- Harbin
The population of Harbin is 4.757M. Whilst this is a lot of people by our standards it really was quite relaxing. Being in Harbin you could have been in any European city. The streets are tree-lined and Posted by Bettinamc in The Adventures of Tai'an | Aug 26, 2008
- Hohhot - The Grasslands
We went to Xilamuren which is 1 1/2 - 2 hours from Hohhot. Being the closest grasslands it is the most developed and touristy. We did an overnight stay. The trip cost Y320 ($53).
We were expecting to Posted by Bettinamc in The Adventures of Tai'an | Aug 26, 2008
- Our Eventful Introduction to China
Hello, this is Dave. Our introduction to China was a challenging one. We had it so good in Hong Kong and Japan, but now it is back to roughing it. We had read that China was tough but we weren't Posted by schuckley in the trip | Aug 25, 2008
- The Olympics
As I'm sure your all aware, the Olympics came to an end last night. I'm not sure if you all watched the closing ceremony but it was pretty cheesy but nice none the less. Over the past few weeks we Posted by heidigras in Nate & Heidi | Aug 25, 2008
- Beer and Loathing in China
As I sit here watching the Beijing Olympics closing ceremonies, it occurs to me that it’s high time to get my blog out on the trip to China I took the week before the Olympics even started. If procrastination were Posted by john7buck in Mental Malaria | Aug 24, 2008
- Trip To Chongqing
The Bus Trip
We had decided to take the bus from Emei for its convenience, paying 115 yuan for each of us to get to Chongqing. John was good enough to walk over to the bus station at the base of Posted by inchinahil in From Emei Mountain | Aug 24, 2008
- Weekends, watermelons, walking and washing
OK, so it's the weekend, I've had a hard week's training, been into Mu Ping town and climbed a mountain, what would you like to hear about first?
Let's start at the beginning; if you read my last blog you'll Posted by IRShaolin in I R Shaolin! | Aug 24, 2008
- First Day's Kungfu!
Ok, well I guess this is what you guys really wanted instead of some crappy blog about airports and sleepless nights.
I got up at 5:30 to see if I could grab myself an early shower and be fresh for the Posted by IRShaolin in I R Shaolin! | Aug 21, 2008
- Arrived!
Well I'm here safe so you can all sleep soundly again now ;)
The journey was long but relatively uneventful. Terrible turbulence over Eastern Europe on the first leg of my flight, worst I've ever experienced. It was pretty unsettling but Posted by IRShaolin in I R Shaolin! | Aug 19, 2008
- Behind the Dressing Room...
When one is in the crowd and watches us perform, I presume that they might think a number of different things…“Wow, they do awesome tricks!” or “They really blew that one!” or “Cool! They look so glamorous”…but our Posted by Marcie Q in 24 Days in Beijing | Aug 21, 2008
- China to Asian trip
Beijing, Shanghai, Shenzhen, Guangzhou, Kuala Lumpur, Melacca, SiemReap Posted by linhhuchon in Linh Hu Chong | Aug 21, 2008
- Ch-ch-ch-changes!
Having completed my tour of Olympic venues and events, I spent my last full day in Beijing chilling out. I got up relatively late, watched more NBC coverage on the Armed Forces Network (in spite of my growing aversion Posted by alsandiego in Where in the World is Al Sandiego? | Aug 19, 2008
- The Forbidden City
August 17th was supposed to be our second day off, however we ended up having to cheer the very last game of the night, which went from 10pm-Midnight. Luckily we still made the best of the day possible. Posted by Marcie Q in 24 Days in Beijing | Aug 19, 2008
- Goodbye China!
This afternoon we leave China. I think we're all sad. Lihaos very nice mother came over to see us off and she also made us lunch! In a few days when I'm back in the land of fast internet I'll Posted by Hparrish in Adventures Through China | Aug 18, 2008
- Day 8: My Last Olympic Event
I don't like to be two days behind on my blog, but a lot has happened over the past 48 hours so I've been hard-pressed to find enough time to sit down and hash this out. Right now I'm Posted by alsandiego in Where in the World is Al Sandiego? | Aug 18, 2008
- the end
So its our last night here. Im pretty much finished packing and im going to go to bed soon. I cant believe this is the end. We done and seen so much its hard to believe im going back to Posted by Neato24 in Ni Hao Y'all | Aug 18, 2008
- Datong
While we have access to the internet thought I'd update you all again.
Today we headed off to the Hanging Monastery in the morning. Built originally 100 metres off the ground, but is now only 50m due to the Posted by gt248 in Guyana, China, Mongolia and Russia | Aug 18, 2008
- Days 6, 7, 8 & 9 in China
A few days ago, I took the opportunity to visit the Forbidden City. Visitors can enter the first two gates without purchasing a ticket to explore the inner parts of the City. During my previous visits, I have not had Posted by JChambers in China Olympics Trip | Aug 16, 2008
- Olympics and Blue Skys
Well I saw something that I thought I would never see in Beijing: a blue sky. Clear bright blue with a few fluffy clouds. We speculate that it was caused by the crazy downpour of rain the night before. Suddenly Posted by Hparrish in Adventures Through China | Aug 17, 2008
- One week so many walled cities and its got cold(er)
Email hasn't been great for the last week so there is a lot to write this time and a whole lot of pictures.
I left off in Wuhan so thats where I'll start:
Wuhan
After watching the ope Posted by gt248 in Guyana, China, Mongolia and Russia | Aug 17, 2008
- Day 7: Blue Skies and a Marathon (of Tennis)
My apologies, faithful readers, for failing to post in two days. It's Sunday early afternoon here...my last day in Beijing before I head down to Shanghai tomorrow mid-morning. I meant to post yesterday but got caught up watching Posted by alsandiego in Where in the World is Al Sandiego? | Aug 16, 2008
- Volunteering for the Olympics
Post-vacation has been a rather exhausting whirlwind of all things Olympics. We moved into a friend’s apartment in the city to be closer to the action, to experience big city life for a month, and to decrease the length Posted by ucpegasus in Notes from the Other Side... | Aug 16, 2008
- Olympic Opening Ceremony, Guilin
We were nowhere near Beijing for the Olympics, still, we couldn't help but get excited as the opening ceremony approached. Guilin turned itself into a mini theme park, with rides and tat selling stalls on the periphery of the Posted by bruntonal in Have backpacks will travel.... | Aug 16, 2008
- River Li
To appreciate some of the reputedly best scenery the Guanxi province has to offer, we took a cruise down the river Li. The irregular limestone peaks, often depicted on Chinese scroll paintings, have been contorted by the elements over Posted by bruntonal in Have backpacks will travel.... | Aug 15, 2008
- Beijing Huanying Ni!
Bei Bei, Jing Jing, Huan Huan, Ying Ying, and Ni Ni are the names of the Fuwa, a.k.a. the 2008 Beijing Olympic Mascots. These little mascots are the focal point of every place and thing in Beijing during the Posted by Marcie Q in 24 Days in Beijing | Aug 14, 2008