Destination: China

Gallery: Photo album

Thu, 19 Jul 2007 | By jacky829 | Photo Gallery

Geckos Tour - Day 1

Thu, 19 Jul 2007 | By jamie_candice | Views [719]

We rolled out of bed refreshed after a good long sleep in Shanghai. We meet all of our tour group and headed on our way to Yvyuan Gardens. (the authintic chinese garden) It was really nice to see the old chinese buildings around. After the gardens, ... Read more >

Tags: Sightseeing

INTRODUCTION

Thu, 19 Jul 2007 | By terrettgnome | Views [377] | Comments [1]

你好！Welcome to my travel journal Gnomin' Around the World! I am rather a busy person but have travelled extensively over the last ten years so I'll list my trips here by way of introduction so you can get a feel for where I'm at now.................. Read more >

Tags: Relaxation

Arriving in China

Wed, 18 Jul 2007 | By jamie_candice | Views [787] | Comments [2]

Well we arrived in China on the 18th after a hassel in Vietnam with Candice's tickets. One of the coupons on Candice's tickets was missing and she could not get on the flight to Shanghai. Jamie has both coupons and he was alright to go the whole way, ... Read more >

Tags: Airports

Bumming around in Wuhan

Tue, 17 Jul 2007 | By natashalittle | Views [434]

6-17 July 2007 Spent most of my time drinking beer in my underwear in Kyle's apartment while he was out working. It was stinking hot and the aircon was broken. I also learnt how to order noodles and delicious Chinese flat bread on my own. Kyle's apartment ... Read more >

Tags: Adventures

A stroll at the Summer Palace and a rave at the Great Wall

Sun, 15 Jul 2007 | By celinexiaolin | Views [625]

I love Beijing. I really really really do. I feel like I am being given a daily dose of oxygen and mojo. So much to do and so much to see in this city that is full of confidence without the arrogance, full of people without the noise and full of little ... Read more >

Tags: Culture

Olympic Village

Sat, 14 Jul 2007 | By aemaus | Views [1000]

Saturday morning took me on one of the most interesting adventures I could have found in Beijing. The intentions of the trip were to go check out how neat the new Olympic Village was and to see the finished Aquatics center, and the almost finished ... Read more >

Tags: Misadventures

Gallery: 2008 Beijing Olympic village

Sat, 14 Jul 2007 | By aemaus | Photo Gallery

Gallery: Sightseeing in Beijing

Sat, 14 Jul 2007 | By aemaus | Photo Gallery

Beijing - the city of bikes....

Fri, 13 Jul 2007 | By nige | Views [798] | Comments [5]

... so i was always going to like it:) we didnt get much time to spend here, but i think ill have to go back. yes, the pollution is bad, and yes its dirty, but within the choas i found some kind of familiarity - dont know what that says about me. Bec ... Read more >

Tags: Sightseeing

Xi'an and the Warriors!

Fri, 13 Jul 2007 | By katie_rose | Views [1240] | Comments [2]

Hey everyone back home, hope you are all well.  Only 3 weeks till Vietnam.  Hey Meg sorry I let slip couldn't help it, I'm still laughing about it!! So from Chengdu it was a short but bumpy ride.  Xi'an is another big Chinese city, but very ordered ... Read more >

Tags: Sightseeing

Sanlitun Update

Fri, 13 Jul 2007 | By aemaus | Views [884] | Comments [1]

Hello Everyone, Boy is Beijing keeping me busy. It is hard to find enough time to cram an entire city of history in with only a few weeks to do it in. Last week at the Kindergarten was good, but we had a lot of preparing to do for the Graduation Celebration ... Read more >

Tags: Laughter

Gallery: Night at Sanlitun..."Bar Street"

Fri, 13 Jul 2007 | By aemaus | Photo Gallery

Gallery: Beijing Summer Palace

Thu, 12 Jul 2007 | By celinexiaolin | Photo Gallery

Going Nowhere Fast

Thu, 12 Jul 2007 | By paul | Views [790]

After a brief visit to Xi'an we were preparing to get back on the road.  The plan was to head to Shanghai, however, we made the fatal mistake of leaving the train booking to the last minute.  The next available train wouldn't be leaving for three days:... Read more >

Tags: On the Road