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Vocabulary | Adventures of Curtis and Bec

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Adventures of Curtis and Bec. It is better to travel ten thousand miles than to read ten thousand books' – Confucius. Here’s a list of some useful Chinese (Mandarin) vocabulary that you might see pop up in our posts! We will add to these as we go along, so here are a few to get you started:. Excuse me (when asking a question). Leave a Reply Cancel reply. Enter your comment here. Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in:. Address never made public). Notify me of new comments via email. On The...

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Gong Hei Fat Choy: Chinese New Year in Hong Kong | Adventures of Curtis and Bec

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Adventures of Curtis and Bec. It is better to travel ten thousand miles than to read ten thousand books' – Confucius. Gong Hei Fat Choy: Chinese New Year in Hong Kong. February 17, 2014. Fortunately, the Hong Kong Tourism Board is one of the best in the world, and upon arrival at Hong Kong airport, a nice shiny booklet was waiting for us, telling us about all the different options to participate in as part of the celebrations. The sight never ceases to amaze me. By the time we made it back down the mount...

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Back to Reality (but the Learning Journey continues)… | Adventures of Curtis and Bec

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Adventures of Curtis and Bec. It is better to travel ten thousand miles than to read ten thousand books' – Confucius. Back to Reality (but the Learning Journey continues)…. March 16, 2014. The bittersweet day arrived: time to head home. Our flights were booked and though we tried desperately to find a way to use some of our Frequent Flyer points to upgrade to a business-class seat on the way home, it was to no avail (first world problems huh? Back at Sydney Airport. The magical view from our apartment!

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Grocery Shopping in Shanghai | Adventures of Curtis and Bec

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Adventures of Curtis and Bec. It is better to travel ten thousand miles than to read ten thousand books' – Confucius. Grocery Shopping in Shanghai. December 19, 2013. But as we sank deeper into the depths of this gargantuan supermarket, it became clear that Carrefour had done a great job in adapting to the local styles and tastes. After wandering through several sections of frozen dumplings, fresh noodles and buns (Curtis thought it was wonderful), we came to the fresh produce area. For the expats, t...

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One Day in Macau (which was probably enough) | Adventures of Curtis and Bec

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Adventures of Curtis and Bec. It is better to travel ten thousand miles than to read ten thousand books' – Confucius. One Day in Macau (which was probably enough). February 20, 2014. From the terminal to the gambling floors. We picked a casino pretty much at random, and soon we arrived at the Wynn, the Macau offshoot of Vegas King Steve Wynn (which in the last quarter has apparently grown profits by 50%! Inside was classic casino plush carpets, ornate gold-trimmed everything. We happily munched on a pigg...

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A Weekend and an “English Corner” in Hangzhou | Adventures of Curtis and Bec

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Adventures of Curtis and Bec. It is better to travel ten thousand miles than to read ten thousand books' – Confucius. A Weekend and an “English Corner” in Hangzhou. November 10, 2013. As the weather in Shanghai is still clinging the last of the perfect Autumn weather, we thought that we should make the most of the sunshine and spend the weekend in Hangzhou. Clearly, we are not going to make it onto the 9am train that we had planned. But thankfully, we do eventually make it to the front, and use our c...

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Our Favourite Chinese Words and Phrases | Adventures of Curtis and Bec

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Adventures of Curtis and Bec. It is better to travel ten thousand miles than to read ten thousand books' – Confucius. Our Favourite Chinese Words and Phrases. March 4, 2014. Literally means on a horse , which in English comes out as immediately . I just think this is the most wonderful use of language to convey meaning and I always imagine an old Chinese guardsman carrying an important message to the Emporor when I use or hear it. Along the same lines, 慢走 (màn zǒu). The expression 明白 (míngbái). Basically...

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Map | Adventures of Curtis and Bec

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Adventures of Curtis and Bec. It is better to travel ten thousand miles than to read ten thousand books' – Confucius. Our travels (this time anyway) take us from Harbin, right up in the northern part of China, and all the way to Hainan in the southeast corner. Click on a place to discover China…. Leave a Reply Cancel reply. Enter your comment here. Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in:. Address never made public). You are commenting using your WordPress.com account. ( Log Out.

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The Amazing Architecture of the Fujian Tulou | Adventures of Curtis and Bec

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Adventures of Curtis and Bec. It is better to travel ten thousand miles than to read ten thousand books' – Confucius. The Amazing Architecture of the Fujian Tulou. February 6, 2014. Many years ago, I saw a photograph. It was an aerial shot of a big round building in China, complete with a caption explaining that it was called a Tǔlóu, home to many families all living communally around a central courtyard. I promised myself that I would see these magnificent structures one day. Inside, every tǔlóu is a li...