Destination: China

Is That the Entree or the Floor Show?

Tue, 29 Apr 2008 | By bodiekern | Views [369]

Giant Fish A new restaurant servicing big wild fish recently opened in Guizhou province. -- China Daily , April 29, 2008

Finishing, Moving and Forever

Tue, 29 Apr 2008 | By williamwong | Views [864]

The hotel has provided good service as I received the morning-call exactly at 6:00am. I'm excited and energetic as I get ready to complete the final part of the walk today. We started from the left part of Juyongguan Wall, steep and high. I can't ... Read more >

Tags: great walk to beijing, olivia newton-john, williams walk, world nomads

From Russia With Howdy

Tue, 29 Apr 2008 | By bodiekern | Views [312]

It is apparent that, despite the bombardment of English words on Chinese TV and T-shirts, many Chinese know only the word "Hello."  And they are not afraid to use it.  At first I responded to "Hello!" with "Hello."  Recently ... Read more >

Avoiding the Hairy Devils

Tue, 29 Apr 2008 | By bodiekern | Views [337]

It has now been a week since I have seen a white face, and as that was in Xi'an, a touristy place, it is safe to say it has been much longer than a week for most of the people here in Yinchuan.  The ubiquitous English "Hellos" of Beijing are ... Read more >

Gallery: Xi'an Wild Goose Pagodas

Tue, 29 Apr 2008 | By enanareina | Photo Gallery

Elsewhere In Asia Department: Indian Infanticide

Tue, 29 Apr 2008 | By bodiekern | Views [362]

PM Singh Urged to 'Save the Girl Child' India's widespread practice of aborting female fetuses is a "national shame," the prime minister said yesterday, insisting the country can no longer ignore the problem if it wants to be a modern nation.... Read more >

Stage 6 – Day One of "William’s Walk"

Mon, 28 Apr 2008 | By williamwong | Views [730]

Suddenly awakened by the alarm, it's about time to go. I realized that I have woken up several times during the night. The organization of the Walk is perfect; we had our breakfast on the bus. We started to climb the mountains at 10:00am. The ... Read more >

Tags: beijing, bupa international, cancer, cancer support, china, great walk to beijing, olivia newton-john, williams walk, world nomads, worldnomads.com

Gallery: Xi'an Drum & Bell Area

Mon, 28 Apr 2008 | By enanareina | Photo Gallery

Gallery: Forest of Stone Tablets

Mon, 28 Apr 2008 | By enanareina | Photo Gallery

Gallery: Xi'an City Wall

Mon, 28 Apr 2008 | By enanareina | Photo Gallery

Gallery: Terra Cotta Warriors

Mon, 28 Apr 2008 | By enanareina | Photo Gallery

Gallery: Beijing

Mon, 28 Apr 2008 | By bobandcie | Photo Gallery

Gallery: Beijing to Xi'an

Mon, 28 Apr 2008 | By enanareina | Photo Gallery

Yungshuo

Mon, 28 Apr 2008 | By da_misfit | Views [709]

From Kunming we took a soft sleeper train to Gulin. The trip was pretty uneventful except the man across from me snored so loudly. We decided to head straight to Yungshuo from Gulin instead of sticking around. We had booked our accommodation outside ... Read more >

Meeting the Team

Mon, 28 Apr 2008 | By williamwong | Views [885]

It’s fantastic to meet so many famous people from around the world. I wasn’t aware that they were all big names, because I didn’t have enough time to study their background in advance. There are singers/actors/sportstars/TV reporters… All are very ... Read more >

Tags: beijing, bupa international, cancer, cancer support, china, great walk to beijing, olivia newton-john, williams walk, world nomads, worldnomads.com