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Sun, 22 Apr 2007 | By kirank | Photo Gallery
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Sat, 21 Apr 2007 | By kirank | Views [1701] | Comments [2]
I decided to climb this holy Buddhist mountain after speaking to a lovely English hippy family I first met in Tiger Leaping Gorge and then again in Zhongdian. I was also buoyed up by the fact that I had completed the Gorge without any hardship and was ... Read more >
Tags: Mountains
Thu, 19 Apr 2007 | By kirank | Views [519] | Comments [2]
I packed lightly for a few days excursion during which I intended to visit the Buddha in Lesham and climb a holy mountain aka Emei Shan before returning to Chengdu. Lesham was thronging with Chinese tourists, the queue down the cliff from his head ... Read more >
Tags: Sightseeing
Wed, 18 Apr 2007 | By largeone | Views [1644] | Comments [1]
What ever you use for currency, whether it be Yuan, US Dollar, or tofu - everything is relatively cheap. It is said the low prices have been forced upon the local govenment as a result of a feud between the Kunming Silver Bell Gypsies, and the Yunnan ... Read more >
Tags: Culture
Wed, 18 Apr 2007 | By kirank | Views [555] | Comments [1]
From Chengdu I went on a day trip to Huanglongxi as my trusty guide book mentioned that it featured in Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon. On the bus, the guy in the seat behind me translated what the conductor said (important return journey info). ... Read more >
Tags: Relaxation
Tue, 17 Apr 2007 | By kirank | Views [419]
First of all let me start by apologising for not keeping this blog upto date. I hadn't realised just how long ago my last entry was. I've got loads to update you on. I'm perfectly fine and am currently (2nd May 07)in Xi'an (synonymous with the Terracotta ... Read more >
Tags: People
Sun, 15 Apr 2007 | By travelheart24 | Views [1132] | Comments [3]
Hello all! I'm in HOng Kong at a coffee shop/ internet cafe right now, having finally just finished my training trip! I have about 3 hrs before I just on a plave back to Hanoi to join another trainer to catch up on the few days Jordan and I missed, ... Read more >
Tags: Mountains
Sat, 14 Apr 2007 | By largeone | Photo Gallery
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Sat, 14 Apr 2007 | By katie_rose | Views [1133] | Comments [2]
Hi everyone, I hope you all had a nice easter and ate lots of chocolate!!! So life in Urumqi is very busy. Now that my phone is working in my apartment I have recieved some very strange phone calls. Everyone wants to practice their English and so ... Read more >
Tags: People
Fri, 13 Apr 2007 | By loza3210 | Photo Gallery
Trip to china 2006
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Thu, 12 Apr 2007 | By kirank | Views [492] | Comments [6]
I came to Zhongdian hoping to secure a permit and plane ticket to Tibet. To cut a long story short decided not to bother. This place is like the wild west. It is much smaller than Lijiang and absolutely freezing. It was snowing yesterday. I'm wearing ... Read more >
Tags: Sightseeing
Wed, 11 Apr 2007 | By kirank | Views [544] | Comments [2]
I have met so many lovely people in this town I almost never want to leave. The centre of town is called old town but they seem to have trashed everything that was old and rebuilt it in the old style. Every building is identical. Every one is a shop ... Read more >
Tags: Sightseeing
Tue, 10 Apr 2007 | By katiedoestheworld | Views [626]
The first part to our trip to China consisted of four major stops: Hong Kong, Shanghai, Xi'an, and Beijing. We were with the rest of the family and our experiences there were written down at some point. However, the real adventure began once my sister, ... Read more >
Fri, 6 Apr 2007 | By kirank | Views [473]
Kunming was never on my itinerary but I came on a whim after a few people told me it was lovely and worth visiting. Took a soft sleeper on a train to Kunming - a 22 hour epic. The trains here are huge at least twice the length of one of our intercity ... Read more >
Tags: Sightseeing
Wed, 4 Apr 2007 | By katie_rose | Views [5728] | Comments [9]
Hi everybody :-) First I have been told that my grammer is terrible, so let me apologise now for all future articles. Lucky I am teaching young kids so its mainly spoken english and they don't have to pick up my bad mistakes. So the flight from ... Read more >
Tags: Work
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