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The Gold Mining Town
Bau was once a prosperous gold mining town. In fact, in the 1800s, the Hakka community who first settled here from China was into the gold mining industry. To this day, the descendants of the first Ha… more →
Mysarawak's Travelogue
Taiwan - Jiufen's 九份 Golden Nostalgia
wrote 2 weeks ago: Located in Ruifang District of New Taipei City, Jiufen (Chiufen) used to be the center of gold minin … more →
Hijinks Country
wrote 2 months ago: The day was once again dismal, so Ryan, Sax and I gathered our things and absconded to the mountains … more →
Walhalla, Dec-Jan 2012-13
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wrote 2 months ago: Walhalla is about 2.5hrs east of Melbourne – about 40min north of Moe – in a steep, pict … more →
The City built on gold
wrote 9 months ago: Like all the colonies of the major European powers, South Africa served as both a dumping ground for … more →
Ghost Town
wrote 9 months ago: When I began writing my novel, Scrappy Cupcake Angels, I knew I wanted it to be set in a small town … more →
COLUMBIA STATE PARK.
wrote 10 months ago: Columbia State Park is a great place to visit with kids. A basic description is that it was a survi … more →
Julian
wrote 1 year ago: For a fun drive and a quick day trip from San Diego proper, try Julian. Julian is an old gold minin … more →
George Town
wrote 3 years ago: George Town is about 50km N Launceston at the mouth of the Tamar River. First settled in 1811, has … more →
The Gold Mining Town
wrote 4 years ago: Bau was once a prosperous gold mining town. In fact, in the 1800s, the Hakka community who first set … more →
Bau on First Day of CNY
wrote 5 years ago: Scene from Bau on first day of Chinese New Year… Where’s everybody??? As we were driving … more →
