Destination: China

Destination 3 - Beijing

Sun, 18 Nov 2007 | By whatkatydid | Views [1206]

ALL ABOARD THE SUZHOU TO BEIJING EXPRESS Well its express if you call it 10 hours on a train over night. 7pm to 7am. It was exciting, We travelled via train in soft sleeper carriage. Soft sleeper is a cabin with two bunks – top & bottom on either ... Read more >

Tags: Adventures

Destination 2 - Suzhou

Sun, 18 Nov 2007 | By whatkatydid | Views [1586]

Now was time for Corey to finally see where I had been living since I arrived in China. Believe it or not, we caught a cab from Shanghai to Suzhou. 400 yuan later. We were being really lazy and it was a bit of a luxury. Its not something I thought ... Read more >

Tags: Culture

Destination 1 - Shanghai

Sun, 18 Nov 2007 | By whatkatydid | Views [1635]

This was the first blog I wrote on my other travel website so you may have already read it before. I have added some extra bits. Have I comeback to Australia or am I still in China ? Shanghai via Five star hotel doesn't feel at all like we are ... Read more >

Tags: Relaxation

The Not So Brief Outline

Sun, 18 Nov 2007 | By whatkatydid | Views [1345]

Where did we go ? Shanghai – Suzhou – Beijing – Xi’an – Beijing – Ulaan baatar (Mongolia) – Bejing – Shanghai – Suzhou – Shanghai (and then me back to Suzhou after taking Corey to the airport) How long was the trip ? 5 weeks What did we do ... Read more >

Tags: The Planning Phase

China Trip - Introduction

Sun, 18 Nov 2007 | By whatkatydid | Views [802]

Yes I’m still here in China, thought it was time to get the blog back up and running. I still haven’t managed to get all my photos up from the trip - there are over 1000 and I sure don’t want to bore you to death. Other peoples holiday pics aren’t really ... Read more >

Tags: Adventures

Gallery: Transmongolian Railway

Sun, 18 Nov 2007 | By whatkatydid | Photo Gallery

Gallery: Suzhou

Sun, 18 Nov 2007 | By whatkatydid | Photo Gallery

The Sun'll Come Out Tomorrow!

Sun, 18 Nov 2007 | By travelheart24 | Views [1686] | Comments [7]

A Kiwi, two Irish, a Canadian and an American get on a train.... and no one in their carriage sleeps for the next 14 hours! hehehe, okay maybe we weren't that bad... but nearly! Most passengers enjoy the train or are indifferent about it, but these ... Read more >

Tags: Laughter

Gallery: Summer Camp Field Trip

Sun, 18 Nov 2007 | By whatkatydid | Photo Gallery

Before entering China…

Sun, 18 Nov 2007 | By thesanders | Views [746] | Comments [1]

           For those of you that are contemplating a trip to China, here is some simple advice to help you to acclimate quickly.   This is the first(maybe last) installment of these easy to learn lessons. Lesson #1-Chopsticks   Learn ... Read more >

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Guilin

Sat, 17 Nov 2007 | By sue_hood | Views [400]

Except for the nut cracking, mobile phone ringing Chinese man and the 5 minute wake up call we got before arriving in Guilin our train trip was uneventful. We caught a taxi to our hotel who didn't have our reservation - although I think the hotel receptionist ... Read more >

Tags: Sightseeing

Gallery: Lijiang

Sat, 17 Nov 2007 | By an_oliver | Photo Gallery

Birthday in Lijiang

Sat, 17 Nov 2007 | By an_oliver | Views [598] | Comments [4]

13 th November 2007 ： - Ok we both had a pretty rubbish night’s sleep, just due to the noise of the carriage & restricted space due to our bags being crammed onto the bed.   Anyhow we hot into Panzihua train station @ 7.00 we then caught ... Read more >

Tags: Party time

Warriors & Pandas

Sat, 17 Nov 2007 | By an_oliver | Views [520]

7 th November 2007: - We arrived @ 8.25 exactly into a smoggy Xian.   Members of Bell Tower Youth Hostel were there to pick us up from the station, for free.   10 mins in the minibus & we reach the Hostel, this is more of a Hostel then the Jade ... Read more >

Tags: Adventures

Gallery: Dali

Sat, 17 Nov 2007 | By roaming_reas | Photo Gallery