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  • UNBELIEVABLE PLACES IN THE WORLD 10

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    The slot canyon located in Arizona consists of two photogenic sections called the Crack and the Corkscrew. Formed by the erosion of the Navajo Sandstone, has been formed as the rain water eroded the sandstone to create a marvellous texture and the characteristic ‘flowing’ shapes in the rocks. Very popular with photographers and sightseers, the…

  • 5 Mind Blowing Underwater Cities

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    No doubt we’ve all heard of the legend of Atlantis, the ancient, once great city that was lost when the ocean submerged it. To this day the legendary city has yet to be found (or proven to have ever existed) yet over the years many other underwater cities have been found, each of them as…

  • Hear Tyson Meade’s Smashing Pumpkins-Assisted Sing-Along ‘Buddy Dash’

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    Alt-rock godfather Tyson Meade will return this spring with a new solo album. After spending years living and teaching in Shanghai, the Oklahoma native will release Tomorrow in Progress on May 20. Spanning a total of 10 tracks, the upcoming LP features contributions from current Smashing Pumpkins bassist Nicole Fiorentino, longtime Pumpkins drummer Jimmy Chamberlin,…

  • Final Mixing on Oklahoma’s Tyson Meade and Friends Album

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    And now for the Grand Finale that started about a year and a half ago which has involved me getting kicked out of China twice, having nothing to do with the government but has more to do with inept Chinese sponsors but then that is another story. What you are seeing is the studio where…

  • Oklahoma’s Chainsaw Kittens,Tyson Meade Kickstarter project

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    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…

  • China launches world’s high-speed rail

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    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…

  • A Day In Your Life at Gezhi – Shanghai International High School

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    ‘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…

  • Trek through the Chinese wilderness

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    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…

  • Halloween Dance Mania in Shanghai to Everyday I’m Shuffling

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    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. …

  • Hafffijy cutting a track in China

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    Chainsaw Kittens frontman, Tyson Todd Meade has raised funding via Kickstarter to record a new album. You see links below for more information. We are following this project since we sponsored the airfare to Hong Kong where some of the recording will be done. Here you will see Haffijy, one of the students cutting a…