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China isn't a country - it's a different world. Unless you have a couple of years and unlimited patience, it's best to follow a loose itinerary here, such as following the Silk Road, sailing down the Yangzi River, or exploring the Dr Seuss landscape of Guangxi Province.
From shop-till-you-drop metropolises to the desert landscapes of Xinjiang, China is a land of cultural and geographic schisms. It's not that it has completely done away with its Maoist past - it's more that the yin of revolutionary zeal is being balanced by the yang of economic pragmatism.
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Sat, 7 Nov 2009 | By shorn | Views [9]
Flying out of China tomorrow, visa expires on the 17th, so I gotta go whether I want to or not. Three months has gone extremely quickly, but I'm ready to get off the ride now. :) The last little while has seen: Beijing - great, ended up staying ... Read more >
Wed, 4 Nov 2009 | By gandd | Views [13]
We had a great trip to Longshen with a small group of students. Only 14 of them and 2 easy teachers which make life super easy! The weather up there was kinda average though, and ended up being rather hazy so couldn't see to far in the distacne. But ... Read more >
Tue, 3 Nov 2009 | By godohell | Views [24]
I realized how I stopped posting and all so I figured I'd take some time out of my VERY BUSY SCHEDULE to write something. Just kidding. My schedule's full-ish, but nowhere near as busy as I make it seem. It's just a bit like pulling teeth sometimes ... Read more >
Tags: fuck you david
Mon, 2 Nov 2009 | By joshuapatterson23 | Views [49] | Comments [5]
The one thing I have missed the most about American, besides Taco Bell, is pizza. Good old fashioned, greasy ,unhealthy piled high with toppings, or stuffed with toppings pizza. I would literally kill a man for a Bronx Bomber right now, and I could ... Read more >
Fri, 30 Oct 2009 | By ryanandjo | Views [42] | Comments [1]
Travelling to the “roof top of the world” wasn’t one of the easiest decisions we’ve made. It’s a place of constant religious and political tension, so the Tibet
‘story’ is a fascinating one. China has always considered Tibet to be part of its Empire, ... Read more >
Tags: tibet, qinghai to tibet railway, lhasa, potala palace, dalai lama, gyantse, shigatse, sakya, everest base camp, zhangmu
Thu, 29 Oct 2009 | By joshuapatterson23 | Views [51] | Comments [5]
All you Holycross imitators out there prepare to give me one big OMG, with the hands waving in the air. As you all know I have been watching Sim Sim for the past week or so. For the last couple of nights, since I really have nothing better to do except ... Read more >
Thu, 29 Oct 2009 | By shorn | Views [30]
Well,
Near as I can tell, the Russians don't want me stinking up their country. That's the only reason I can think of for their stupid visa rules. The original plan was to get my Russian visa in Hong Kong - and it would've worked similarly ... Read more >
Thu, 29 Oct 2009 | By avoidthenastyones | Views [29] | Comments [2]
So i am ashamed to say that the inspiration behind this oh-very-creative title was P.O.D, the band i listened to when i was in 7th grade. They were bad-ass, talking about god and all...Don't judge me! it was 7th grade...and maybe a few more years after.... Read more >
Wed, 28 Oct 2009 | By arendse_worldnomad | Views [23] | Comments [2]
This may sound quite strange, but for most of my time in China it's as though I haven't really been aware of where I am. You'll be going around, doing your usual routines and then suddenly something will happen and you'll go, 'Oh my God, I'm in China!' ... Read more >
Wed, 28 Oct 2009 | By katherinestapleton | Views [30]
Here're some reasons why I'm starting to love Jingdezhen: 1. The porcelain. The lamp posts are all made of porcelain, the traffic lights are made of porcelain, shop doors are made of porcelain and in general it's just everywhere. When you arrive in ... Read more >
Tue, 27 Oct 2009 | By joshuapatterson23 | Views [41] | Comments [2]
Well seeing as how I am bored out of my mind right now I am sitting in Lily and Jasmine's(the former Mrs. Young, she wanted a new name) office just killing some time. I really don't want to go back home and take SimSim for a walk. For those of you that ... Read more >
Sat, 24 Oct 2009 | By gandd | Views [23]
On Monday I head out of Yangshuo....... I can't wait!!! I am meeting up with Dion at the Guilin airport and meeting the kids as well. We then head up into the Longshen Rice Terraces which will be a full day hike with 2 nights of peace and quiet! I ... Read more >
Fri, 23 Oct 2009 | By joshuapatterson23 | Views [76] | Comments [3]
Well as the title implies I will be spending a week with Sim Sim. Finn, Luke, and Katherine will be going to Hawaii for a week to visit their parents. I have set them a mission why they are in Hawaii, find the nearest Taco Bell and get me Two Chicken ... Read more >
Wed, 21 Oct 2009 | By godohell | Views [33] | Comments [2]
November 19th thru November 22nd Marisa, Sarah and I will be in Beijing. We rescheduled our trip, which was going to be next weekend specifically because we heard some of our dork friends were going to be there about that time. Just sayin...
Tags: beijing, yeah, im talking to you, casey, dont think i dont know youre reading this, oh i know
Wed, 21 Oct 2009 | By ryanandjo | Views [46]
From Beijing we decided to head to Xiahe and as the train didn’t leave until the early afternoon we decided that I would try to
complete a communist leader tri-fector. Having seen an embalmed Lenin on a school trip and visited Uncle ... Read more >
Tags: xiahe, labrang, ganjia grasslands, tongren, xining
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