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Sat, 17 Mar 2007 | By jonnygo | Views [1108] | Comments [1]
I formed an inofficial Chinese tea appreciation society with two of Birminghams best travelled females. Lets call them Louise and Jennifer (actually thats their real names ha ha ha) Though mystified by my level of passion for all things edible(and ... Read more >
Tags: Food & eating
Sat, 17 Mar 2007 | By jonnygo | Views [1123]
There are only 1000 Giant Pandas left in the wild. My quest to photograph this tearful soul in its natural surroundings would take me across China, but on the way, I was to meet with an army of immortals..... I inspected the three sandy pits of soldiers ... Read more >
Tags: Culture
Sat, 17 Mar 2007 | By peggy_sue | Views [558]
Just a quick note to say that I've arrived here ok! I managed to get the bus from the airport to the train station which I was so proud of! I avoided all the people trying to get me to go to some random hotel or get me a taxi pretending I knew where ... Read more >
Tags: On the Road
Tue, 13 Mar 2007 | By bundynbeaches | Photo Gallery
Walls and more walls
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Tue, 13 Mar 2007 | By bundynbeaches | Views [899] | Comments [2]
Well I made it, one of the longest weeks I've ever worked waiting to start this trip. Having my wallet stolen a week out from leaving only added to my determination that nothing is going to stop this trip going on. All back to normal as I got on the ... Read more >
Tags: Culture
Sun, 11 Mar 2007 | By jonnygo | Views [1288]
It's all beginning to make sense. What served the aquatic bird by way of buoyancy during its life, serves the Chinese by way of insulation. At -4 degrees it's literally freezing here. I am referring to duck which can be tasted in almost all restaurants.... Read more >
Tags: Food & eating
Sat, 10 Mar 2007 | By jonnygo | Views [1382]
This is an incomprehendibly large country with an equally astonishing amount of inhabitants. A third of the world eat with chopsticks and one in four of the worlds population are Chinese so I realise that I cannot write holistically about a nations ... Read more >
Tags: Culture
Sat, 10 Mar 2007 | By jonnygo | Views [1242]
Toilets are always worth a mention in any travellers blog. They provide hours of entertainment and clean humour, or not as the case may be. I was eating in a smart, centrally based restaurant in Beijing. Each table had two different coloured cloths ... Read more >
Tags: Culture
Thu, 8 Mar 2007 | By jonnygo | Views [1544] | Comments [2]
I was ripped off today in an organised scam. What annoys me most is that these TOSSERS prey on tourists or weak individuals, not that I'm the latter. However, I was actually very tired and hungry. It was my first day walking the streets of Beijing ... Read more >
Tags: Scams & Robberies
Mon, 5 Mar 2007 | By morganlewis | Photo Gallery
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Sat, 3 Mar 2007 | By masseyscott | Photo Gallery
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Tue, 13 Feb 2007 | By tana | Views [749] | Comments [1]
Xi'an Alas, we have been incredibly decadent today. We have spent the equivalent to one night's accommodation on coffee and cake! I am not at all remorseful- I enjoyed and savoured every sip of coffee and morsel of my baked cheesecake (o.k it was about ... Read more >
Tags: Adventures
Fri, 9 Feb 2007 | By tana | Views [685] | Comments [2]
Chengdu is a tiny city in China of roughly 4 million people. It would be a nice city to walk around except for the traffic which leaves visible pollution in the air. The foot path traffic is also chaotic as pedestrains share it with bikes, battery ... Read more >
Tags: Adventures
Mon, 5 Feb 2007 | By tana | Views [882] | Comments [2]
I must say this at the start of every journal entry but Tibet is really amazing- so far, we have only been in Lhasa for a day:) I know I say this every entry as well, but...the scenery on the train trip up here was awesome! Unfortunately our camera's ... Read more >
Tags: adventures, lhasa, tibet
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