- Xi'An
We arrived early on August 30th at Xian railway station, and got picked up by our hostel, Shuyuan International Youth Hostel (http://www.hostelxian.com/en/web/index.asp). On the way to the hostel we met a Dutch couple, Susanne and Jochem, who ar Posted by sonianick in Nick & Sonia's Travel Experience | Sep 23, 2009
- Beijing
at the Summer Palace
It's my 3rd day in Beijing, so far I've climbed the Great Wall, been in the Forbidden City, the Summer Palace and the Temple of Earth... Tomorrow me and Katie leave f Posted by trang87 in Trang's Travel Blog | Sep 23, 2009
- Tien An Men, Shien Na Men
We wanted to go to Tien An Men Square and see what it was like. After all we’ve come this far and should at least see the place of so much history, albeit, some of it not so nice. Walking Posted by Aeren in China and beyond 2009 | Sep 23, 2009
- Is there an end to September?
September beginning of school here at Guangya School has certainly became very chaotic and insanely taking a lifetime to end.
Sure, I understand 'back to school' is usually crazy and trying to understand the schedule, however, this start was INSANE!!!
Posted by mskaye in Life as a TESOL Teacher | Sep 23, 2009
- Life as Normal
Blog entry #2
Classes have been going pretty smoothly. The program heads here are very accommodating. If we need any sort of interaction with the school departments they play translator for us. For example, when my internet stops working for no Posted by Tad Turpen in Beida Fall 2009 | Sep 22, 2009
- China: Beijing, Qingdao and Tai'an
[i]Having spent the past few days relaxing in Mongolian gers, the speed of life and brightness of Beijing's lights came as quite a shock! We spent a few days exploring this enormous city, in particular the Forbidden City and Great Posted by bigtrip09 in Ali and Rowan's Big Trip | Sep 22, 2009
- Beijing: The Un-forbidden City
We arrived in Beijing yesterday afternoon and Dong (our friend who lives in Beijing) met us at the airport with her son. Even though this is early in our trip, it can get a little lonely arriving at a strange Posted by Aeren in China and beyond 2009 | Sep 21, 2009
- My First 2 weeks in China
Well I've been here for a month... It's better late than never to start this! Many of you may have gotten my first email, but if not.. no worries! I first arrived in Beijing Aug. 15th with 4 of the Posted by JEhlert in My Adventures in China | Sep 20, 2009
- Samye, Gyantse & Shigatse
Wed 16th September - Travel to Samye
I said that we were heading to Gyantse next, but actually we are going on a side trip to Samye.
Don't you hate it when you 'discover' something good, just as you're leaving a place? Posted by TheWandera in Adventures in China | Sep 20, 2009
- On the same wheel
Even having been through three weeks of school, I still haven’t adjusted to the daily routine.
Here’s a basic schedule of what goes on during the week:
5:10 am Get up and brush. Then return to bed.
5:50 am Get up and get Posted by myscope in Three Scoops of China | Sep 20, 2009
- Shanghai
Ni Hao,
We travelled to Shanghai by high speed train, which made the journey in around ten and a half hours. We paid extra for the soft sleeper train which meant we had out own cabin with bunkbeds, tv's, air con, Posted by aaronlapth in Azzer's Travel Blog | Sep 20, 2009
- Beijing
The 10 days in Vietnam flew by and without even noticing we were already in Beijing, the great capital of China. Our hostel, the Candy Inn (http://www.hostelworld.com/hosteldetails.php/Candy-Inn/Beijing/32631) turned out to be great as it possess Posted by sonianick in Nick & Sonia's Travel Experience | Sep 19, 2009
- Weird and Wonderful Kunming!
We knew things might be a tad different to home when our plane was delayed upon arrival so that a team could board the plane to take our temperatures! Apparently just a general scan, but Belle managed to announce her Posted by Pofandts in Our China Adventure | Sep 19, 2009
- Meet the panda's!!!
Deze keer laten we gewoon de foto's hun verhaal doen. Dit was onze laatste dag in Chengdu voor we de trein nemen naar Lijiang om de trekking in de Tiger Leaping Gorge te doen. Tot binnenkort en een fijn weekend Posted by elke-sami in Asia here we come!! | Sep 18, 2009
- Mr. F. Riding through Shanghai on Top of the Van
On his way from Gubei to Jin'an District. Posted by BERLINERP in Head Trip | Sep 18, 2009
- September 16th - October 7th, China
September 16th
On arrival at Shanghai airport we discovered the quickest way of getting to the city was by riding the 'Bullet' train. The notice posted on the outside of the ticket office boasted that the train would reach Posted by Patrick H. in Patrick Hillman's Travels | Sep 18, 2009
- My/Our Life in Boxes
All our worldly goods, in boxes again!
"You know, if we had to make a run for it, everything important is in this carry-on, we could really do it, man!"
"You're right, we could. Just gotta make sure I Posted by BERLINERP in Head Trip | Sep 18, 2009
- Blogging before Baozi Breakfast
It's Saturday morning, earlier than I'm accustomed to getting up. Last night, I realized it was the last time I would fall asleep in this apartment, where we've lived a year.
On moving day, Posted by BERLINERP in Head Trip | Sep 18, 2009
- Beijing: A City on the Rise
BEIJING, China (Sept. 4-8, 12-13) --
more information soon, so here are a few photos for starters...
[i Posted by AC Frieden in The Frieden Trails | Sep 15, 2009
- Chengdu
Jalleen on vaihdettu maisemaa ja kaupunkia. Saavuimme eilen Sichuanin maakuntaan ja Chengdun kaupunkiin. Takana oli viitisen tuntia ensin linja-autossa ja sen jalkeen 22 tuntia junassa. Matka ei kuitenkaan tuntunut todellakaan vuorokauden mittaiselta. Jun Posted by elke-sami in Asia here we come!! | Sep 18, 2009
- Chengdu,weer een fantastische stad。。。
Ondertussen zijn we goed en wel aangekomen in Chengdu. De treinrit van 22u viel heel goed mee, we hebben niet de indruk gehad van zo lang onderweg te zijn. Ons nieuwe hostel "The Loft" is super! Wat een verademing na Posted by elke-sami in Asia here we come!! | Sep 18, 2009
- Moving to Shanghai...from Shanghai
Our thinking has been so uptight about living in Shanghai. When we arrived in 2005 from a year in Dalian, our first in China, I had a job with a benefits package that included a mo Posted by BERLINERP in Head Trip | Sep 16, 2009
- into the wild
Afther South Korea came Tibet. SAm had a friend who spentafew years in Tibet andI had one that spent 7, Brad Pitt but we went with Sam's friend's recomendation for a guide when Brad would not answer my calls. Thru Posted by pmyerson in MIA | Sep 16, 2009
- Rainy trip to the Great Wall
After arriving in Beijing late on Saturday, we spend the day on Sunday on a guided tour of the Great Wall. I don't think we realized that Johnny (a girl, who apparently had short hair when given her English Posted by kvgate13 in Links & Drinks in China | Sep 16, 2009
- Arrival
Prompted by friends and family, I have decided to keep a blog while I am here in China. This is my first entry.
My flight over here was fairly uneventful. I flew from Albuquerque to Los Posted by Tad Turpen in Beida Fall 2009 | Sep 16, 2009