Destination: China

Welcome to the neighborhood

Tue, 4 Mar 2008 | By avant-garde_chauvintist | Views [600]

Ilan has officially moved in in Beijing.  And he lives closer to me than any of my other friends.  I feel it safe to say that I have a neighbor.  He's only an hour away.  That's right.  An hour.  He lives on my side of town (the Chaoyang District).  ... Read more >

Tags: Friends

Planning

Mon, 3 Mar 2008 | By avant-garde_chauvintist | Views [655]

I've been accused of being an over-planner.  I kept a planner from high school throughout university.  I wrote EVERYTHING in it.  It was almost like a journal.  I kept all of my planners and am able to look by and see exactly when I went somewhere or ... Read more >

Tags: Work

Gallery: China

Mon, 3 Mar 2008 | By cjmurdoch | Photo Gallery

Shanghai

Sun, 2 Mar 2008 | By cjmurdoch | Views [729] | Comments [1]

I love it here in Shanghai.  After 12 hours on a sleeper train we were here and the sun was shining. We took the subway to a hostel we found a flyer for and its a palace.  Easily a 3 star hotel, maybe a four. Our room is huge and has a shower and free ... Read more >

Tags: Sightseeing

The Great Language Barrier Of China

Thu, 28 Feb 2008 | By cjmurdoch | Views [1529]

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 [811]

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 [673] | 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 [2199]

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 [831] | 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 [3869] | 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 [3874]

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