China – Teacake Travels https://www.teacaketravels.com Adventure Travel for Kickass Chicks Thu, 13 Jul 2023 10:46:40 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.6.2 https://www.teacaketravels.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/cropped-TA_BombGirl_Logo-07-07-07-e1439630117565-32x32.png China – Teacake Travels https://www.teacaketravels.com 32 32 Avoid These 10 Mistakes! Teaching Jobs in China for Foreigners https://www.teacaketravels.com/teaching-jobs-in-china-for-foreigners/ https://www.teacaketravels.com/teaching-jobs-in-china-for-foreigners/#respond Fri, 30 Aug 2019 15:23:56 +0000 https://www.teacaketravels.com/?p=19978 My first year teaching abroad in China as an English teacher was a disaster. I was teaching English (one of the most popular teaching jobs in China for foreigners) and was severely underpaid. Living and working on a factory-lined highway (where I was the only foreigner for miles), I was working for a school that wasn’t legally allowed to hire me. I even had to owe up to $8,000 (my entire salary for the year) if I tried to leave early. Yikes.

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]]> https://www.teacaketravels.com/teaching-jobs-in-china-for-foreigners/feed/ 0 Things about China that will Make You Want to Visit https://www.teacaketravels.com/things-about-china-i-love-china/ https://www.teacaketravels.com/things-about-china-i-love-china/#respond Mon, 19 Feb 2018 10:47:28 +0000 https://www.teacaketravels.com/?p=13745 Are you considering visiting the epic, jaw-dropping, and mystical land of China? China is a vast landscape teeming with different personalities, treasures, opportunities and delights. However, it can be overwhelming considering where one can even begin!

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]]> https://www.teacaketravels.com/things-about-china-i-love-china/feed/ 0 Be a badass: Shanghai Gangster Tour https://www.teacaketravels.com/be-a-badass-shanghai-gangster-tour/ https://www.teacaketravels.com/be-a-badass-shanghai-gangster-tour/#comments Tue, 25 Aug 2015 08:00:45 +0000 https://www.teacaketravels.com/?p=2725 Far away from the pumping neon-lit streets of Shanghai’s glitz and glam nightlife, deep within the seemingly tranquil and leafy tree-lined streets of the French Concession, Shanghai has a dark and ‘candy’ fuelled past. Are you searching for an alternative and wonderfully informative evening in Shanghai? Push aside your current identity and join Teacake in the exciting and dangerous underworld of the Shanghai Gangster Tour!

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]]> https://www.teacaketravels.com/be-a-badass-shanghai-gangster-tour/feed/ 3 Hanging Out With Bill Clinton In Xingping China https://www.teacaketravels.com/hanging-with-bill-clinton-xingping-fishing-village-china/ https://www.teacaketravels.com/hanging-with-bill-clinton-xingping-fishing-village-china/#comments Wed, 29 Jul 2015 12:38:06 +0000 https://www.teacaketravels.com/?p=2385 I just had to get the hell out of Shanghai. A city which I have struggled to form a bond with for the last year and a half. Through the diminishing ancient culture, thick smoggy skies and an increasing feeling of being in a metropolis enclosure, our relationship result has come out as a C minus.

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]]> https://www.teacaketravels.com/hanging-with-bill-clinton-xingping-fishing-village-china/feed/ 8 Two Hikes In Xingping China You Cannot Miss https://www.teacaketravels.com/where-can-i-hike-in-xingping-guangxi-china/ https://www.teacaketravels.com/where-can-i-hike-in-xingping-guangxi-china/#comments Wed, 29 Jul 2015 11:28:52 +0000 https://www.teacaketravels.com/?p=2337 Xingping is one delightful little village in Guangxi, China. The minute I stepped off the bamboo boat which had transported me along the magical scenery of Li River, I felt like a traveller in an adventure candy shop.

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]]> https://www.teacaketravels.com/where-can-i-hike-in-xingping-guangxi-china/feed/ 13 Day tripping from Yangshou: Xingping https://www.teacaketravels.com/day-tripping-from-yangshou-xingping/ https://www.teacaketravels.com/day-tripping-from-yangshou-xingping/#comments Mon, 20 Jul 2015 16:49:29 +0000 https://www.teacaketravels.com/?p=2120 Looking for a quaint, traditional and delightful piece of China in the glorious mountains of Guilin? Chasing that thrill of discovering somewhere cute and delightful along the beautiful waters of Li River that Yangshou used to be like?

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]]> https://www.teacaketravels.com/day-tripping-from-yangshou-xingping/feed/ 4 Li River Bamboo Raft Tour: Yangshou China https://www.teacaketravels.com/li-river-bamboo-raft-tour-yangdi-xingping/ https://www.teacaketravels.com/li-river-bamboo-raft-tour-yangdi-xingping/#comments Mon, 13 Jul 2015 13:59:12 +0000 https://www.teacaketravels.com/?p=2076 Dreaming of exploring the stunning, vast, mystical limestone landscape of these dragon-teeth peaks as they reach up to the deep blue sky? Visualising inner peace and clarity as you soar along these idyllic waters and watch the peaceful world go by? Forget it. It’s possible but the Li River Bamboo Raft Tour from Yangdi to Xinping in Guangxi, China is most definitely not the answer: this tour sucks. Read on to find out why it’s a let down and where the cheaper, calmer and more local experience is

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]]> https://www.teacaketravels.com/li-river-bamboo-raft-tour-yangdi-xingping/feed/ 12 Hiking in China: Dazhai to Pingan Hike https://www.teacaketravels.com/hiking-in-china-dazhai-to-pingan-hike/ https://www.teacaketravels.com/hiking-in-china-dazhai-to-pingan-hike/#comments Sat, 11 Jul 2015 12:10:04 +0000 https://www.teacaketravels.com/?p=1981 Do you want to know how to successfully navigate the Dazhai to Pingan hike through the eye-popping dragon’s backbone rice terraces in Longsheng, Guangxi, China? Teacake has the answer! Pop your hiking boots on and pack your snappy camera: we’re going on an adventure! Feeling like an armchair adventurer today instead? No problem! Cruise the photos and enjoy the ride!

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