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Tue, 27 Jun 2006 | By sarahmg | Views [771]
well, about 12 hours after getting on my plane in London, i touched down in Hong Kong International Airport on Lantau Island. I hadn't slept much on the plane due to a combination of being sat between a kid that was airsick, a woman who wouldn't stop ... Read more >
Tags: Adrenaline
Fri, 28 Apr 2006 | By smelt_and_gizzard | Views [1098]
After several days of deliberation and heavy thinking, we decided to pull up our socks, put down our tea and go mountain climbing. An old folk tale tells of how a tiger once escaped becoming a chinese virility salve by jumping across the narrow gorge, ... Read more >
Tags: Mountains
Tue, 25 Apr 2006 | By smelt_and_gizzard | Views [660]
The second day in Zhongdian saw us sleepy-eyed due to a late night rude awakening when the owners of our guesthouse suddenly started blasting techno beats into the courtyard. Aren't the guests supposed to be the ones having the parties? We've been good ... Read more >
Tags: The Great Outdoors
Fri, 21 Apr 2006 | By smelt_and_gizzard | Views [943] | Comments [2]
After a grueling bus ride (the first 3 hours up windy mountain roads did a number on Naomi's stomach) we have finally arrived in Zhongdian, a town 70km from the border of Tibet. The altitude of this plateau is so great that it feels as if you ... Read more >
Tags: Culture
Thu, 20 Apr 2006 | By lolo | Photo Gallery
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Mon, 17 Apr 2006 | By smelt_and_gizzard | Views [735] | Comments [1]
We are now in Lijiang, a small ancient Naxi town in the north teeming with tourists. Naomi is recovering from her first case of food poisoning. She thinks it might have been the tasty yak we ate upon arrival, I doubt it--nothing that good could be bad ... Read more >
Tags: I should have known better!
Mon, 17 Apr 2006 | By smelt_and_gizzard | Photo Gallery
APRIL IN BEIJING & YUNNAN
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Fri, 14 Apr 2006 | By lolo | Views [1464] | Comments [1]
Well, I'm out. Finally, I've left China; and not a moment too soon. I really don't think I could have handled much more. Is it a co-incidence that of the two countries I've spent more than a month in, Vietnam and China, I've left both of them in ... Read more >
Tags: People
Mon, 10 Apr 2006 | By smelt_and_gizzard | Views [659]
Arrived on the 6th to the welcoming arms of our long lost friends, Albert, Dan & Nitasha. The days pass quickly with all of the sightseeing to get under our belts. Have been to the Great Wall, an acrobat show, the Forbidden City, Tian'anmen Square ... Read more >
Tags: Sightseeing
Tue, 4 Apr 2006 | By lolo | Views [950]
So,
my cruise is over and done with. I have to admit ~ although I don't
regret it at all, I will not remember it as one of my favourite Chinese
experiences. That said, I did enjoy myself. On my last night in
Lhasa, I ended up meeting a dutch ... Read more >
Tags: I should have known better!
Tue, 4 Apr 2006 | By lolo | Views [1386]
Well, I managed to wake up early this morning ~ and am I ever glad I did. My last day in Lhasa was absolutely incredible.
First off, we headed out to the Johkang (holiest temple in Tibet!) and
walked the Barkhor Kora surrounding it. We were ... Read more >
Tags: culture, tibet
Thu, 30 Mar 2006 | By warrenr | Views [1099]
A Texas lawman leaves his gun at home ... In everyday life in downstate Texas, Dennis West has to carry a gun, even when this soon to be retired law enforcement officer is off duty. On the seldom occasions that he has been ... Read more >
Tags: chengdu, china, panda, travel, warren rodwell
Sun, 26 Mar 2006 | By lolo | Views [1496] | Comments [1]
Hey guys. (hey ray, i added you in....so we can stay in touch!!) So, on a whim, I booked a flight from Chengdu to Lhasa ~ and here I am, in Tibet. Staying in the Tibetan home in Songpan really made me curious as to what it would be like here ~ ... Read more >
Tags: lhasa, mountains, tibet
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