Destination: China

Gallery: Entertaining the masses

Fri, 19 Oct 2007 | By emadilema | Photo Gallery

My Beijing hotel

Fri, 19 Oct 2007 | By nomadnorrie | Views [798]

My language school is in an area of Beijing called AnJiaLou, it's quite a trek from where I am staying now. To get there I have to walk for 25 minutes from my hotel to a bus stop, then I hop on the bus. In total it takes me about 45 minutes. I used ... Read more >

Tags: Accommodation

Gallery: Beijing hotel

Fri, 19 Oct 2007 | By nomadnorrie | Photo Gallery

I'm approved!

Thu, 18 Oct 2007 | By avant-garde_chauvintist | Views [1669]

I just got my first grin and nod of approval from someone who thought I could read Chinese.  I still can't, but that doesn't matter. As I was counting the stops to my apartment (16 if you were wondering), a Chinese man glanced up and noticed that I ... Read more >

Tags: On the Road

Gallery: Huangshan

Thu, 18 Oct 2007 | By adde | Photo Gallery

decouverte de la ville

Thu, 18 Oct 2007 | By chacha | Views [407] | Comments [1]

Finalement on va se calmer un peu je vais comme prevu rester a Shanghai une bonne semaine et pourquoi pas plus... Je ne peux malheureusement pas vous transporter aux pays des reves avec les quelques photos que la batterie de mon appareil a pu assurer, et ... Read more >

Tags: Culture

Gallery: Shanghai

Thu, 18 Oct 2007 | By chacha | Photo Gallery

Riding the Iron Rooster

Tue, 16 Oct 2007 | By cmbryant912 | Views [586] | Comments [1]

Well well well....another glorious day! So today class we will be discussing the night tremor we just got off of also known as a Chinese train ride. First off, we booked a "hard sleeper" and boy do they mean what they say. Getting up there ... Read more >

Tags: Culture

El turista perfecto

Tue, 16 Oct 2007 | By guillermoafonso | Views [608] | Comments [2]

El Turista Perfecto He cumplido en unos pocos dias con los mandamientos del turista perfecto en China. He visto en cuatro dias las tres visitas mas obligadas de China, la muralla, la ciudad prohibida y los guerreros de terracota. Quedan muchas visitas ... Read more >

Tags: Sightseeing

Gallery: China

Tue, 16 Oct 2007 | By george | Photo Gallery

Bin a while

Tue, 16 Oct 2007 | By chinapies | Views [524]

Heyo folks, one thousand of apologies for the immense delay.  There is no excuse.  There has just been nothing going on!  Seriously!  Life's hit the day-to-day monotony of life as an English teacher in China (!!!), and if there were something interesting to ... Read more >

Tags: Snow

Beijing and Shanghai

Tue, 16 Oct 2007 | By george | Views [3508] | Comments [3]

Ni Hao!   Arriving in Beijing, I was quite glad that - before leaving the UK - I'd used accumulated Airmiles to book a couple of nights in a hotel.  It was well nice to indulge in some 'flashpacking' at the end of all the train journeys from Russia, ... Read more >

Tags: On the Rails

Why I'm nervous

Tue, 16 Oct 2007 | By avant-garde_chauvintist | Views [725]

For the past few weeks, I haven't gotten nervous before class a single time. I've read over the section of the book we were working in and gathered my materials, preparing slightly for what was to come. Most of my classes went very smoothly considering ... Read more >

Tags: Work

Beijing

Tue, 16 Oct 2007 | By rprip | Views [410]

We are here in Beijing...what has become my favorite city so far into our journey.  Our trip has included a visit to the Forbidden city, Summer Palace and the Great Wall of China.   The Summer Palace is a huge area built for the emperors to escape the ... Read more >

Tags: Adventures

Beijing

Mon, 15 Oct 2007 | By guillermoafonso | Views [711] | Comments [2]

Beijing Que es como se parece mas a la pronunciacion china, pero sin enganyarnos, que la pronunciacion china es rematadamente dificil para nuestras lenguas y oidos. Pero viene a ser Pekin. Esto es otro mundo, insisto. He estado varios dias en Pekin, ... Read more >

Tags: Culture