believe to be the world’s best food. But undoubtedly, in amongst all this greatness are some of the weirdest and most hilarious oddities you will find on Earth. Stay weird China, you excellent, infuriating, wonderful, baffling place! When stopped at any junction or red light: ‘Ha, the foreigner is riding a bike’. Whilst...
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Christmas in China – Figuring it out
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Running away to China. November 24, 2015. November 24, 2015. Back home in the UK, it’s all John Lewis adverts (which I’ve still not seen), terrible X Factor contestants gunning for Christmas Number 1 and sparkly M&S TV ads showing off their Christmas nibbles what I wouldn’t do for some of their brie and cranberry filo parcels about now! Over here in China it’s hard to believe that it’s that time of year again! Initially rather gloomy about teaching on Christmas Day, I am now seeing the benefits of this a...