Destination: China

The Great Language Barrier Of China

Thu, 28 Feb 2008 | By cjmurdoch | Views [1594]

Having landed on our feet so firmly accomodation wise, and having discovered all that the city itself had to offer, we decided that it was time at last for the Great Wall.  Brilliant stuff.  We opted to skip the usual hostel organised tours in the hope ... Read more >

Tags: Sightseeing

Journey to the East

Tue, 26 Feb 2008 | By jmbworldpilgrimage | Views [906]

The Far East greeted Jake and I with some much appreciated showers.  Our ambassador capital to Asian culture seemed fitting...Beijing...a relic of ancient Chinese culture and a vision of its future in the same place...and currently developing at lightspeed ... Read more >

Tags: Culture

Seven

Sun, 24 Feb 2008 | By avant-garde_chauvintist | Views [755] | Comments [1]

Not my favorite number.  But significant right now.   I've been in China seven months now.  I've collected about 70 DVDs.  I've read about 7,000 books (in English).  And my Chinese cell number has three 7's in it. Time is flying.  And, yes, I'm still ... Read more >

Tags: Relaxation

Gallery: Beijing

Sun, 24 Feb 2008 | By avant-garde_chauvintist | Photo Gallery

A Headless Cow

Sun, 24 Feb 2008 | By tim_and_sam | Views [2291]

Today is our final day in Tibet so we thought we'd finish off with a recap of the past couple of weeks. When we last wrote, we were about to set off on a trek between two of the major monasteries in the vicinity of Lhasa. The trek started off well ... Read more >

Tags: the great outdoors, tibet

Airports and Taxis, China-style

Sat, 23 Feb 2008 | By pjscheck | Views [887] | Comments [1]

To catch up on the past week or so.... From Tokyo I flew to the Guangzhou airport, where I spent a chilly night, that morning I journaled the following while waiting for the bus to Zhuhai: They don't heat the Guangzhou airport. Thus, it’s cold inside, ... Read more >

Tags: On the Road

Chinese names, Native American names, Hippy names

Sat, 23 Feb 2008 | By avant-garde_chauvintist | Views [3978] | Comments [1]

When I'm prompted to give a Chinese person an English name, they always want to know what it means. What it means, you may ask? Yep, what it means. Do English names have meaning? Rarely. In my case, the name Lea doesn't necessarily mean anything.... Read more >

Tags: Culture

Gallery: Spring Festival

Fri, 22 Feb 2008 | By avant-garde_chauvintist | Photo Gallery

Tropical China, wild elephants and an afternoon snooze

Tue, 19 Feb 2008 | By nomadnorrie | Views [4116]

Jinghong Xishuangbanna, it’s a tropical place where the soil is an appealing reddish brown colour, you can buy sweet corn flavoured ice lollies, elephants are on almost every corner (statues at least) and the afternoon snooze is high on the daily ... Read more >

Tags: Sightseeing

Gallery: Going Around Beijing

Mon, 18 Feb 2008 | By traveling_raccoon | Photo Gallery

Gallery: After Yinhe...

Mon, 18 Feb 2008 | By traveling_raccoon | Photo Gallery

Gallery: Goodbye, Yinhe

Mon, 18 Feb 2008 | By traveling_raccoon | Photo Gallery

A very anti-conservationist article

Mon, 18 Feb 2008 | By avant-garde_chauvintist | Views [1702] | Comments [1]

A question: what is the point of saving animals that are going extinct?  I know this sounds very chauvinist and not very avant-garde, but seriously...think about it.  We visited two areas of breeding captivity on our trip -- the Siberian Tigers in Harbin ... Read more >

Tags: On the Road

Gallery: Yunan

Sun, 17 Feb 2008 | By nomadnorrie | Photo Gallery

Northern Yunan

Sun, 17 Feb 2008 | By nomadnorrie | Views [7845] | Comments [4]

Lijiang I arrived at Chengdu airport to find that there was a problem with my e-ticket; somehow it went missing. Somebody came along to help me, took my passport and disappeared, 15 minutes later they came back with a boarding pass, then I was on my ... Read more >

Tags: Adventures