Destination: China

Lhasa

Mon, 3 Oct 2011 | By leanneensly | Views [864]

Arranging this trip was a test of perseverance and patience but thanks to my dynamic friend Gayle it has actually happened and here we are.   By Chinese standards this week is going to be expensive but my guess is that to arrange it from Perth the ... Read more >

Photos: Lhasa

Mon, 3 Oct 2011 | By leanneensly | Photo Gallery

Preise

Sun, 2 Oct 2011 | By ollo | Views [1444]

In China lebt es sich billig, ist man versucht zu sagen, und um davon einen Begriff zu geben, hier der Umrechnungskurs des Renminbi oder Yuan: Für einen Euro gibt’s aktuell etwa 8.50, für einen Schweizer Franken 7 Yuan (umgekehrt kosten 10 ... Read more >

Week 28: The Great Walls of China

Tue, 27 Sep 2011 | By rachthe1st | Views [679]

Walls are built for two reasons either to keep things out or to keep things in. In most cases they are built for keeping out like burglars, sticky beaks or invading armies. The latter of course being the reason the Great Wall of China came into existence ... Read more >

Photos: The Great Wall

Mon, 26 Sep 2011 | By rachthe1st | Photo Gallery

Mosuo Night

Sun, 25 Sep 2011 | By asifcae | Views [235]

Hi: My name is Asif Saeed and I am a Pakistani. I am 29 years old, an engineer by profession and a hobbyist photographer. Mainly I love landscape/travel photography and I have travelled all over Pakistan and China for this. My other passions ... Read more >

Tags: china

Photos: Mosuo Night

Sun, 25 Sep 2011 | By asifcae | Flickr Photo Gallery

Weeks 27 and 28: Impressions of Beijing

Sun, 25 Sep 2011 | By rachthe1st | Views [627]

My initial impression of Beijing was that it was one of the cities that I built whilst playing Sim City. In fact they even have congestion signs to warn drivers how busy the roads up ahead are going to be – if they haven’t figured it out after 10 mins ... Read more >

Photos: Dalian

Sun, 25 Sep 2011 | By hanadignan | Photo Gallery

whats up these days

Sun, 25 Sep 2011 | By hanadignan | Views [675]

So in the last month, I have tripped to Zhengzhou, returned thankfully to Dalian, and have had my head down busy with work and uni work, trying to only go out three nights a week and doing well! Seeing the friends I had in my last China trip was great, ... Read more >

Photos: Beijing

Sat, 24 Sep 2011 | By rachthe1st | Photo Gallery

Boring to Busy

Thu, 22 Sep 2011 | By leanneensly | Views [682]

Tuesday started off with the usual English lesson, interrupted by a couple of phone calls after which Lucy managed to convey that she was going to a university and would I like to come along. It was a gloomy wet day so I was intending to stay home ... Read more >

Photos: Third tallest building

Thu, 22 Sep 2011 | By leanneensly | Photo Gallery

Kung Fu

Thu, 22 Sep 2011 | By ollo | Views [629]

Eine simple Sprache ist dieses Chinesisch, ohne Artikel, wie wir sie kennen, ohne Vergangenheit und Zukunft, ohne Konjugation und Deklination. Wo der Deutschlernende für einen Satz wie «Morgen kaufe ich mir einen Ledergürtel» schon ein beträchtliches ... Read more >

Photos: Bei Hai

Wed, 21 Sep 2011 | By rachthe1st | Photo Gallery