Author: Kevin Cook
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Shanghai Studio Apartment for $500 USD/mo
Here’s what my studio apartment in Shanghai looks like. You can rent a massive apartment for the same price in the outskirts of the city, but I prefer a smaller more central apartment. That way I can save tons of money and time commuting, and I have more incentive to get outside! Top Comments:
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Traveling for $20 A Day: Wuxi, China – Ep 19
Wuxi, China makes for a perfect day trip when you want to escape the stress of Shanghai. In this video, I show you how you can stroll around Yuantouzhu, Huishan Old Town and Nanchang Street, eat delicious Wuxi food and street food, and get a bed in a Wuxi hostel – all for 20 bucks…
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Traveling for $20 a Day: [SPECIAL 50 RMB/day EPISODE] Shanghai Rooftops – Ep 21
It costs a whopping 180 RMB ($26USD) to visit the famous Shanghai Financial Center lookout. But since we do everything for less than 20 bucks on this channel, we need to find other alternatives for breathtaking rooftop views of Shanghai. With the help of my buddy Mark Harrison, we visit a few of the “underground”…
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Karakoram Highway: The Border of China and Pakistan
The Karakoram Highway is the highest paved road on earth. This mountainous stretch of highway runs between western China and Pakistan, and it’s one of the very few routes that crosses through the Himalayas. Our journey begins in Kashgar, a city in the far west of China’s XinJiang Province. From here, we’ll take a van…
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4 Best Chinese Dumplings
My four favorite Chinese dumplings! If you travel to China, the most important thing to try is the food. Local street food is amazing, and the dumplings in China are outstandingly good. Which one is your favorite? My 4 favorite Chinese dumplings: Sheng Jian Bao 生煎包 (fried soup dumplings)Price: 1 Yuan for 1 dumpling (15…
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Traveling for 20 Dollars a Day: Tokyo, Japan – Ep 24
We’re in Tokyo, Japan with a classic style episode of Traveling for 20 Dollars a Day to find out what you can you do in one day with only $20 USD (2,268 yen) in Asia’s most densely populated city! Top Comments:
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Traveling for $20 A Day: Beijing, China – Ep 4
We visited BEIJING, China and saw Tiananmen Square, Qianmen Street, Houhai, Nanluoguxiang, the Capital Museum, and other places. We ate roujiamo, Beijing style noodles, and other delicious Beijing street food and beer, PLUS we rented bicycles and got a room in a hostel – ALL FOR 20 DOLLARS (130RMB)! Mao Zedong would be impressed. Total…
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Is Mandarin Chinese The Hardest Language To Learn?
Growing up, I always believed that Chinese is the toughest language to learn. In this video I ask a couple folks on the street in Yangshuo what they think, then I break down some of the basic components of the Chinese language (Mandarin dialect) to see just how tough this language is compared to English.…
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Traveling for $20 A Day: Taipei, Taiwan – Ep 5
We travel Taipei, Taiwan for only $20 (640NT)! We ate SO MUCH Taiwanese food and Taiwan street food: rice congee, fried pork, milk tea, cold sesame noodles, meatball soup, a scallion pancake, fried chicken, an oyster pancake, and stinky tofu. We visited a Taipei night market and ate a TON of Taipei street food, saw…
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Traveling for $20 A Day: Saigon, Vietnam – Ep 12
In Ho Chi Min City, Vietnam, I visit the Saigon Independence Palace, War Remnants Museum, Ben Thanh Market, Tao Dan Park, and a ton of other places. I eat a whole lot of Vietnamese food and street food, including the famous Bánh Mì Huỳnh Hoa, hang out with a bunch of locals, get a bed…