Writer’s List of Visited Countries

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(Click on the name of a country or city below and read about the writer’s tour in the country or city.)

Australia Travel:

Part I: Melbourne/Mornington Peninsula/Phillip Island),

Part II: Sydney

China Travels:

i. Beijing, Tianjin, Chengde Travel:

Part I: Beijing, Badaling

Part II: Beijing, Tianjin, Chengde

ii. China Relatives & Ancestral Places(Fujian Province)

Part I: Parents’ China Relatives

Part II: Hanjiang, Meizhou Island

Part III: Putian

iii. Guangdong & Fujian Travel

Guangdong & Fujian Travel I

#Flight to Xiamen, Wuyuan Bay & Zeng Cuo Village

Guangdong & Fujian Travel II

# Yan Wu Bridge, Shapowei, Shantou Temple, Shantou Fortress & Shantou Old Town

Guangdong & Fujian Travel III

#Chaozhou West Lake, Chaozhou Old Town & Zhangzhou Old Town

Guangdong & Fujian Travel IV

#Quanzhou Old Town, Kaiyuan Temple & Fuqing Hotel

Guangdong & Fujian Travel V

#Late Mother’s Sister, Cousins. Lim Clan Memorial Hall, Welcome Lunch, Late Parents’ Emigration & Farewell Dinner

 iv. Hong Kong Travel

Part I:  Hong Kong City Tour

Part II:  Hong Kong City Tour

 v. Macau Travel

Macau City Tour

 vi. Shanghai Travel

Part I:  Hangzhou, Suzhou, Wuxi, Nanjing

Part II: Nanjing Bridge, Shanghai City, Shanghai Expo, Hangzhou

vii. Sichuan Travel

Sichuan Tour I

#Diexi Lake, Songzhou Ancient City & Tibetan House

Sichuan Tour II

#Shuzheng Valley, Five Flower Lake & “Tibetan Mystery”

Sichuan Tour III

#Huanglong Scenic Area

Sichuan Tour IV

#Mini River Irrigation System, Guanxian Ancient City & Dujiangyan Giant Panda Base

Sichuan Tour V

#Jinlin Ancient Town, Kuanzhai Alley Ancient Town, Chunxi Road Shopping Centre, Sichuan Hotpot Dinner & Jin River Night Scene

  viii.  Shenzhou, Hezhou, Quilin, Zhaoqing Travel

Part I: Shenzhen, Hezhou

Part II: Quilin, Yangshuo, Zhaoqing, Shenzhen

  ix. Taiwan Travel

Part I: Taipei

Part II:  Checheng, Kaohsiung, Taichung, Sanyi, Yehliu, Jioufen

  x.  Yunnan Travel

Part I: Kunming, Jiu Xiang, Shilin, Dali

Part II: Dali, Lijiang

  xi. Zhangjiajie Travel:

Part I: Tianmen, Zhangjia jie, Wulingyuan, Tianzi, Yuangjiajie

Part II: Dragon King Cave, Shaoshan, Changsha, Macau

  xii.  China Expedition 2013:

Part I: Thailand

Part II: Yunnan

Part III: Tibet

Part IV: Qinhai

Part V: Xinjiang

Part VI: Gansu

Part VII: Ningxia

Part VIII: Inner Mongolia

Part IX: Beijing

Egypt Travel

Part I :Salah el Din Citadel, Muhammad Ali Mosque, Tahrir Square and Egyptian Museum

Part II :Valley of the Kings, Hatshepsut Temple and Colossi of Memnon

Part III :Hot Air Balloons and Karnak Temple Complex

Part IV :Papyrus Paper-Making, Luxor Temple and Esna Lock

Part V :Edfu Temple, Kom Ombo Temple and Galabia Party

Part VI :Abu Simbel Temples and Nubian Village(Elephantine Island)

Part VII :Unfinished Obelisk, Aswan High Dam and Philae Temple

Part VIII:Ahmed Hamdi Tunnel, Moon Beach(Ras Sudr), and St. Catherine

Part IX :Mount Sinai, Catherine’s Monastery and Sharm el Sheikh

Part X  :Sharm el Sheikh

Part XI :Cairo Food, Saqqara Step Pyramid Complex and Memphis

Part XII :Great Giza Pyramid Complex and Khan el Khalil Bazaar

Europe Travel:

i.  Eastern Europe Travel

Part I: Budapest(Hungary)

Part II:  Bratislava(Slovakia)

Part III: Vienna(Austria)

Part IV: Vienna II(Austria)

Part V: Brno(Czech Republic)

Part VI: Prague(Czech Republic)

ii.  Western Europe Travel

Part I: Germany, Switzerland, France

Part II: France, Belgium, Holland, England

Indonesia Travel:

i.  Bali Travel

ii Batam Island Travel

Italy Travel:

Part I: Rome and Vatican City

Part II : Rome(continued)

Part III: Pisa and Florence

Part IV: Venice

Part V(Final): Verona and Milan

Japan Travel:

Part I: Osaka, Kyoto, Hamamatsu

Part II: Owakudani Valley, Mt. Fuji, Tokyo

Myanmar Travel:

Part I: Yangon, Bagan, Mount Popa

Part II: Yangon, Kyauktan

New Zealand Travel:

New Zealand

Portugal Travel:

Porto

Lisbon

Singapore Heritage Trail Discovery:

Part I: Chinatown, Little India

Part II: Malay Heritage, Civic District

11.  South Africa Travel:

Part I: Air Flight from KLIA to Cape Town, Cape Town Shantytowns

Part II: Table Mountain, Malay Quarter, Castle of Good Hope. A & V Waterfront

Part III: Hermanus, Cheetah Outreach, Stellenbosch, Jewel Africa

Part IV: Duiker Island of Seals, Cape Point, Boulders

Part V: Cape Town to Johannesburg, Pilanesberg National Park(Game Drives)

Part VI: Sun City, Union Buildings, Vootrekker Monument

Part VII: Kruger Museum, Church Square, Melrose Museum, Carnivore Restaurant

Final Part: Gold Reef City: Gold Mine Museum

South Korea Travel:

Part I:  Seoul, Jeju Island

Part II:  Sokcho, Everland, Dongdaemum, DMZ, Seoul

Spain Travel:

Toledo

Madrid

Salamanca

Cordobo 

Granada

Valencia 

Barcelona

Thailand Travel:

i. Bangkok, Ayuthaya Travel:

Part I: Bangkok, Ayuthaya

Part I: Bangkok

ii. Chiang Mai, Chiang Rai, The Golden Triangle Travel:

Part I: Chiang Mai, Chiang Rai, The Golden Triangle

Part I: Maesa, Chiang Mai

iii. Phuket Travel:

Phuket

iv. Part I: Thailand (from China Expedition 2013)

Turkey Travel:

Trojan Horse/Ancient Troy Cities

Asklepion

Ephesus

Hierapolis/Pamukkale Travertine

Sultanhani Caravanserai

Pasabag Valley

Uchisar Valley/Kaymakli Underground City

Gerome Valley/Turkish Night Show

Hot Air Balloon/Lake Golu/Anitkabir

Hagia Sophia/Topkapi Palace/Blue Mosque

Bosphorus Boat Cruise

Spice Bazaar/Grand Bazaar

U.S.A & Canada Travel:

i.   East Coast of U.S.A. & Canada

Part I: Philadeiphia, Washington D.C.

Part II: Niagara Falls, Toronto

Part III: Colborne, 1000 Islands, Ottawa

Part IV: Montreal, Quebec

Part V: Boston

Part VI: New York

Part VII: Woodbury Common Premium Outlets

ii.   West Coast of U.S.A.

Part I: San Francisco

Part II: San Francisco, Monterey Bay, Las Vegas

Part III: Grand Canyon

Part IV: Las Vegas

Part V: Premium Outlets(S. California)

Part VI: Disneyland(Anaheim)

Part VII: Hollywood Walk of Fame(Los Angeles)

Part VIII: Universal Studios Hollywood

Part IX: Universal Studios Hollywood Theme Park

15.   Vietnam Travel:

Hanoi:

Part I: Hanoi, Halong Bay

Part II: Hoa Lo, Tam Coc, Hanoi

Central Vietnam:

#Hoi An

#Golden Bridge

#Hue Imperial City

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Sichuan Tour V, China

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Day 5 24 Sept 2024

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Guangdong & Fujian Tour II, China

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Day 2 of 5 July 2024 Visits:

[Yan Wu Bridge] [Shapowei] [Shantou Temple] [Shantou Fortress] [Shantou Old Town]

Yan Wu Bridge Visit

Sapowei Visit

Shantou Temple Visit

Shantou Fortress Visit

Shantou Old Town Visit

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Guangdong & Fujian Tour III, China

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Day 3 of 6 Jul 2024 Visits:

[Chaozhou West Lake] [Chaozhou Old Town] [Zhangzhou Old Town]

Chaozhou West Lake Visit

Chaozhou Old Town Visit

Zhangzhou Old Town Visit

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Guangdong & Fujian Tour V, China

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Day 5 of 8 July 2024 Visits:

[Our Late Mother’s Sister] [Our Cousins] [Lim Clan Memorial Hall] [Welcome Lunch] [Late Parents’ Emigration] [Late Father’s Residence] [Farewell Dinner]

Our Late Mother’s Sister Visit

Our Cousins Visit


Lim Clan Memorial Hall

Welcome Lunch

Late Parents’ Emigration

Our Late Father’s Residence

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Farewell Dinner

Departure for Our Homeland

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Guangdong & Fujian Tour IV, China

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Day 4 of 7 July 2024 Visits:

[Quanzhou Old Town] [Kaiyuan Temple] [Quanzhou Old Town Visit]

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Kaiyuan Temple

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Fuqing Hotel

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Guangdong & Fujian Tour I, China

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Introduction: We, the eleven members of a Lim family living in Malaysia, were going to visit some old towns in coastal cities of Guangdong and Fujian Provinces in China for four days from 4th. to 7th. of July 2024. On the fifth and last day, 8th. of July 2024, we would visit our late parents’ ancestral villages in Fuqing, Fujian Province, China, and then leave for our homeland, Malaysia, on 9th. July 2024.


Day 1 of 4 July 2024 Visits:

[Flight to Xiamen] [Wuyuan Bay] [Zeng Cuo Village]

Flight to Xiamen

Wuyuan Bay

Zheng Cuo Village

Below are photos showing food stalls in the village.

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Day 5 24 Sept 2024

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Sichuan Tour I, China

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Day 1 20 September 2024

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Day 2 21 Sept 2024

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