Destination: China

Gallery: Jokhang and Barkhor Circuit

Sun, 4 Nov 2007 | By thestunnings | Photo Gallery

A partir de cinco dias con Gloria

Sun, 4 Nov 2007 | By guillermoafonso | Views [635] | Comments [4]

A partir de cinco dias con Gloria No sube las cuestas, es oficial. Me esfuerzo poniendome en posicion Tour de France (el culo levantado del sillin) y pedaleando cual mongol pero no sube las cuestas. Paso los dias subiendo los puertos de montanya de ... Read more >

Tags: On the Road

Shanghai

Sun, 4 Nov 2007 | By sue_hood | Views [626]

Well into Shanghai and yet another train journey.  Although this was a train journey with a difference - we had 3 beds in a 4 bed compartment (Sue, Nick & me), the third bed was made up by a respectable looking Chinese man.  All was fine until ... Read more >

Tags: Sightseeing

Freezing Our Toes off at Nam-Tso

Sun, 4 Nov 2007 | By thestunnings | Views [4454]

While traveling, we have been incredibly lucky to meet a full complement of wonderful people; and it was no surprise to us to have fallen into a great bunch of people while getting used to the altitude in Lhasa. We are not exactly sure whose crazy ... Read more >

Tags: the great outdoors, tibet

Getting a cold

Sat, 3 Nov 2007 | By nomadnorrie | Views [976]

I felt ill last Saturday morning, I dragged myself out of bed, then went to a chemist to see if there was something I could get for it. I hadn't learnt how to talk about illness at school (and probably will not) so I looked in my Mandarin survival ... Read more >

Tags: Doctors, hospitals & health

Gallery: Around Lhasa

Sat, 3 Nov 2007 | By thestunnings | Photo Gallery

Tres dias de Gloria (mi moto a pilas)

Fri, 2 Nov 2007 | By guillermoafonso | Views [1791] | Comments [2]

Tres dias de Gloria (mi moto a pilas) Ya van tres dias en Gloria, que es como he bautizado a mi bici-moto. Las prestaciones de este cacharro (disculpad mi inutilidad para las fotos) se resumen en 40 kilometros al dia de llanos sin dejarme la piel, y ... Read more >

Tags: On the Road

Gallery: Lama Temple

Fri, 2 Nov 2007 | By avant-garde_chauvintist | Photo Gallery

Hanging ten

Fri, 2 Nov 2007 | By avant-garde_chauvintist | Views [586]

Exactly one week since my first couch surfing experience, I will enjoying my first hosting experience. So it's not really strangers; it's Case and Mario. And, yes, they live in Beijing. And maybe they're freeloading to avoid paying a ridiculous ... Read more >

Tags: Work

Suzhou

Fri, 2 Nov 2007 | By chacha | Views [446] | Comments [2]

Un peu fatiguee par Les Montagnes Jaunes, mais enchantée et etonnee d'y avoir fait autant de bonnes rencontres, j'arrive donc a Suzhou le 2 Novembre par le train de nuit de Hangshan. Marco Polo l'apellait "la petite venise de L'Orient" et ... Read more >

Tags: on the road

Xian

Thu, 1 Nov 2007 | By sue_hood | Views [676] | Comments [1]

Nick was once again travelling with us, however, as we thought we had been able to get rid of him, we had already booked our train tickets. By the time it came to book his ticket, there were no sleepers left on our train so it meant that he was left ... Read more >

Tags: Sightseeing

Temples and temperature

Thu, 1 Nov 2007 | By avant-garde_chauvintist | Views [566]

Wrapped in two jackets, a scarf, gloves, a sweater, a hat, socks, and sneakers, I set out to find enlightenment. I visited the Lama Temple today. I only have one class on Thursdays, and I've been meaning to get to some of the sites I haven't visited.... Read more >

Tags: Sightseeing

Buying Useless Items in Xi'an

Thu, 1 Nov 2007 | By ye-travels | Views [965]

My dad had only been in China five days when we were briefly separated from him in the backstreets of Xi'an Muslim Quarter. Separated long enough for him to get his hands on a tiny terracotta warrior for 10 yuan. We forgave him his indiscretion and ... Read more >

Tags: i should have known better!

On Top of the World in Lhasa

Thu, 1 Nov 2007 | By thestunnings | Views [2608]

We finally made it to Tibet, despite the lack of information, misinformation we kept running across in China. We arrived on the 28th of October, via a 44 hour train ride from Chengdu. Being the clever, sneaky little duo we are, we made it into ... Read more >

Tags: culture, tibet

It's happened twice now.

Wed, 31 Oct 2007 | By avant-garde_chauvintist | Views [699] | Comments [1]

It's embarrassing to admit. Stories and warning are constantly shared about it. I don't even like tea. I've been scammed for tea twice. The first time I was shopping at a bookstore in a particularly touristy part of Beijing. This girl scared ... Read more >

Tags: Scams & Robberies