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We are a 60+ gay couple who love adventure. We're foodies and love off-the-beaten-path places, especially street food. And while we love visiting historical and cultural sites, we always hang with the locals.

Huanglongxi Village

Posted on June 22, 2018July 19, 2019 by Mark And Chuck's Adventures

After our visit to the Leshan Stone Buddha we stopped at this village on our way to Chengdu. It is an historic village dating back 1700 years. The village has been restored to its original charm but most of the original buildings have been turned into stores for souvenirs or food. We really enjoyed experiencing…

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Titan Times Hotel Xi’an

Posted on June 17, 2018July 19, 2019 by Mark And Chuck's Adventures

Two cities, a cruise, food tour and long, long flights later I’m still working on getting caught up on blog posts. While Chuck was working from an iPad with a keyboard most of my images are here on my iPhone so it’s a slow blogging process whenever we have access to WiFi. Because of a…

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Lost Plate Food Tour: Xi’an

Posted on June 17, 2018August 21, 2019 by Mark And Chuck's Adventures

Lost Plate Food Tours is an absolute MUST DO when visiting China. Several years ago, when we were visiting Amsterdam, we did another food tour and now look for them everywhere we travel. I found Lost Plate Food Tours online and literally stalked them on Instagram, Facebook, their website, and YouTube! The owner is from…

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Dumpling Girls

Posted on June 17, 2018July 19, 2019 by Mark And Chuck's Adventures

Xi’an is known for its amazing dumplings, and it’s Dumplings Girls. During the Tang Dynasty beautiful women were curvy and voluptuous and their civilization was prosperous. The images of these dumpling girls are everywhere. Even as a modern day marketing symbol. On our first night in Xi’an we enjoyed the optional Dumpling Dinner. We looked…

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Food Glorious Food

Posted on June 16, 2018July 19, 2019 by Mark And Chuck's Adventures

If it’s true that an army travels on its stomach, our tour group is a mighty army. I’m going to look at our food from a bunch of different angles … for any of you reading this who might take offense, sorry / not sorry. First off, this is China, if you’re coming here for…

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Wangfujing Market

Posted on June 15, 2018May 13, 2020 by Mark And Chuck's Adventures

After we returned from a full day of sightseeing we went for a walk just a few blocks from the hotel to the Wangfujing Market. The market is actually a huge pedestrian walkway that looks much like Time Square in New York. It’s filled with very polished high-end stores, huge indoor shopping malls, and lots…

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Eat, Drink and Sleep

Posted on June 13, 2018July 19, 2019 by Mark And Chuck's Adventures

So, as you probably noticed Chuck is tackling all of the touring and I’ll be working on the hotel and food posts… Our first experience with Gate 1 Travel was our trip to Thailand a few years back and we found that the hotels and meals were very good. We were actually REALLY surprised when…

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There Are Starving Children…

Posted on June 8, 2018July 19, 2019 by Mark And Chuck's Adventures

If you are like me you grew up hearing your mother say ‘ Clean your plate, there are starving children in China!” Yesterday was day one of our China vacation and I think Gate1 Travel and our Chinese hosts are out to prove that theory wrong. Our first function of the trip was breakfast in…

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You Know You Are A Foodie If…

Posted on May 24, 2018July 19, 2019 by Mark And Chuck's Adventures

A major part of our vacation research involves stalking YouTube food vlogs for our upcoming trip to China. Now truthfully, we’ve booked a complete travel package with Gate 1 Travel. We worked with them on our trip to Thailand two years ago and could not have been happier. We know that all of our flights are…

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I Can’t Keep A Secret From Chuck

Posted on April 27, 2018July 19, 2019 by Mark And Chuck's Adventures

We’ve been diligently researching for our upcoming trip to China. While Gate1 Travel does an amazing job with all of our travel plans, transportation, hotels, and sightseeing, they still offer a decent amount of free time. While Chuck’s birthday isn’t until August, technically this vacation is in celebration of his milestone birthday. He’s turning 60!…

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