Destination: China

Shanghai at night

Sun, 19 Oct 2008 | By carjam | Views [433]

After going up the Oriental Pearl Tower, we had some dinner and went on a short river cruise. Like Hong Kong, many of the buildings are lit up with colourful lights at night time, it was very pretty.

Gallery: Shanghai

Sun, 19 Oct 2008 | By carjam | Photo Gallery

Shanghai

Sun, 19 Oct 2008 | By carjam | Views [535]

Mum, Dad and Erana very kindly took Mike and I to the airport at 4am Saturday morning to catch our flight to Melbourne at 6am. It was really sad to say goodbye to them. :o( The Qantas flight to Melbourne was uneventful. We went through immigration ... Read more >

The Great Wall - Huangyaguan to a Mountain Village

Sun, 19 Oct 2008 | By justin | Views [618] | Comments [1]

A challenging days walking. Firstly, headed up on a renovated section of the wall, before encountering ‘Heaven’s Ladder”, a steep climb over precarious steps up the cliff face. A fantastic view from the top, once we head caught our breath we ... Read more >

Weather

Sat, 18 Oct 2008 | By jsherdc | Views [800]

One wonders how much influence the weather has on how much you like a place. Its been 7 straight beautiful days here in Yunnan, and I am enjoying it here. I think I could vacation here for a few months. (Yunnan is larger than Germany...) For my last ... Read more >

Tags: kunming

Gallery: The Great Wall

Sat, 18 Oct 2008 | By justin | Photo Gallery

Gallery: Yong Ding Hakka Earth Buildings, Yong Ding

Sat, 18 Oct 2008 | By mazystar | Photo Gallery

First Day on the Great Wall

Sat, 18 Oct 2008 | By justin | Views [639]

Left Beijing and headed for Huangyaguan for the first part of the walk on the Wall. The accommodation was basic but the area is not renowned for it's five star luxury... no Four Seasons here! The wall and the views were amazing, since it's getting ... Read more >

Gallery: Beijing

Fri, 17 Oct 2008 | By justin | Photo Gallery

Hello Beijing!

Fri, 17 Oct 2008 | By justin | Views [480]

Arrived in Beijing in the early hours. A swift exit though the airport and grabbed a cab to the hotel. A bit of a culture shock to say the least. The hotel was near the West Beijing station, and by the time I got there rush was well and truly in full ... Read more >

Gallery: Dali

Fri, 17 Oct 2008 | By jsherdc | Photo Gallery

Gallery: Pandas and Leshan

Fri, 17 Oct 2008 | By manjinder_nagra | Photo Gallery

Gallery: 6. Tag - Shanghai / Japanisch essen bis zum Abwinken

Fri, 17 Oct 2008 | By d_o | Photo Gallery

Pandas and the World's biggest Buddha in Leshan

Fri, 17 Oct 2008 | By manjinder_nagra | Views [536] | Comments [2]

What an amazing day today. After nearly killing myself trying to get down from my top bunk bed, along with waking up the whole dorm in the process and almost breaking the ladder up to the bunk I met my friends at 7.30 am to go to the Panda Breeding Centre.... Read more >

6. Tag - Shanghai / Japanisch Futtern bis zum Abwinken

Thu, 16 Oct 2008 | By d_o | Views [599] | Comments [5]

ní háo! heute war mal ein ruhigerer tag. wir sind morgens zum hauptbahnhof gefahren, und haben uns die tickets für die fahrt nach hongkong gecheckt. hiermit möchte ich auch den kleinen fehler vom letzten mal korrigieren, soft-sleeper kostet 650 RMB ... Read more >