Destination: China

Gallery: Amdo-Qinghai: Zequ

Mon, 7 Nov 2005 | By krapfest | Photo Gallery

Gallery: China

Sun, 2 Oct 2005 | By matt_bianco | Photo Gallery

The Short Road Home

Sun, 2 Oct 2005 | By matt_bianco | Views [675]

Well..unbelievably its very near time to head back to Sunny Leeds and face the computer on a daily basis once more.  The last week has been far the quietest and also the most bizarre.   After leaving the serenity of Lijiang, I got a flight to Shanghai ... Read more >

Tags: I should have known better!

Gallery: Bali

Sat, 1 Oct 2005 | By mark | Photo Gallery

Dicing With The Big Drop

Sun, 25 Sep 2005 | By matt_bianco | Views [813]

Well it just continues to be a mad dash around China.  After leaving the email the other day, i went to the 'opera' in Chengdu.  It turned out that it was less of a traditional opera and more of a Chinese variety performance, with lots of spinning of ... Read more >

Tags: I should have known better!

Anyone For Duck??!

Tue, 20 Sep 2005 | By matt_bianco | Views [601]

Well - its been a long time, but i'm finally getting back in touch with the many people i've met along the years and have kept far too infrequent contact with.....that obviously means that i'm up to something less mundane than sitting behind a desk and ... Read more >

Tags: I should have known better!

Gallery: Pingu kirandulas

Sat, 20 Aug 2005 | By mark | Photo Gallery

Gallery: HARBIN

Sat, 20 Aug 2005 | By mark | Photo Gallery

The people over here...

Fri, 1 Jul 2005 | By sheena_marie | Views [290]

.....stare. I'm not kidding. I get started at so much over here it's not funny. The women aren't as obvious about it as the men, but they all stare. Apparently it's not as bad (the staring that is) here in ZhuHai as it is in other provinces, but still.... Read more >

Tags: Work

I am...

Tue, 28 Jun 2005 | By sheena_marie | Views [277]

alive. Have now been in Zhuhai *counts the days* 6 days? (My days are so confused at the moment it's NOT funny!!). It's an interesting place. I currently have an apartment to myself on the 4th floor (of 27 floors). The bathroom takes a bit of getting ... Read more >

Tags: Work

I am here!

Fri, 24 Jun 2005 | By sheena_marie | Views [329]

Arrived in China safely yesterday afternoon.Have managed to go shopping by myself and am about to go and try to get some food for myself (food that isn't KFC or McDonalds). Later!

Tags: Adventures

a spoon full of graciousness

Wed, 27 Apr 2005 | By solbeam | Views [3367] | Comments [1]

I take a deep breath, hold it, and step into the dank room. (When the students ran into our shared room an hour earlier and exclaimed, “It’s the most foul thing we’ve ever seen in our lives!” I laughed. I’d heard the rumors of hell realms to be ... Read more >

Tags: food & eating, tibet

Gallery: Tibet

Tue, 19 Apr 2005 | By solbeam | Photo Gallery

on top of the world

Tue, 19 Apr 2005 | By solbeam | Views [1163]

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Tags: mountains, tibet

walking with Jesus and Buddha

Sat, 9 Apr 2005 | By solbeam | Views [4055] | Comments [4]

Once upon a time I fell in love with Christianity. I went to church twice a week and made the sign of the cross each time I went down on my knees. I memorized and repeated prayers as I counted through my rosary’s beads. I sang songs in the choir ... Read more >

Tags: philosophy of travel, tibet