Destination: China

Long Duck Dong

Fri, 9 Nov 2007 | By cmbryant912 | Views [555] | Comments [2]

Unfortunately, we didn't make our train to Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia for Courtney got deathly ill (AGAIN!!!) on the eve of her birthday (November 5th-Erin!) and spent the whole day sick and at the hospital. At least this time they didn't give me one of those ... Read more >

Tags: Misadventures

Beijing Opera

Thu, 8 Nov 2007 | By nomadnorrie | Views [605]

I went to the Opera last Sunday night. I was still feeling really ill but I'd paid for my ticket so I decided to go anyway. There were so few people in the audience that I felt embarrassed for the performers. I don't think they did a bad job, one ... Read more >

Tags: Culture

China

Wed, 7 Nov 2007 | By rprip | Views [418]

I have always wanted to come here. It is a spirtual calling that has always drawn me close to these people. Kelly and I took a 30 hour train to Chengdhu. It is not as bad as it sounds. We took a sleeper and occupied our times with learning Chinese, ... Read more >

Tags: The Planning Phase

Gallery: Beijing

Wed, 7 Nov 2007 | By whatkatydid | Photo Gallery

Hong Kong

Wed, 7 Nov 2007 | By sue_hood | Views [526]

We left Shanghai for Hong Kong - happy to be leaving Shanghai after our delayed departure. We had an interesting taxi ride to the train station and apart from the mad driving, we thought that the car was going to fall apart. We drove over a very ... Read more >

Tags: Sightseeing

Gallery: Lago Tai y Zhejiang

Tue, 6 Nov 2007 | By guillermoafonso | Photo Gallery

Gallery: School Life - Grade 1

Tue, 6 Nov 2007 | By whatkatydid | Photo Gallery

Gallery: Namtso Lake

Tue, 6 Nov 2007 | By thestunnings | Photo Gallery

Match making

Tue, 6 Nov 2007 | By avant-garde_chauvintist | Views [530]

I think I created a couple. A few weeks ago, I broke my students into groups and made them do presentations together. I didn’t think that there was a chance that these students didn’t know each other; they have all their classes together. But at ... Read more >

Tags: Work

Beijing (duck)!

Tue, 6 Nov 2007 | By an_oliver | Views [672] | Comments [5]

31 st October 2007: - We sit in the waiting area @ Lhasa Train Station; this is very plush, decked out with comfy leather sofas.   We wait for about 10 mins & then we are ushered onto the train T28.   Just looking @ the train I am impressed, ... Read more >

Tags: Sightseeing

Huangshan and Hangzhou

Tue, 6 Nov 2007 | By felix_and_stephanie | Views [976] | Comments [1]

In the last year we have had the opportunity to see a range of China 's most famous sites... from Man Made to Natural! We have traveled from  Beijing 's Great Wall of China , to Xian's Terracotta Warriors to the Guilin 's Picturesque Mountains .... Read more >

Tags: Adventures

Gallery: Huang Shan & Hangzhou

Tue, 6 Nov 2007 | By felix_and_stephanie | Photo Gallery

Yunnan Province

Tue, 6 Nov 2007 | By george | Views [5959] | Comments [5]

After 12 hours in a constantly stopping, rickety old hard sleeper carriage from Emei to Panzhihua, I met Norwegian Marianne and Dutch Pieter an the start of an 8 hour bumpy bus journey across the mountainous Sichuan-Yunnan border. They were also heading ... Read more >

Tags: Mountains

Gallery: Chinglish

Tue, 6 Nov 2007 | By whatkatydid | Photo Gallery

Gallery: The Potala and Sera Monastery

Mon, 5 Nov 2007 | By thestunnings | Photo Gallery