- On leaving China
And so, we eventually leave China. On arrival into China on August 12th we had originally planned to stay 5 or 6 weeks. The pollution in Guilin was as bad as I've seen anywhere and we immediately reduced our planned Posted by Patrick H. in Patrick Hillman's Travels | Oct 28, 2009
- October 29th, 2009
Ah! Habits! Here it is, I've gone yet another day without posting! Please forgive me, dear and faithful reader. As a virgo, I'm prone to being conscientious, detail-oriented and generally pretty anal about order. So I should excel at keeping Posted by Evil1 in My year in China | Oct 28, 2009
- Peking, Man
OK, OK, so we were wrong. Very wrong. About as wrong as we've been on this trip, really.
Our working theory (developed from a bar stool in Hong Kong) was that HK would be a good primer for Beijing and hence Posted by pendleton in The Pendleton Odyssey | Oct 22, 2009
- October 15th - 26th, Tibet
October 15th/16th/17th
A lazy morning. Then in the afternoon we went down to the train station to board the Chengdu - Lhasa train. This train was to be our home for the next 44 hours. After successfully scrummaging onto the train Posted by Patrick H. in Patrick Hillman's Travels | Oct 28, 2009
- VIDEO!
Posted by kinatonje in kinatonje | Oct 27, 2009
- Bilder fra Hangzhou
coldstone iskrem
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- Xi'An and Beijing
Xi'An is the capital of Shaanxi province and one of the oldest cities in China. It has a very interesting old city that is enclosed between quadratic city walls. There is also a quaint Muslim market. I stayed there for Posted by 5fingerfab in Fabrice Lambert's travel diary | Oct 27, 2009
- Off To the big China
Hello my friend's how have you guy's been? Me well I Have been exploring many different places but now I am in China and I am getting Kinda scared. China is a very big place and I am one small Posted by cowboys123 in My Time in the world. | Oct 27, 2009
- October 27th, 2009
Those of you who know me well know that I love to eat. I can't go a day without French bread. I'll take second helpings of my sister's salads, my brother's spaghetti and my Mom's baked salmon. During the day, Posted by Evil1 in My year in China | Oct 27, 2009
- 26. oktober
Hallohallohallo
Dette er et forsøk på en veldig organisert post. Jeg føler at jeg noen ganger kan være litt vel sjenerøs med mitt eget tankespinn.
Hva har skjedd siden sist??
jo....
22. oktober: (ja, jeg vet at jeg allerede ha Posted by kinatonje in kinatonje | Oct 26, 2009
- Guilin - Day 3
When we say we're going to Guilin to see the world renown limestone karst landscapes, we actually mean Yangshuo where most of these geological wonders are heavily jostled one another for attention of wide-eyed, mouth-gaping admirers. The coach trip allowe Posted by FrancisQ in Francis Quang Travel Journal | Sep 16, 2009
- Man vs. Insect
Hey guys, sorry to leave you hanging for so long. Life has been fairly uneventful these past few weeks. Today, however, I went to the Forbidden City and Tiananmen Square. They were both very impressive. I then went to a Posted by Tad Turpen in Beida Fall 2009 | Oct 24, 2009
- Guilin
The must-do-thing in Guilin is the cruise on the Li River, so we booked this when arriving at the hotel yesterday. We went by bus to the dock and boarded a river boat together with some Germans and Americans, loads Posted by gunnhild in Fredrik & Gunnhild | Oct 23, 2009
- Lhasa - Chengdu - Guilin
Our guide took us to the airport and brought us to the first class check in. The flight was slightly delayed, but we still had several hours in Chengdu before our next flight to Guilin. We took a taxi to Posted by gunnhild in Fredrik & Gunnhild | Oct 22, 2009
- October 24th, 2009
It's 9:20 AM and I have 40 minutes (tops!) to finish this entry! Saturdays and Sundays are the busy days at school! Most teachers start at 8:30 AM and finish around 7 PM. They can have up to 6 hours Posted by Evil1 in My year in China | Oct 23, 2009
- October 23rd, 2009
I moved into my apartment last Tuesday. My employer had been very kind to pay for my hotel for two weeks and to provide me and the other incoming teacher, Tom, with a real estate agent. Jeremy picked us up Posted by Evil1 in My year in China | Oct 22, 2009
- Lhasa - Day 2
We were picked up at 9 am and went straight to the Potala Palace, once the seat of the Tibetan government and the winter residence of the Dalai Lamas. The 13 storey palace is built on the highest point in Posted by gunnhild in Fredrik & Gunnhild | Oct 21, 2009
- 22. oktober
Her er det 25 grader i skyggen og solskinn! Det er helt fantastisk. På torsdager har jeg ingen timer på formiddagen så etter kake-frokosten hos Eva ble det masser av tid til å kose seg på balkongen med kaffe og Posted by kinatonje in kinatonje | Oct 21, 2009
- October 22nd, 2009
After my first week-end's debacle, things started to look up. My school helped me set up a bank account and a cell phone on Monday. On Tuesday and Wednesday, I toured apartments close to my school and found one a Posted by Evil1 in My year in China | Oct 21, 2009
- ... от Индия за Китай
Значи, пристигнахме в Индия. Но първо да довърша разказа за Китай.
С комбинаця от два влака и рейс стигнахме в Ксиан (Xi'an). Във влаковете бяхме много впечатлени от това колко цивилизовани и любезни са хората: в този където бяхме правостоящи няколко Posted by 100kmvChas in Сибирски Пътепис | Sep 6, 2009
- 21. oktober
Idag var det opp klokken syv, trøtt som en pølse - som mine tyske venner sier.
Etter klassene mine dro jeg, Kate (fant ut at hun heter Caitlyn, men nå har det liksom bare blitt til Kate) og Carlotta Posted by kinatonje in kinatonje | Oct 21, 2009
- October 21st, 2009
I landed in China 11 days ago. I suppose that's a long time if you consider how my first week-end unfolded!
If all had gone according to plan, I would have arrived in Beijing on October 10th at 10:20 am, Posted by Evil1 in My year in China | Oct 21, 2009
- Halloween in China
Hello, everyone and Happy Halloween!!!
Well, yes, Halloween is next Saturday, but since school week ends the Friday before Halloween, who says you can’t celebrate early? As far as I know, Guangya School is the only school which does celebrate selected Posted by mskaye in Life as a TESOL Teacher | Oct 20, 2009
- Lhasa - Day 1
Our guide picked us up at 9.30 am and took us to the Drepung Monastery, the biggest monastery in Tibet. It was founded in 1416 by one of the disciples of Tsongkhapa, the founder of the yellow hat sect and Posted by fredno in Fredrik & Gunnhild | Oct 20, 2009
- The world's highest railway
We woke up around 8:30am and the views from the train were amazing. We could see snow capped mountains, large desert plateaus, small villages, beautiful lakes, nomad tents and wonderful colors everywhere. 80% of the Golmund to Lhasa stretch is Posted by fredno in Fredrik & Gunnhild | Oct 19, 2009