Destination: China

Hangzhou

Tue, 12 Jun 2012 | By wi-niko | Views [985]

12 June 2012 Hangzhou is the New York Hamptons of China.  A relaxing but luxe place for the rich to retreat and vacation.  Aside from that it has many domestic travelers and is known for its classical Chinese beauty "Heaven on Earth". ... Read more >

Tags: beauty, biking, china, hangzhou, mingtown hostel, nanshang lu, west lake

Visiting kids and a factory....

Sat, 9 Jun 2012 | By oryxx | Views [606]

If there’s one thing that would improve the quality of my life, it’s more sleep. I envy those who can fall asleep within five minutes and not wake up until it’s time to actually get out of bed. My sleep pattern is at best erratic; occasionally I do ... Read more >

Give me Guanxi!

Thu, 7 Jun 2012 | By hanadignan | Views [781]

On Sunday I received my brand spanking new passport, so pretty and clean and new. It came with instructions as to transferring my current Chinese working Visa, and also a sticker to put on my old passport. I did this, and lopped off the corner in the ... Read more >

Photos: Yangshuo

Wed, 6 Jun 2012 | By lucyandtim | Photo Gallery

There She Goes

Mon, 4 Jun 2012 | By traveling_raccoon | Views [815]

First time I came to Beijing was in 2007. I was only 23 then, and it was my first time out of the country without my mom. The idea of living in Beijing was so much more romantic then. Tomorrow though I head back to my own country. I find it interesting ... Read more >

Photos: Around Chen Jia Gou

Mon, 4 Jun 2012 | By oryxx | Photo Gallery

Coming up in June

Sun, 3 Jun 2012 | By wi-niko | Views [634]

June 2012 No longer will I just pass the days living in Shanghai but I am on the countdown of time in China. Every weekend in June is planned with travel and I'll tell you what to look for coming up. This past weekend June 2 I went to Xitang with ... Read more >

Tags: china

Xitang and the chicken

Sun, 3 Jun 2012 | By wi-niko | Views [1129]

3 June 2012 Saturday, June 2, Hayley, Nico, and I met up to take a bus on a day trip to Xitang, Zhejiang. Only an hour bus ride about 70km from Shanghai, ancient Xitang is a well known water canal town. It is mostly known for covered walkways and ... Read more >

Tags: chicken butcher, qianshi gao, tom cruise, water town, xitang

Photos: Xitang

Sun, 3 Jun 2012 | By wi-niko | Photo Gallery

Spring Festival Holiday around China 2012

Wed, 30 May 2012 | By locomocean | Views [560]

I guess there’s no other way, than to start where I left off - January 2012. So, after turning in our mid-year grades, collecting our travelling money (The university gives us NZ$400 each as holiday travel – nice of them huh?) ... Read more >

Changing Times....

Tue, 29 May 2012 | By oryxx | Views [649]

I’ve been a bit slack with this blog lately, partly because things here have been progressing in more or less the same way, and partly because I’ve been busy looking for a job. I tend to get a bit obsessive about things (you’d never have guessed that ... Read more >

Just another week.....

Tue, 29 May 2012 | By oryxx | Views [649]

Well, here I am with only two weeks left! A lot of my practice time over the last couple of months has focused on the sword form. After the initial super-fast learning week with Sha Wei, there was a period of three or four weeks when I was more or less ... Read more >

Toy soldiers, Giant Pandas and cool crags!

Mon, 28 May 2012 | By lucyandtim | Views [895] | Comments [1]

We waved goodbye to our local speaking guide in Beijing and headed off in search of Beijing West Railway station armed only with our train tickets and a page of useful phrases the reality of being in a 'proper' foreign country rapidly dawning on us. ... Read more >

Photos: Terracotta Warriors and Giant Pandas

Sun, 27 May 2012 | By lucyandtim | Photo Gallery

Photos: Beijing Beauties

Sun, 27 May 2012 | By lucyandtim | Photo Gallery