Destination: China

Release the Hounds!

Tue, 7 Nov 2006 | By randalbennett | Views [741]

He came seeking enlightenment. He found a cow. Well, that's not the exact truth of it. He began by wanting to get away from town. Lhasa is a unique city built on a high, high plain surrounded by mountains. Tolkien wrote fantasy stories about cities ... Read more >

Tags: misadventures, sera monastary, tibet

Kunming to Yangtze (Days 9-20)

Sat, 28 Oct 2006 | By loza3210 | Views [809]

So now for another update! when i left you last we were about to board a sleeper train to Dali Day 9 Dali was a lovely quaint, relaxing old town on lake Er hai with the backdrop of the Cangshan mountains. About 2400 metres above sea level so taller ... Read more >

Tags: Adventures

Phong's SoapBox(: China

Wed, 25 Oct 2006 | By phongnlisa | Views [853]

How can I describe China to a person who has never been there? It is a land of contradictions. They claim to be a socialist country but only the top 10 percent have health care, vacation time or the ability to purchase a home. Well, ... Read more >

Tags: People

Technical Difficulties

Wed, 25 Oct 2006 | By phongnlisa | Views [812]

Since the last posting (sorry still no pix yet...China doesn't let you upload and Laos--where we are now--is in the slow lane of the internet highway), we visited two of our favorite places in China--Tiger Leaping Gorge and Sanya. Sorry for the delay.... Read more >

Tags: Beaches & sunshine

40 hours by train

Tue, 24 Oct 2006 | By randalbennett | Views [363]

He had never hated smokers until this train ride. His hard sleeper was the top bunk of three. That meant six sleepers per compartment. His had seven. He was slotted into the very top. With only enough room to prop up his head on his elbow, he tried to ... Read more >

Tags: People

The Lotus Eaters

Tue, 24 Oct 2006 | By randalbennett | Views [496]

George had been good enough to invite him to eat dinner with them. They were a group of three. Perfect for dim sum. Roberto was the 2nd and he was the third. This was Guanzhou, the heart of old Canton. They left the youth hostel and began walking ... Read more >

Tags: Lost!

Heights and Depths

Mon, 23 Oct 2006 | By taroso | Views [2394]

20: End of Phase 2c (Beijing to Kathmandu via Tibet) The last dinner of our tour was held in a Tex/Mex-ish restaurant in Kathmandu, and afterward our tour leader Brett was presented with a little scrapbook as a thank-you and memento ... Read more >

Tags: General

Gallery: Guangzhou

Sat, 21 Oct 2006 | By leo | Photo Gallery

Guangzhou

Sat, 21 Oct 2006 | By leo | Views [1085] | Comments [2]

Ao chegar na rodoviária já percebemos que essa é uma grande cidade (mais de 3 milhões de habitantes). Dali pegamos um táxi para o escritório do Darren, que nos levou até sua casa, onde ficamos hospedados. Outra experiência agradável com o Hospitality ... Read more >

Tags: Friends

Zhaoqing

Thu, 19 Oct 2006 | By leo | Views [1517]

Zhaoqing foi a primeira cidade na província de Guangdong que visitamos. Essa província é mais conhecida no ocidente como Cantão, e aqui eles falam cantonês. Já noônibus conhecemos esse casal: ele da Nova Zelândia e ela de Hong Kong, ambos aposentados.... Read more >

Tags: Adventures

Gallery: Zhaoqing

Thu, 19 Oct 2006 | By leo | Photo Gallery

Wheels Within Wheels

Thu, 19 Oct 2006 | By taroso | Views [1300] | Comments [1]

The Wheel of Dharma The Wheel of Dharma is one of the eight auspicious symbols in Tibetan Buddhism. Present in many religious artworks, as well as underlying some Tibetan Buddhist rituals, it signifies the cycle of death and rebirth. ... Read more >

Tags: General

Wuzhou

Tue, 17 Oct 2006 | By leo | Views [1099] | Comments [1]

Foram 7 horas de ônibus, num banco desconfortável e por estradas extremamente esburacadas para chegar a Wuzhou. E o pior é que a cidade nem é nada de mais... Cidade de 330 mil habitantes, com muito prédios novos e uma arquitetura típica (como se v6e ... Read more >

Tags: I should have known better!

Quem precisa de novela?

Mon, 16 Oct 2006 | By leo | Views [962] | Comments [4]

Qualquer parque, e até mesmo nos templos, assim como em alguns lugares do Vietnã, os velhinhos estão jogando carta ou xadrez. Até aí nada de novo. Mas eis que um dia ao sair de um shopping em Nanning à noite, percebo uns movimentos estranhos na praça ... Read more >

Tags: The Great Outdoors

Yangshuo

Sun, 15 Oct 2006 | By leo | Views [770]

Yangshuo tem apenas 300 mil habitantes, mas como chegamos num final de semana, a vimos com muito mais gente, pois passava um grupo turístico atrás do outro e, pela primeira vez na China, muitos desses turistas eram ocidentais. A cidade é um charme. ... Read more >

Tags: Relaxation