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Sun, 15 Feb 2009 | By tarub | Views [926] | Comments [1]
Arrived。 Finally。 i was late arriving so I could only get a room, sharing it with 3 other people, all very nice. I had a beatiful hot shower. You can't imagine how wonderful a shower feels after a long 32 hour trainride. just heaven. I met a nice Danish ... Read more >
Sun, 15 Feb 2009 | By tarub | Views [439]
It took 32 hours! Frigging 32 hours! It is soooo long. I woke up this morning thinking 'an other 10 hours....' but it actually went fast. I couldn't stop staring out from the window. I listened to Finnish pop and China passed by eyes. I wish I could ... Read more >
Fri, 13 Feb 2009 | By tarub | Views [270] | Comments [1]
One of the fellow passangers showed clear interest towards my trip and we tried to communicate using a few english words, lonely planet, translator and sign language. I found out that he was 32 year old opera singer from beijing opera. The moment he started ... Read more >
Fri, 13 Feb 2009 | By tarub | Views [272]
first night accomodation 7 euros, 45 min taxi ride 3 euros, breakfast 1.5 euros, bottled water 30 cents, train ticket Beijing-Chengdu 46 euros.
Fri, 13 Feb 2009 | By tarub | Views [306]
west trainstation was on the other side of the town, so it took me 45 mins to get there. Gladly i had reserved time. The place was HUGE. Thousands of people. I was the only western. I had to ask 4 people before i could find my platform (no english). All ... Read more >
Fri, 13 Feb 2009 | By tarub | Views [741]
Arrived in Beijing。 I had a great day. It was raining, Beijing is polluted and I spent a bit of time in Taxis, but overall, a wonderful day. I visited the Nokia office, which is situated in a middle of nowhere. Many familiar companies around that area;... Read more >
Fri, 13 Feb 2009 | By tara_and_mike | Views [499]
Hi Everyone, I know I am slack, slack with putting the pics up from Mum and Rick's trip out here. I have been flat out since they left. Work is a mad house at the moment. I am actually writing this from China! From a small town of just 1 million people ... Read more >
Mon, 9 Feb 2009 | By sam_jackson86 | Views [731] | Comments [3]
Hey everyone! Really dodgey computer so not sure how much of a mess this text will come out in? It has got some Chinese translation thing on and I don't know how to turn it off! Went to Leshan (4 February)to go and see the Giant Buddha? Seemed pricy ... Read more >
Sat, 7 Feb 2009 | By angeours | Photo Gallery
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Fri, 6 Feb 2009 | By glimmerwing | Views [688]
I gave a big hug to the guys as the bus pulls up and I get on it to go to the bus station. I got really good directions to get to the station. Stay on the bus till the end and the station will be across the road. Shouldn't be too hard. When I got there ... Read more >
Tags: huangshan, trekking, tunxi
Wed, 4 Feb 2009 | By glimmerwing | Views [891]
Before I left shanghai,, I got a message from Vanessa saying that herself and romain were coming to the train station to pick me up. I was getting really excited and was looking forward to seeing to them. I walked out of the station and I didn't see them ... Read more >
Tags: hangzhou, hot pot, losing bag
Tue, 3 Feb 2009 | By sam_jackson86 | Views [353] | Comments [2]
Train ride to Chengdu was interesting, 18 hours on a seat no sleeper this time! Slept on a off, and then I swear I have never been so bored. I did have a book, my ipod and a puzzle book but I was just to bored to think about picking them up! Can't ... Read more >
Mon, 2 Feb 2009 | By bundynbeaches | Photo Gallery
Ice and Snow Festival
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Mon, 2 Feb 2009 | By bundynbeaches | Views [1597] | Comments [1]
Last winter was my first northern hemisphere winter, and come Xmas holidays last year, the last direction I was going to head was further north(I went south to Sanya on Hainan island instead). This year I thought I had better go while I am still so close.... Read more >
Tags: china, harbin, ice, snow
Sat, 31 Jan 2009 | By sam_jackson86 | Views [276] | Comments [3]
29/1 Got to Xi'an, as you know from the previous blog entry, room is cool. It's very Chinesey, with the furniture and there are shutters over the windows, all very cool. The service in the restaurant here is shocking, but that made us eat out so in ... Read more >
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