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Wed, 25 Jul 2007 | By carol | Views [746] | Comments [4]
We are a group of about 30 teachers—and it seems like 29 know how to use chopsticks. Maybe it isn't so but I do feel like I am the only one who can't use them very well. Forks are always available but I have decided when in Rome . . . or in this case, ... Read more >
Tags: Food & eating
Wed, 25 Jul 2007 | By jamie_candice | Views [565]
We all got up super early and caught the bus to...wait for it...THE GREAT WALL OF CHINA. We got there all prepared to walk up the mountain to the top which took about 3 hours. Although we all saw the gondala lift that tool you almost to the top and ... Read more >
Tags: Adrenaline
Tue, 24 Jul 2007 | By carol | Photo Gallery
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Tue, 24 Jul 2007 | By carol | Views [570] | Comments [8]
I got to Wuhan via a luxury train. It was fabulous. Then I got to the hotel . . . ummm, what can I say . . . I guess, 'less fabulous' can describe it. I don't really spend much time in my room. Mostly, I am in the teachers computer room checking ... Read more >
Tags: Luo Jia Shan Hotel
Tue, 24 Jul 2007 | By larrybobby | Views [336]
Pleasantry I rake and sift. Faintly foul, steamy piles yield some good stuff. Rest awhile. Dense street fumes and passersby Lazy wisp from cigarette Gazing into acrid sky, This my bliss.
Tags: imagery
Tue, 24 Jul 2007 | By sl0ggs | Views [1109] | Comments [1]
Ok, I missed a funny bit out from day one in China in my first report, so much stuff going on and I just forgot about it... About
8pm local time, I'm chilling in my room, probably writing up day one of
my trip! The phone rings, which takes me by surprise ... Read more >
Tags: Work
Mon, 23 Jul 2007 | By larrybobby | Views [364]
Practically everyone is gone and I'm under severe pressure to travel somewhere too. When all I really want is dumplings. And bone up on money and banking. Resolved: Learn enough Chinese next semester so's I'll not be in this predicament.
Tags: Philosophy of travel
Mon, 23 Jul 2007 | By jamie_candice | Views [409]
Day 5: We caught a Bus from our hotel in Xian adn wet on a couple hour bus ride to the Terra Cotta Worriors. This place was SOOO unreal. The amount of history and amazing sculptures is so amazing. We only spent a couple of hours there as our tour ... Read more >
Tags: Sightseeing
Mon, 23 Jul 2007 | By sl0ggs | Views [1109]
Day two in the big brother... no wait, wrong show! Ok, I have
survived my first foray into the Chinese business world, and it was
nothing like I expected! Probably due to the boss of the company being
so young, there was no real formality like I was ... Read more >
Tags: Work
Sun, 22 Jul 2007 | By celinexiaolin | Views [943] | Comments [1]
Having lived two years in this country and still only being able to speak to waitresses and taxi drivers should have given me a clue, still, I chose to pursue learning this infernal language.
I am sure that somewhere, somehow I must be making some sort ... Read more >
Tags: Culture
Sun, 22 Jul 2007 | By jamie_candice | Views [519]
We arrived in Xian and caught a taxi to the YMCA hotel. We checked in to our "Wonderful - CLEAN" hotel (it was pretty dodgy!) and then met everyone down in the lobby. We then all went to The old Xian City Wall - it was really big and went ... Read more >
Tags: Sightseeing
Sun, 22 Jul 2007 | By sl0ggs | Views [1190]
This is my first written report from a business trip I took with my boss back in July 2007 ( www.identify.co.uk )...
I thought I'd post them here as they weren't actually too bad, and also
it means there is at least something here until I get a ... Read more >
Tags: Work
Sun, 22 Jul 2007 | By travelheart24 | Views [1162]
Who would've thought I could have such a great time with just these three older guys as pax? I certainly didn't, but this trip could hardly have worked out much better than it did. The guys were all like-minded, similar interests and backgrounds, and ... Read more >
Tags: Adventures
Sat, 21 Jul 2007 | By katie_rose | Views [1462] | Comments [2]
Hey everyone, hope you are all well. So Shanghai, what can I say... First let me say, I do NOT like Shanghai. I had heard mixed stories about it, people both liking it and people disliking it. I had heard about being ripped off and to watch out for ... Read more >
Tags: I should have known better!
Sat, 21 Jul 2007 | By carol | Views [582] | Comments [1]
So, it isnt a building crane. I wasnt really thinking about birds before our 8am bus departure from our hotel to the site. Yellow crane tower is a historic tower at the bank of the Yangtze River. Supposedly the view is great . . .It wasn't bad--I ... Read more >
Tags: Sightseeing
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