Author: Anje Vela
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Oklahoma’s Chainsaw Kittens,Tyson Meade Kickstarter project
Hi Everyone! Sometimes lemons do become lemonade. I was forced to leave China for visa reasons, though I have now procured a new Chinese visa here in the State and I will be returning to Shanghai after Chinese New Year. Packing an apartment, booking an air ticket, not to mention picking up a beautifully hand…
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Grateful Dead: The Long, Strange Trip
The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum is proud to present a major exhibition devoted to a truly unique American rock and roll band, Grateful Dead: The Long, Strange Trip. The exhibit opened on Thursday, April 12, as a part of the 2012 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Week events and…
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Secret sights of San Francisco
San Francisco is known the world over for its beauty, its open-mindedness and its weirdness. So it should be no surprise that the City by the Bay is chock full of strange and unique secrets. Below are just a few of favourites known only to locals, and only the locals that really explore their own…
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Amtrak to replace high-speed Acela trains
Amtrak announced plans Thursday to replace its fleet of high-speed trains on the East Coast. The railroad said that early next year, it would begin the process of replacing its 20 existing Acela Express train sets, which run on the Northeast Corridor rail line between Boston and Washington, DC. “Moving directly to new high-speed train…
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Hobbit home tour gears up for your totally expected journey to New Zealand
HOBBITON, New Zealand – Like the “Lord of the Rings” saga, the tale of the Hobbiton Movie Set Tour has grown in the telling. And like this year’s most famous hobbit, Bilbo Baggins, the folks behind the tour are scrambling to prepare for much more company. The tale began in 1998, when “Lord of the Rings” director Peter Jackson…
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China launches world’s high-speed rail
CHINA has started service on the world’s longest high-speed rail route, the latest milestone in the country’s rapid and – sometimes troubled – super fast rail network. The opening of the new 2298-kilometre line, between Beijing and Guangzhou, means passengers will be whisked from the capital to the southern commercial hub in less than a…
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A Day In Your Life at Gezhi – Shanghai International High School
‘The assignment was to video a day in your life. My thought was that this would be a great way for the students at Gezhi (where I teach part time) to have something to show their host family when they went to America. Bella, who is one of my most talented students, put the soundtrack…
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Trek through the Chinese wilderness
Hi Everyone, Next week, our new brilliant brilliant brilliant Chinese teacher – who at 16 entered China’s Fudan University think Yale or Princeton in terms of prestige – is taking the class, me included, on a trek through the Chinese wilderness. Along the way, he has told me that we will be able to record…
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Halloween Dance Mania in Shanghai to Everyday I’m Shuffling
Hi Everyone; Some of my students here in Shanghai surprised me with a zany dance performance! Enjoy! LOVE Tyson To plan your trip today: All About Travel 6104 Northwest 63 Oklahoma City, OK 73132 info [at] allabout-travel.com 405.384.3880 About All About Travel Opened in 1978, All About Travel is located in the Oklahoma City area. …
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EXPERIENCE THE WORLD’S ONLY ORCA PRESERVE – NORTHERN VANCOUVER ISLAND BC CANADA – FROM NEW ECO-CAMP!
Why this trip: The best chances of close views of orcas from the newly eco-improved “glamping” basecamp in the HEART of the first and only orca preserve in the world; the best single time and place in the world to paddle with salmon-eating orcas; sheltered waters and base camp perfect for novice paddlers/whale watching buffs;…
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