Strange Rice TV - Travel, Health and Lifestyle

24/03/2017

A trip to Bali must include a visit to the monkey forest! As an Australian it's amazing to hangout with these guys for a day and snap some nice photos ;)

28/09/2016

A close encounter with recent Taiwan typhoon - incredible power and ferocious winds!

22/08/2016

If anyone wants to find a rich Chinese husband or wife, apart from China of course looks like Vancouver is the way to go! over 140,000 Chinese millionaires have moved there since the "Investor Immigration Policy" started, making house pricing unaffordable for average Canadians... sound familiar, my Aussie comrades?? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IZs2i3Bpxx4

Over 100,000 Chinese millionaires have moved to Vancouver, sparking everything from a reality show to a property boom making housing unaffordable. Dateline a...

18/08/2016

Happy to take special care of our special guests from Taiwan, singers and travel show hosts from iWalker! The weather wasn't the best but our team still got the job done and everyone had a great time!!

If you wanna check out who these guys stuff, see one of their songs here with over 6 million views :)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KVXtFZvUEg4

13/07/2016

360 Degree view of swimming with whale sharks in Australia ... doesn't get much better!!

08/07/2016

I never feel more lucky and full of gratitude that I live in such a pristine part of the world as when I travel to areas of the world with heavy air pollution and Beijing tops my list. Here is a reminder to all my Aussie friends out there that there is no excuse for waking up tomorrow and feeling excited that you can walk outside and take a deep lungful of fresh air - for free!! Let's keep it that way and fight for it. Be thankful for how lucky you are to live in Australia!

04/07/2016

A few months ago, a travel TV series called 'Selfie Queen" from China came to Cairns for filming, and the episode has just screened. For Skydive lovers, their experience starts at about 8:30 mins in :)

http://v.youku.com/v_show/id_XMTYyNjc1NTYwNA==.html

27/06/2016

Jack Ma, of Alibaba discussing ethics in business and future of China.

15/06/2016

Trekking in the remote north western area of China in Xinjiang province ~ here are a few shots from a 9 day expedition. For research purposes, would this be something that u would be interested in doing if u had the chance? Feedback greatly appreciated!

09/06/2016

The first Chinese delegation to participate in the Cairns Ironman event has landed!

08/06/2016

This vid is making it's rounds on wechat, have u ever seen so much passion in a guy singing to his favourite song in the subway? Just love how everyone around pretends like he isn't even there! What would u do if u were seated next to him?

03/06/2016

Well, it has been a super busy few weeks after participating in my 5th Australian Tourism Conference recently in Gold Coast. This was my third representing Skydive Australia and the response we had this year was HUGE! Big things coming from the Asian market for Skydive - hold on to your chopsticks cause the Chinese are getting a taste for adventure!!

05/05/2016

Exclusive to Chinese site youku - a travel show called "Selfie Queen" came to Australia to promote adventure tourism, and have just released a short promo for it - check it out here! I think the filming and editing if of a great standard and really makes Australia look great - what do you think? (Click the link to check out the video)

http://v.youku.com/v_show/id_XMTU0OTE0ODYyMA==.html?from=s1.8-1-1.2

05/05/2016

Well, here it is, the new export opportunity for Australia! Selling our air.... $20 per can for up to 130 breaths - it may be more expensive to live in Australia, but if you factor the cost of clean air into the equation, the costs certainly even out!!!

04/05/2016

Had a great time at the Tourism Tropical North Queensland 'instameet' just recently - what a life we live up here! Why would you want to live anywhere else?

25/04/2016

Leaving Xiamen and preparing for the last leg of this China business tour - BEIJING! Discussing pollution issues, as well as what the locals are doing to combat this situation.

Next up - Arriving in Beijing!!

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25/04/2016

Arriving in Beijing - the final stop for this tour in China, discussing the pollution and seeing it with my own eyes while in the luxury of the newly opened Kempinski Hotel near Yanqi Lake.

Next - Health in Beijing

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25/04/2016

Have you ever wanted to know what it is like to do a business trip in China? In this episode, I arrive in Xiamen, a popular city in Fujian Province, Eastern China, for the beginning of the Tourism Events Queensland and Destination NSW Greater China Mission, checking out exclusive seaside luxury apartments, prepping for a briefing and Gala Dinner, and finally getting the suit back out!!

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10/04/2016

While standing in line for the security check at the airport I started doing a little basic movement and QiGong, and was amazed by what happened! Also, discussing diet, food and synchronicity while travelling.
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09/04/2016

Hey guys! In this short VLOG, I share with you some insights into the life of the Chinese super wealthy according to my experience in Hainan Island, including private chefs, drivers, luxury resorts and more - for those who want to learn a little more about China I hope this has value for you!
If you want me to talk about anything, please let me know and I would be happy to discuss for you!

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Cheers, Mitch!!

05/04/2016

Amazing new promo video from NZONE, Skydive Queenstown - if you wanna feel a bit pumped today, check it out!

04/04/2016

Why do Chinese always think everything is so small when they come to Australia?

Join me for a walk around the huge "Mangrove Tree Resort" in Sanya, Hainan Island, complete with a Water Park, Convention Centre (Holding the World Car Show at the time I was there), Movie Themed Hotels, Man made Volcano and 60 restaurants!

If you work in the tourism industry, or are generally interested in the Chinese leisure culture, I hope this can add value to you!

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03/04/2016

There are 1.4 BILLION reasons for you to learn about Chinese, so here is a tiny tidbit of Chinese for those who are (and you should be!) interested.

If you would like to know more about learning Chinese, doing business or travelling to China feel free to contact me or leave a comment!

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01/04/2016

China VLOG #5 - Mangrove Tree Resort, Sanya, China

Can we really attract the SUPER RICH Chinese to holiday in Australia? Do we have what they want?

In today's VLOG I arrive at my Chinese contact Mr An's company's resort the 'Mangrove Tree Resort" and why it is that in Cairns, Australia we may not ever see the influx of 'Super Rich" Chinese that we expect. Do we have what it is they require? Touching on topics such as the proposed Aquis project and general expectations, I hope to open dialogue on what we can do in Australia to compete on a world stage.

Please let me know your thoughts on this and feel free to comment and like!

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If you would like to know more about China, whether it be business or travel please feel free to contact me as I would be happy to offer any of my experience to help!

31/03/2016

Mitchy's China Vlog #4 - Arriving in Sanya

Sanya, in Southern China's tropical Island Hainan can best be described as the 'Thailand', 'Cairns' or 'Bali of China, as Northerners escape the harsh winter to come here in their droves to walk on the beach and enjoy a tropical resort getaway.

In this Vlog, I arrive in Sanya and take a quick look around 'Da D**g Hai' 大东海 or literally translated as 'The Eastern Ocean' and compare some of the activities to what we have in Cairns, Australia.

Apart from this, I also throw in a cute example of how China's modernisation has led to the Chinese people being quite difficult to impress at times.... see for yourself!

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For more info on China, doing business or travelling feel free to comment or message me!

Thanks for watching!

31/03/2016

China VLOG #3

Just chilling at the Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport, prepping for a visit to China's tropical holiday destination Sanya, giving you the rundown on airports, being a vegan and pollution - enjoy!

If you want to know more about travel or doing business with China, feel free to leave a comment of message.

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30/03/2016

GALA DINNER NIGHT ONE - GUANGZHOU

I didn't take my gopro to the agent gala dinner on that first night in Guangzhou (for good reason) so here is the rundown of what went down:
- Met with major travel agents from the Shenzhen/ Guangzhou region and locked in a TV program to Skydive in Cairns (more on that coming)
- Set up interviews and features on Guangzhou radio and print media
- Also met with 'Key Influencers' who are people with millions of followers on their wechat (if you don't know wechat stay tuned I will do a video on that in the near future) and other social media accounts
- Ate a tonne of specially prepped vegan food and generally had a really great time with my awesome buddies from the Cairns Tourism Industry

Some of the suppliers who were present were Skyrail, Sunlover, Skydive Australia, GTA Tours, Hartleys Crocodile Farm, Rainforestation, Paronella Park, TTNQ (Tourism Tropical north Queensland), Colonial Club, Hot Air Ballooning.

I truly feel gratitude for being able to represent this great region, my home, and promote it to China. What a life I am living!

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29/03/2016

Mitchy's CHINA VLOG #2!!

It is the day after the Tourism Tropical North Queensland agent and media dinner function, and I thought it would be nice to share with my fellow Aussies in the tourism industry the difference in quality of hotel and customer service in China compared to Australia. This would be helpful for anyone in the tourism industry, particularly hotels, who haven't been to China yet and would like some insight into what it is that the Chinese are actually used to ... thanks for watching and stay tuned for more!!

29/03/2016

DREAMS COMING TRUE!

For those of you who knew my back in my MUSICIAN days, you may also have known and met my brother from another mother, Kian who is a weapon on the drums/ open tuning guitar and vox. After meeting the girl of his dreams, equally awesome on djembe, keys and vox they have cracked it with the chance to produce an EP with none other than The Tea Party's Jeff Martin! This is HUGE.
They have put together a little crowdfunding campaign and if you are a believer in dreams coming true through dedication and hard work, I invite you to check out their funding video and spare a few hard earned bucks for a great cause!


http://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fgofund.me%2FsecretEP&h=cAQHhxc07&s=1

"Dreams do come true" - Cally and Kian Hi, We are Secret Solis, a new Indie band based in Cairns Australia. Over th...

29/03/2016

CHINA MARCH 2016 TRIP VLOG ONE!

Hi guys, as you may know I have just returned from a recent business trip in China (hence my online absence).

Since I get so many questions and interest from my friends regarding doing business in China/ travelling in China, I brought my trust Gorpo along and 'Vlogged' (Video Blogged) my experience JUST FOR YOU!

So, here it is!

'Day one - arriving in Guangzhou I encounter some Black Taxis at the airport and Prep for a Tourism Tropical North Queensland media/ travel agent dinner function that night.'

I will be releasing more day to day so stay tuned!

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If you would like to know more about engaging with/ travelling or doing business in China please feel free to message me!