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Wed, 6 Feb 2008 | By jojo2go | Views [681] | Comments [1]
If that's the case, then I was stuck in the aisle of a train carriage for 13 hours with hundreds of Satan's offspring. Ok, that's a bit harsh but let me enlighten you in this rich tapestry of my travels. As you're aware I was in Panzihua buying my time ... Read more >
Tags: On the Road
Wed, 6 Feb 2008 | By nomadnorrie | Views [2283]
The giant Pandas in Chengdu are my favorite attraction in China so far.
I stayed in Chengdu for 5 days thinking I could climb the nearby Emei mountain, the smaller Qingcheng mountain and visit the Giant Panda research base. The Pandas ... Read more >
Tags: Sightseeing
Mon, 4 Feb 2008 | By nnmsat | Photo Gallery
New Year Hiking
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Mon, 4 Feb 2008 | By jojo2go | Views [426]
I'm sat at this internet cafe waiting for my 6pm train to Chengdu, in a town called Panzihua. Actually I arrived in Panzihua 2 days ago, with no intention of staying here, but all sleeper train tickets to Chengdu were sold out, due to the Spring Festival.... Read more >
Tags: On the Road
Sat, 2 Feb 2008 | By tim_and_sam | Photo Gallery
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Sat, 2 Feb 2008 | By avant-garde_chauvintist | Views [1024]
My trip around the China paradises began in the Russian winter. Harbin, renowned for its Ice Festival and ridiculous climate, is closer to Russia than Beijing. Closer to Russia than almost any other place in China. Basically close to the freezing ... Read more >
Tags: On the Road
Fri, 1 Feb 2008 | By tim_and_sam | Views [3088] | Comments [1]
The time we could spend in south China was always going to be a little constrained. At one end we had the need to wait for visas in Hong Kong and at the other the need to escape to Tibet before Chinese New Year, a notoriously difficult time to be travelling in ... Read more >
Tags: Sightseeing
Thu, 31 Jan 2008 | By audi_jo | Views [532] | Comments [3]
How magical it is to be a woman. It is as if being a woman allows you a place in an unspoken sisterhood with all women. Though the connections may vary, the potential for that female source of intimacy is always present. Many times throughout this ... Read more >
Tags: Friends
Thu, 31 Jan 2008 | By avant-garde_chauvintist | Views [1193] | Comments [2]
My sister has called him the "pickled historical figure". Some people worship him. Others liken him to Hitler and Stalin. And still others wait in line to see his corpse. In the middle of Tian'anmen Square there is a shrine to Mao Zedong.... Read more >
Tags: Culture
Thu, 31 Jan 2008 | By nomadnorrie | Photo Gallery
Photos of Giant Pandas, the world biggest Buddha and wonderful scenery in south west China
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Wed, 30 Jan 2008 | By avant-garde_chauvintist | Views [670] | Comments [2]
I don't think there is any way to express the way in which Chinese people appreciate fireworks. Rarely a night goes by during which I cannot hear the wonderful pop, BANG, B-O-O-M!!! of the gunpower covered in colorful...stuff outside my window. ... Read more >
Tags: Culture
Wed, 30 Jan 2008 | By nomadnorrie | Views [7117]
Finally I have found some time to sit down, have a breather and write something. Traveling by plane, train and boat, I went south from Beijing, then east and back west plotting an angular S on the map. My mad-looking route basically ensured that I ... Read more >
Tags: Sightseeing
Wed, 30 Jan 2008 | By avant-garde_chauvintist | Views [715]
I've been preparing, in a very leisurely fashion, for my trip all week long. I packed a long time ago. I've since repacked, adjusted, and packed again. I have my eight shirts and five pairs of pants picked out for Harbin. I have my warm, but less ... Read more >
Tags: Packing & gadgets
Wed, 30 Jan 2008 | By audi_jo | Views [531] | Comments [1]
Two weeks ago, I arrived in Shanghai, China. What a sad change from life in Greece at the Silva Project. My world is now surrounded by giant buildings, honking cars, thousands of taxis, millions of people on bicycles…a city with little culture of its ... Read more >
Tags: Misadventures
Mon, 28 Jan 2008 | By avant-garde_chauvintist | Views [930] | Comments [2]
The first article I ever wrote for publication was about vitamins. It appeared in a special section of The Daily Reveille when I was a junior in college. The gist of the article was that most vitamins are worthless because of their composition. ... Read more >
Tags: Misadventures
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