Been There Ornament – Chengdu
Been There Ornament – Chengdu comes in a set with the country ornament. You might be interested to read the review of the bigger mug.… Read more
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Been There – Bolivia
Been There – Bolivia was released quite a while ago, and I am finally able to add this to my collection. I would like to remind you that this is not the first mug from this country. Interestingly enough, a city mug for Santa Cruz de la Sierra was released two years prior for the largest city in Bolivia.
Bolivia has a rich and complex history that stretches back thousands of years, beginning with ancient civilizations such as the Tiwanaku, who built a powerful culture near Lake Titicaca long before the rise of the Inca Empire.… Read more
Been There Ornament – Qingdao
Been There Ornament – Qingdao is a mini-mug that replicates the bigger one that we reviewed earlier.… Read more
Been There Ornament – Dalian
Been There Ornament – Dalian comes with the blue string. See the review of the design of the bigger mug that I reviewed recently.
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Been There – Melbourne
Been There – Melbourne is a mug for a city with a rich and dynamic history, founded in 1835 by free settlers from Tasmania on the traditional lands of the Wurundjeri people of the Kulin Nation. Melbourne quickly grew from a small settlement into a thriving metropolis, spurred by the Victorian gold rush of the 1850s, which brought immense wealth and a wave of migration. By the late 19th century, it was one of the largest and wealthiest cities in the British Empire, known for its grand architecture, cultural institutions, and booming trade.… Read more
Been There Ornament – Beijing
Been There Ornament – Beijing is a mini mug for a city that is more than China’s capital – it’s a city layered with centuries of memory, culture, and quiet surprises. Beyond the towering government buildings and gleaming business districts lies a network of ancient hutongs: narrow alleys lined with grey brick homes, fluttering laundry, and the smell of breakfast steaming in bamboo baskets.
Each alley tells a different story – of revolution and poetry, of neighbors who’ve shared the same courtyard for generations.… Read more
Been There Ornament – Xiamen
Been There Ornament – Xiamen with the blue string, accompanied by China country ornament.… Read more
Been There Ornament – Shenzhen
Been There Ornament – Shenzhen has a blue string and resembles the bigger mug we’ve seen before.… Read more
Been There Ornament – Tianjin
Been There Ornament – Tianjin comes in a set with the China ornament and features a blue string. You can read the review of the full-size mug here.… Read more
Been There – Dalian
Been There – Dalian is a mug for a major port city in northeastern China, that has a rich and complex history shaped by its strategic location on the Liaodong Peninsula. Originally a small fishing village, it gained prominence in the late 19th century when imperial powers vied for control. The Russians developed it as a naval base and named it Port Arthur, but after the Russo-Japanese War (1904–1905), Japan took over and transformed the city with modern infrastructure and urban planning.… Read more
