Destination: China

Nanjing

Sat, 20 Oct 2007 | By adde | Views [759] | Comments [1]

Det är nu drygt två veckor sedan jag kom till Nanjing. Tåget från Xi'an var lika obekvämt som det från Beijing; enda skillnaden var att resan från Xi'an var mycket längre. I Nanjing var det Miami-hetta som slog emot mig på stationen när jag klev ... Read more >

Tags: Friends

Meal for 4 in Beijing restaurants

Sat, 20 Oct 2007 | By nomadnorrie | Views [726] | Comments [2]

I've been eating out at Beijing restaurants for the last few nights(as opposed to street-side market stall food). Some restaurants have English menus which you would think makes life a lot easier, that's not been true for me. Typically what happens ... Read more >

Tags: Food & eating

Shanghai

Sat, 20 Oct 2007 | By rprip | Views [449]

Took a sweet softsleeper to Shanghai from Beijing.  We watched the chefs on the train prepare our meal.  It was the best fish we had on our trip.  Arrived to a city filled with bakeries...Kelly gorged on egg custard something while I waited and waited ... Read more >

Tags: Adventures

Gallery: Pekin, Xian y Luoyang

Fri, 19 Oct 2007 | By guillermoafonso | Photo Gallery

Gallery: Entertaining the masses

Fri, 19 Oct 2007 | By emadilema | Photo Gallery

My Beijing hotel

Fri, 19 Oct 2007 | By nomadnorrie | Views [756]

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 [1590]

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 [373] | 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 [555] | 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 [589] | 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 [463]

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