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Wed, 13 Aug 2008 | By sweetenyourday | Views [229] | Comments [1]
Two days straight. Look at me go! This post is pointless really. Did I talk about the great wall yet? I went to the wall the other day. we took a chairlift to the top and this awesome toboggan to get down. it was fun. actually walking on the wall was ... Read more >
Tue, 12 Aug 2008 | By sweetenyourday | Views [274]
To catch you up, things have been absolutely incredible since my last post. I have a new job, broadcast liason, which means I get to boss people around. It's awesome. Added bonuses, I get to be in the venue and watch the competition and talk with people ... Read more >
Tue, 12 Aug 2008 | By jeffbrad | Views [2598]
Sat 9th Aug - Continuing on from my last post.... Later in the day after a meal out, sat minding my own business...and a young chinese girl approached me ad asked if I could teach her to dance?...Wot..it's nearly midnight...and what do you hope ... Read more >
Mon, 11 Aug 2008 | By celinexiaolin | Views [726]
Finally the Olympics have started. We are all cought up in the excitement of the city. Gone are the complaints about lengthy and laborious visa procedures, extra security checks and policemen at every corner. Foreign faces are again on the rise and bandanas, ... Read more >
Sat, 9 Aug 2008 | By lauren_and_becca | Views [549] | Comments [2]
Well hello readers. It has been some time since our last communication, so expect a lengthy round of laughter. After our last blog we have been to Emei, Chengdu and now BEIJING. This is what we did... 1. Got an overnight train to Emei town. On the ... Read more >
Sat, 9 Aug 2008 | By jeffbrad | Views [1384] | Comments [1]
Wed 6th Aug - Booked onto a bus to Kunming at 11:30 this morning (197 Yuan). A nine hour journey. When I came to Lijiang on the overnight sleeper I didn't see anything as left in the dark. Should see most of it this time. Lijiang has been a great ... Read more >
Sat, 9 Aug 2008 | By sweetenyourday | Views [265]
Today is the first day of competition. We tried to find a place to watch the opening ceremony last night, but couldnt get anywhere in time. so i ended up falling asleep on my bed and catching glimpses of the fireworks out my window. The good news is ... Read more >
Fri, 8 Aug 2008 | By leanne | Photo Gallery
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Fri, 8 Aug 2008 | By dherman | Views [2614]
Outlawed Tibetan Flags Fly in Beijing: Just an hour before the Opening Ceremonies were to kick off at the auspicious time of 8:08pm on 08/08/08, Chinese officials used force to subdue three activists who boldly removed sweatshirts to reveal Team Tibet ... Read more >
Tags: beijing, free tibet, olympics, protests, tibet
Thu, 7 Aug 2008 | By simsy | Views [759] | Comments [1]
They say expect the unexpected, but how was I supposed to expect these things? :) washing my clothes by hand sleeping on a bamboo mat sharing a bed with 3 other girls meeting the leaders of a real HC using an automatically flushing squatty potty ... Read more >
Wed, 6 Aug 2008 | By dherman | Photo Gallery
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Wed, 6 Aug 2008 | By dherman | Views [1053]
Beijing Fading: A Decade of Promise? It's been a decade since I was in Beijing studying the language and culture of China. It's amazing to think of how much has changed in me as a person since first getting on a plane and jumping head first into a ... Read more >
Tags: 2008, beijing, olympics
Tue, 5 Aug 2008 | By jeffbrad | Views [3250] | Comments [3]
Sun 3rd Aug - Decided to go ahead with trekking Tiger Leaping Gorge today, so got a bus ticket sorted to Qiaotou, the starting point (ticket 17 Yuan). There were only two buses today, 8am and 2pm. Could only get on the 2pm as the early one was full.... Read more >
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