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Mon, 29 Jun 2009 | By hopperq | Views [435] | Comments [2]
Big or little, many people or few....communication with the guy who was trying to sell our group boat tickets for traveling down the Li River was a little confusing. We joined forces with 2 other pairs from our hostel (2 from NY, 2 from Canada) who were ... Read more >
Mon, 29 Jun 2009 | By hopperq | Views [754]
Although our butts were incredibly sore after yesterday's biking, we sucked it up and biked south of Yangshuo to Moon Hill this morning. Moon Hill is named after the rock formation at the top of the hill -- a large arch forming an open circle. At the ... Read more >
Mon, 29 Jun 2009 | By hopperq | Photo Gallery
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Mon, 29 Jun 2009 | By heywoods1976 | Photo Gallery
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Sat, 27 Jun 2009 | By hopperq | Photo Gallery
Enjoy these treats; they keep us laughing.
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Sat, 27 Jun 2009 | By hopperq | Views [589] | Comments [2]
My friends, I, Clare, must confess: we succumbed to an organized tour. On a coach bus. With a tour guide bearing a yellow flag and using a loudspeaker as he switched back and forth between Chinese and English. Yes, there were mitigating factors such ... Read more >
Sat, 27 Jun 2009 | By hopperq | Views [623] | Comments [1]
Here's some more information on our time in Lijiang. It's written after-the-fact since it was very hard to get computer access there. This is Jennifer writing from Yangshuo. We arrived in the Lijiang airport on Monday. We pre-booked a hostel ... Read more >
Sat, 27 Jun 2009 | By hopperq | Photo Gallery
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Wed, 24 Jun 2009 | By hopperq | Views [385]
Blog entry will be short bc computer wants to type in chinese。 lijiang is very pretty。 Hostel called mama naxi has a lot of character。kind english major went to a lot of trouble to help us find right bus。havent tried yak meat yet but yak yogurt is good。naxi ... Read more >
Wed, 24 Jun 2009 | By hopperq | Photo Gallery
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Tue, 23 Jun 2009 | By tarub | Photo Gallery
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Mon, 22 Jun 2009 | By tarub | Views [694]
Mt. Hua Shan is located in the Shaanxi Province of China. It is located 120 km from Xi'an. Mt Huashan is one of the five sacred mountains in China. Mt. Hua is home to several influential Taoist temples where emperors of past dynasties made ... Read more >
Mon, 22 Jun 2009 | By hopperq | Views [596] | Comments [4]
Sunday started with Starbucks and ended with Walmart. Starbucks, because ironically enough, I wanted a cup of tea for my throat and it's not easy to find tea unless you're sitting down to a large meal. Everyone has their own little thermos and tea ... Read more >
Mon, 22 Jun 2009 | By hopperq | Views [407] | Comments [1]
We're not sure what's worse: people accosting you on the street and asking to take a picture with you or people surreptitiously taking photos (and video!) of us when they think we're not looking. Do they go home and show all their friends the strange, ... Read more >
Sun, 21 Jun 2009 | By hopperq | Views [388] | Comments [1]
We didn't order this dish, but after a morning at the Lama Temple it sounded tempting. Other dish names were similarly funny: "Harmonious Excellence" and "Blotch soup" are fairly representative. We started the day by taking Jen to ... Read more >
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