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Myanmar

By Ryan Snowden • Dec 23rd, 2009 • Category: Quick Facts

Did you know…

Myanmar borders China, Laos, Thailand, Bangladesh and India?
“Hello” in Burmese is “Ming-ala ba”?
For 62 years, Burma was under the rule of the British Raj (British India)?
Mohinga, rice noodles with fish is considered to be it’s national dish?
It is compulsory for all Bhuddist boys to become a monk after 20?



Expat show 2009 picture gallery

By Ryan Snowden • Jul 17th, 2009 • Category: General Chit-chat

Just some random shots from the Expat show in Beijing, 2009. If you want to be removed from the album let me know as we don’t have all your details to ask for permission. Enjoy!



QuTravel new website launched!

By Ryan Snowden • Jun 23rd, 2009 • Category: General Chit-chat

We’re pleased to welcome the latest and greatest version of the QuTravel website! After a steady review process we’re happy to present a very unique but simple website so you can find and surf our products easily. We will be adding changes throughout the coming weeks, as well as bringing online a corporate portal and [...]



Interested in Cross Promotion?

By Ryan Snowden • Jun 23rd, 2009 • Category: General Chit-chat

If you’re interested in cross promotion whether it be a simple logo swap or integrating qutravl.com into your website, we want to hear abou tit! Please fill in the simple form below and we’ll get back to you shortly.



QuTravel hits the Expat Show in Beijing!

By Ryan Snowden • May 11th, 2009 • Category: General Chit-chat, Travel news

If you’re in Beijing, come join us at the Expat show on Friday 22nd of May to Sunday 24th of May between 10am and 6pm! Click here to download a calendar reminder.
Enter our lucky draw to win a lunch for four at Maison Boulud so drop by our booth and enter!
There will be a fantastic [...]



Jet Set Zero; Live and direct in Tokyo, Japan

By Ryan Snowden • May 10th, 2009 • Category: General Chit-chat, Japan, Travel news, Video

Another installment from Jet Set Zero in Japan. I hate the words ‘financial crisis’ but that’s what the G.O. is in this episode. Apart from the lovely backdrop of snowy Japan, the chilling reminder that sometimes adventures take a twist and you have to sleep where there is a seat… but actually, for people inbetween [...]



Yunnan, China

By Ryan Snowden • May 10th, 2009 • Category: Destinations, Yunnan

Yunnan (云南; Yúnnán) is a province in southern China, bordering Myanmar, Laos and Vietnam as well as the Chinese provinces and regions of Guangxi, Guizhou, Sichuan and Tibet.
Regions
Administratively, Yunnan is divided into many prefectures. Some of those are “autonomous prefectures” for various ethnic groups. For the traveller, Yunnan can be divided into 7 regions:

Kunming [...]



Traveling with Children: Top tips from those who did it (and lived)!

By Ryan Snowden • May 10th, 2009 • Category: Travel news, Yunnan

In late 2007 I was traveling from YuanYuang rice fields to Jinghong in Xishuangbanna, Yunnan. I met a family traveling with their parents. To my surprise they were also traveling their two children.  The youngest, a bright blond girl was 3 years old and the eldest, a sandy haired “little monster” of 9 years. I [...]



Shanghai by sidecar

By Ryan Snowden • May 8th, 2009 • Category: Articles, China, Shanghai, Video

Excuse the boring title, but I thought I’d make this as as clear as possible for those of you out there who cannot identify the city, or are under the age of 15.
From Shanghai itself (shanghaisideways.com):
My steadystick broke after 5 minutes into shooting, so I continued shooting without any stabilization. The digital stabilization I applied [...]



QuTravel Newsletters

By Ryan Snowden • Apr 21st, 2009 • Category: General Chit-chat

Here are a list of all our newsletters we have sent. I hope you like them! We put a lot of work into making them look nice and easy to read.
2009

May - Final boarding call…
April - Travel Adventures
March - The Amazing Orient
February - The 5 million giveaway
February - Valentines
February - French Holidays
January - Chinese New [...]