- 21 straight days of class pt. 1I should preface this entry with the fact that this entry and the rest of my blog entries from China are no longer as accurate as I would have liked. They were completed upon returning home using my memory (obviously) Posted by remullin in The Time of the Rabbit | Jan 12, 2012
- BeijingMy school has a program called the 'CUE Big Experience' for all year 9s to take part in. Throughout the year we get involved in activities involving 'CUE' (Community, Urban, Environment) in our own backyard - Melbourne. We took part Posted by Global360 in China | Jan 12, 2012
- Pingyao.Our train last night arrived early at 23.00 and departed the station at 23.20. We said goodnight to the french ladies we had just eaten with and went to find our bunks - 003 and 004. "021, 015, 009..." we Posted by Chloe Bailey in Vicky and Chloe Bailey World Tour 11/12 | Jan 8, 2012
- Da TongWe arrive by train with the tapping of our feet telling us it's time to get up. We get off the train and are smacked in the face with the chill and figure it has to be -5 or Posted by Vicky Bailey in Vicky and Chloe Bailey World Tour 11/12 | Jan 7, 2012
- Beijing and the Train Station FightYou soon realised when it's colder than you expected and this is what happened to us arriving New Years day in Beijing. We knew we didn't have the right clothing and decided to buy on arrival. The train Posted by Vicky Bailey in Vicky and Chloe Bailey World Tour 11/12 | Jan 7, 2012
- Owen, and then Hong Kong So after the horrific train trip that left us with elephant legs and no sleep, we stumbled out of the Metro stop exit and collapsed on a still-closed storefront step. It was just about seven in the Posted by Fleurgon in Asia by Bicycle | Jan 6, 2012
- Finally in Hong KongBad weather in London forced us to go to Beijing and from there to Hong Kong.
Which was not easy due to missing agreements between air companies etc. etc.
Flight to Auckland will leave in one hour. Posted by mariahenke in New Zealand & Australia 2012 | Jan 6, 2012
- Yangshuo - StunningAfter a long 22 hour night train ride from Shanghai to Guilin and an hour and 1/2 bus ride from Guilin to Yangshou we were treated with a very touristy, but extremely picturesque town, full of incredible wonders. We Posted by wvrealtor in Southeast Asia 2012 | Jan 5, 2012
- Train Trip HaikusWaiting room at night
Peasants watch us eat strange food
Incorrectly.
Fight through crowd to piss
Bathroom stalls have no doors
I cannot let go.
Mounting stairs to train
The other people running
We lag, uncaring.
Our seats are hard and blue Posted by Fleurgon in Asia by Bicycle | Jan 5, 2012
- Dragon Bus Tour: Shaolin Temple & LuoyangDespite having a to leave my comfortable hotel bed at 5:30am, and being bundled into a cold van with no heating, I was extemely excited about the prospect of being taught Kung Fu for 2 hours by a Shaolin Monk!
The Posted by Melanie Kidd in Here begineth the adventures of my life | Jan 4, 2012
- Dragon Bus Tour: Last stop Xi'anWe take a visit to the Muslim Quarter upon arriving in Xi'an. The bustling narrow streets are full of brash stall owners selling decorations, trinkets and plenty fake products, charging extortionate prices...however you must bargain hard with them, and ev Posted by Melanie Kidd in Here begineth the adventures of my life | Jan 4, 2012
- Dragon Bus Tour: QufuAfter seeing the Forbidden City, Confucius' Temple was not quite as impressive as I thought it may be. However the 'Forest' (graveyard for Confucius and his ancestors) was less ostentatious, and more sincere.
[img=http://photos.travellerspoint.com/4178 Posted by Melanie Kidd in Here begineth the adventures of my life | Jan 4, 2012
- 2012 New Year Greeting[img=http://photos.travellerspoint.com/450903/WOWFireworks2.jpg thumb=http://pho Posted by Teriz in 2012 New Year Greeting | Jan 4, 2012
- The beach at Nha TrangAs I write this, I'm actually back home in Shanghai, but since I still have one last place that I visited in Vietnam, that means you get at least one more blog.
When I made my itinerary for my trip, I Posted by feiheli in Vietnam | Jan 2, 2012
- I CANT BELIEVE IT...AFTER OUR 14 HOUR PLANE RIGHT MY BROTHER AND I HAD FINALLY MADE IT TO CHINA! HE HAS MANAGED TO SUCCESSFULLY TAKE A FLIGHT TO AND FROM CHINA ON MANY OCCASIONS SO THIS BEING MY FIRST WAS AN EXPERIENCE IN Posted by littleFATsheep in My First Day | Jan 1, 2012
- Xīnnián kuàilè! 新年快乐! HAPPY NEW YEAR!I woke up this morning with the sound of what I thought was last night's fireworks still ringing in my ears. At first, I was overcome with concern that I was going to have to resort to VanGogh-like measures Posted by Abroadabroad89 in These Vagabond Shoes... | Jan 1, 2012
- Crossing the border to Vietnam11.12.2011 - We made our way down to the bus station in Yuan Yang and bought tickets to Hekou. It's the border town on the Chinese side, and from there you make your way over to Vietnam. Our visa for Posted by Long way home in Overland Adventures Home | Dec 31, 2011
- A Chinese ChristmasChristmas in China was very different. Of course. The week before, Kat and I did manage to do some festive things like spending a night baking Christmas treats for the people we work with, making our own wrapping out of Posted by hannahinchina in Great Walls and Chicken Feet | Dec 28, 2011
- This is the end - Returning homeI decided to use the much advertised magnetic levitation train to get to Shanghai Airport; given I had made my way to the city via a rickety bus crowded with peasantry I figured the contrast would be interesting. The Posted by mark_is_cool in Mark's 2011 euroasian adventure | Jul 30, 2011
- Our Christmas away from home…We spent the lead up to Christmas in a lovely little town called Yangshuo. It was full of cute little shops, café’s and bars with live music. The scenery surrounding the area is made up of beautiful limestone rocks – Posted by Cass - Lee in Cass & Lee's RTW Adventure | Dec 27, 2011
- A China ChristmasIt is Christmas Day and I have just finished a full day of teaching "I like dogs", "How are you?", "I'm fine, thanks" and "It's an apple" to a bunch of unenthused Chinese children. I am sitting on a Posted by Abroadabroad89 in These Vagabond Shoes... | Dec 26, 2011
- Yuan Yang Rice Terraces, China10.12.2011 - While I woke feeling slightly better, the weather didn't follow the same thoughts - visibility on the main square was down to about 3-4 metres. The two Irish girls were heading to a guesthouse in a smaller village Posted by Long way home in Overland Adventures Home | Dec 25, 2011
- Kunming, China07.12.2011 - Back in the big city, we immediately felt the difference between the last few towns we'd been in. After a hustle and bustle to get out of the train station and into a taxi (including strategically nudging and Posted by Long way home in Overland Adventures Home | Dec 25, 2011
- A few more days in Lijiang, China04.12.2011 - This morning we slept in, before wandering around the Old Town and visiting the Black Dragon Pool. It wasn't the nicest day for it, a bit cloudy so our photos weren't quite the postcard shots on sale in Posted by Long way home in Overland Adventures Home | Dec 25, 2011
- Tiger Leaping Gorge & Shangri La, China01.12.2011 - This morning we woke, ready to begin the challenging hike of the Tiger Leaping Gorge. Legend has it that a hunter was chasing a tiger through the gorge, and it leapt an incredible distance across the river to Posted by Long way home in Overland Adventures Home | Dec 25, 2011