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Coco Loco Island Beach Vacation in the Philippines

By Carrie on March 21, 2010

For island beach vacations, you can’t beat Coco Loco Island Resort. Read about our beautiful private island experience in the Philippines.

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Peggy Teaches Chinese (10): I Want A Steamed Bun

By Carrie on March 17, 2010

Welcome to the tenth episode of Peggy Teaches Chinese. In this week’s lesson, Peggy teaches how to say, “I want…”

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Unearthing Asia: A Tale of Four Cities – Issue 2 is Here!

By Carrie on March 15, 2010

Unearthing Asia offers a window on the most captivating regions in Asia. In these pages, we hope you’ll find the inspiration to take that vacation you’ve been dreaming of.

Posted in Features, Travel | Tagged Asia, Freelance Articles, Photography, Seoul, Shanghai, Singapore, Sydney, Taiwan, Travel, travel magazine, Unearthing Asia, Writing | 5 Responses

Peggy Teaches Chinese (8 & 9): Telling Time

By Carrie on March 10, 2010

Welcome to the eighth and ninth episodes of Peggy Teaches Chinese. This is a two-part video series on telling time.

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2010 The Year of the Metal Tiger (That’s me!)

By Carrie on March 7, 2010

Chinese New Year festivities are at an end. The sound of incessant firecrackers going off at all hours of the night and day has died down, and the Year of the Metal Tiger is upon us.

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MSW Interviews: Why You Should Learn Chinese with Peggy Lee

By Carrie on February 28, 2010

Are you interested in learning Chinese for free? Peggy Lee, hostess of Peggy Teaches Chinese talks about her YouTube videos and how she plans on making her dreams come true.

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Learn Chinese with Peggy Lee (6) – Excuse Me, Sorry, It’s OK.

By Carrie on February 24, 2010

Episode 6 of Peggy Teaches Chinese. Peggy produces free language lessons for anyone with a desire to learn Mandarin Chinese.

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Episode 1: Indie Asia Rock Duo, Handsome Furs

By Carrie on February 15, 2010

The adventures of two Canadian indie rock musicians on tour in Asia. Tune in to Episode 1 of CNN’s new weekly travel web series, Indie Asia: On Tour with Handsome Furs.

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