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Move, Eat, Learn : round the world in three videos

February 29, 2012 0 steve

3 guys, 44 days, 11 countries, 18 flights, 38 thousand miles, an exploding volcano, 2 cameras and almost a terabyte of footage... all to turn 3 ambitious linear concepts based on movement, learning and food ....into 3 beautiful and hopefully compelling short film

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Someday, someone may make a movie of your life. Make sure it doesn’t go straight to video

February 29, 2012 0 steve

Someday, someone may make a movie of your life. Make sure it doesn't go straight to video

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The Holstee Manifesto

February 29, 2012 0 steve

This is your life. Do what you love, and do it often. If you don't like something, change it.

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Xishuangbanna Dai Autonomous Prefecture – Yunnan Province

February 28, 2012 0 steve

On the border of Laos and Burma, Xishuangbanna (XSBN) is a lush tropical region home to the Dai people, and China's only tropical rainforest

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Tips for visitors to Lijiang Old Town

February 23, 2012 0 steve

Tips to make the most out of a trip to Lijiang Old Town, including transport, accommodation and sightseeing advice.

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Shuhe Ancient Town, near Lijiang

February 21, 2012 0 steve

Shuhe is what Lijiang used to be ten years ago, before it became too touristy. It's also a UNESCO World Cultural Heritage site.

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Adventures in the Kingdom of Women – Lugu Lake

February 16, 2012 0 steve

Lugu Lake straddles Ninglang County in Yunnan Province, and YanYuan County in Sichuan Province. Surrounded by mountains, the 52square km lake is 2,685m above sea level, and up to 93m deep

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Jade Dragon Snow Mountain, near Lijiang

February 10, 2012 0 steve

The 21-mile long Jade Dragon Snow Mountain range towers over the Lijiang area and forms one side of the Tiger Leaping Gorge. At 5,596m, Fan Peak (Shanzifeng) is the tallest of the mountain’s 13 peaks.

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Black Dragon Pool, Lijiang, Yunnan

February 7, 2012 0 steve

The Black Dragon Pool in Lijiang is officially one of the most beautiful viewpoints in all of China

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Tiger Leaping Gorge – An easier hike than expected

February 3, 2012 0 steve

Visiting Tiger Leaping Gorge near Lijiang in Yunnan County requires a long and difficult hike, or so we thought.

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Move, Eat, Learn : round the world in three videos

Someday, someone may make a movie of your life. Make sure it doesn’t go straight to video

The Holstee Manifesto

Xishuangbanna Dai Autonomous Prefecture – Yunnan Province

Tips for visitors to Lijiang Old Town

Shuhe Ancient Town, near Lijiang

Adventures in the Kingdom of Women – Lugu Lake

Jade Dragon Snow Mountain, near Lijiang

Black Dragon Pool, Lijiang, Yunnan

Tiger Leaping Gorge – An easier hike than expected

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