- Hangzhou's West Lake
I woke up to another warm day on Friday the 25th November, which is wonderful apart from having packed for autum/winter. Tai Ji was on the agenda in the gym today and it was so much fun and ve Posted by grace taylor in Destination China | Nov 27, 2011
- November! So its been a little over a month since I last wrote anything. I apologize for that. I think I probably said last time I would try to do better Posted by evanmoore in Evan does China | Nov 27, 2011
- Adventures like this don't happen in 5 stars ...Sometimes, not knowing what is next is the best way of reaching a destination. This would accurately describe how we all made it to Lhasa, Tibet (China). By all, I mean an original group of 12, taxied Posted by Lana007 in Thoughts along the way... | Nov 27, 2011
- City Two -- BeijingWell we made it to Beijing without any troubles. We really should build some trains like that in the US. Got to this giant, state of the art train station about half an hour before our departure time, Posted by SandyinAsia in SandyinAsia | Nov 26, 2011
- Xi'an, China17.11.11 - After an uneventful overnight journey, we arrived into Xi'An at 7am and were met at the station by staff from our hostel - 7 Sages, for the short walk back. Located only a few hundred metres from the Posted by Long way home in Overland Adventures Home | Nov 26, 2011
- Pingyao, China15.11.11 - Fortunately, we got a sleep in this morning after our long day of travelling yesterday. We wandered around the old town and found a nice cafe to have breakfast in. The owner was particularly lovely, offering us his Posted by Long way home in Overland Adventures Home | Nov 26, 2011
- Goodbye to ShanghaiThis morning is our last morning in Shanghai. Not sure we saw or did even a small fraction of all there is to do, but with the jet lag and the kids, we did about all we could without Posted by SandyinAsia in SandyinAsia | Nov 25, 2011
- My Birthday, Halloween & Hong Kong PrideI can’t believe it’s November already! And it’s been four weeks (make that five, as I had a bit of a break from writing during the week!) since my last blog update – where does the time go?! Posted by Persephoned in Adventures in China | Nov 25, 2011
- China... Not for the 'faint' heartedHello Everybody!
This is just going to be a quick little message to say hi and also to tell you a bit of a story...
We've been settling into a nice little routine here these past few days- we get up and Posted by kate.mitchell in Ni Hao from China Town | Nov 24, 2011
- Luoyang Photos[img=http://photos.travellerspoint.com/ Posted by lindsay_bruce in My Travel Blog | Nov 24, 2011
- Xian Photos[img=http://photos.travellerspoint.com/ Posted by lindsay_bruce in My Travel Blog | Nov 24, 2011
- So much to absorbThis will be a Thanksgiving like none other. Learned so much and saw some amazing sites.
Early wake up (again). Then after breakfast, we had time for a few hours at the pool prior to heading out for our Posted by SandyinAsia in SandyinAsia | Nov 24, 2011
- Happy Thanksgiving!Thursday morning . . . slept 6 straight hours so that's the best so far. I feel so rested and hungry! Probably good for my diet, but I could really use a good Chick Fil A wrap or Posted by SandyinAsia in SandyinAsia | Nov 23, 2011
- Lhasa, Tibet(ignore greece map)
==Mt Everest==
To start this blog edition, we thought we'd start with a view of Mount Everest from the flight from Kathmandu to Lhasa.
[img=http://photos.trav Posted by janejoe in Yakking it up in Bollywood | Nov 23, 2011
- Arrived in AsiaNi Hao from China!
Wan shang hao
The long awaited trip to China finally arrived on Saturday the 19th of November, twenty keen Management 228 students including myself arrived at the airport to embark on our study tour to oriental China. The Posted by grace taylor in Destination China | Nov 23, 2011
- Beijing Photos[img=http://photos.travellerspoint.com/ Posted by lindsay_bruce in My Travel Blog | Nov 22, 2011
- Beijing to Pingyao (via Taiyuan)14.11.11 – Despite all the hassle we’ve had trying to get cabs in Beijing the past week – it obviously hadn’t sunk in that we might not get one to the station this morning. Apparently cabs in Beijing are a Posted by Long way home in Overland Adventures Home | Nov 22, 2011
- Beijing, China - Temple of Heaven & Acrobatics (Day 5 & 6)12.11.11 – Today, we took the opportunity to sleep in, after our big days at the Summer Palace and Great Wall. We woke late and headed to get our train tickets to Taiyuan/Pingyao. Unfortunately the guy decided he wasn’t going Posted by Long way home in Overland Adventures Home | Nov 22, 2011
- Beijing, China - Summer Palace & the Great Wall (Day 3 & 4) 10.11.11 - This morning we took the metro out to visit the Summer Palace, a visit as mandatory as the Great Wall and Forbidden City apparently. The palace grounds house temples, gardens, pavilions, bridges, towers all surrounding a huge lake. Posted by Long way home in Overland Adventures Home | Nov 22, 2011
- A Long WeekHere is a brief selection of a few things that happened last week:
- Being asked to allow and mark the cheating of a writing exam of my class of boys over which I deliberated and thoughtfully spent Posted by hannahinchina in Great Walls and Chicken Feet | Nov 22, 2011
- Shanghai, through fresh eyesMilly, an old friend of mine from school came to stay for 5 days in September, and I enjoyed becoming a tourist in Shanghai again.
Our first full day out, we headed down to explore the old town and Yuyuan Gardens. Posted by aboo10 in 2+2 travel | Nov 22, 2011
- Settling in...Ni hao!
Our adventures began this morning by bike; Kate and I ventured down the street to a corner kitchen cooking egg-rolls. They were only 2.5 yuan each which is the equivalent of 50 cents. Watching the sun rise above Posted by michelle.panzer in Ni Hao from China Town | Nov 22, 2011
- Li River & Xingping Village
Alright everyone strap yourself in, get comfy and brew some coffee cause this will be a long one. This post only covers about 4 days but we enjoyed our time during those days SO much th Posted by ttbwarren in Blair & Stacey's World Tour | Nov 22, 2011
- Shanghai Day OneWell, we survived our first day as Shanghai tourists.
Started out at the breakfast buffet in the hotel. The boys and I had quite a feast. Certainly a few out of the ordinary options . . . pork Posted by SandyinAsia in SandyinAsia | Nov 22, 2011
- Safely arrivedArrived safely in Shanghai. Had a rough start . . . flight from FW was delayed, so we had to walk briskly through the Detroit airport, but we arrived just as they were making the final call.
Flight Posted by SandyinAsia in SandyinAsia | Nov 21, 2011