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Mon, 2 Apr 2012 | By wi-niko | Photo Gallery
New and everyday life in Shanghai
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Fri, 30 Mar 2012 | By wi-niko | Views [795]
29 March 2012 Welcome to Shanghai the city that means rain. It is day 1 in China after a grueling 24 hours of traveling from Wisconsin, USA. I woke to find a gray and rainy day somewhere around 17 celcius. I traveled Asiana airlines from Chicago ... Read more >
Tags: asia, china, culture shock, fly, shanghai, travel
Wed, 28 Mar 2012 | By eriklang | Views [276]
TravelPod encourages its contributors to come up with clever blog titles, but I'm starting to run out of ideas for Beijing (I’d considered "I Want You to Play with My Beijing-a-Ling" for this entry) which makes it good that I’ll be leaving ... Read more >
Mon, 26 Mar 2012 | By eriklang | Views [231]
I've never been the type for tour groups. On many occasions since I’ve been here, I’ve seen a herd of doe-eyed day-trippers in tacky hats and sweatshirts (that usually say something like "A Meeting of Cultures: Beijing 2012") following someone ... Read more >
Sat, 24 Mar 2012 | By oryxx | Views [594]
Well! This week is
exactly halfway through my time in Chen Jia Gou! It’s a good time to reflect on the last
twelve weeks and wonder about what the coming twelve may bring (hopefully some
sunshine!).
It took a long while to get used to a six ... Read more >
Sat, 24 Mar 2012 | By eriklang | Views [240]
When I was a bookish little boy, biographies were my favorite section in the elementary school library. I must've been no older than 10 when I found a dusty red book with only three words embossed on the cover: Mao Tse-Tung . This antiquated volume ... Read more >
Fri, 23 Mar 2012 | By eriklang | Views [157]
As I mentioned before, I'd been told I made the rookie mistake of booking too much time in Xi’an, a city considered "boring" by Beijingers. However, I really can’t complain, as the last couple of days have been my most relaxing in China so ... Read more >
Wed, 21 Mar 2012 | By eriklang | Views [255]
When I developed my itinerary before I left, my plan for today was to visit a place called Hua Shan Mountain, one of the five sacred peaks of Taoism, offering some of the most dangerous hiking and sublime views in the world. You can imagine my disappointment ... Read more >
Tue, 20 Mar 2012 | By eriklang | Views [350]
Last night was the best sleep I've had since my trip began, and the first time my alarm clock went off before I woke up and not the other way around. After a not-so-great cup of coffee (China is definitely a tea-oriented society) I walked the mile or ... Read more >
Mon, 19 Mar 2012 | By eriklang | Views [208]
It wasn't until I finished up my last blog entry to burrow down in my berth that I realized this was the first time I’d ever been in a train sleeper car. One of many firsts I’ll have on this trip, I suppose. I found it funny that even ... Read more >
Sun, 18 Mar 2012 | By eriklang | Views [218]
After my second day in China, I'm beginning to feel like each new day of my trip will come with its own difficulties and rewards. I woke up this morning to Beijing blanketed in fresh snow. But, the sun was out, and I was not about to let ... Read more >
Sat, 17 Mar 2012 | By eriklang | Views [206]
In an effort to remain concise, and because internet speeds are not always the best overseas, I've begun to keep a personal journal in addition to what I’ll be posting in this blog. In the unlikely situation that my readers can’t get enough ... Read more >
Fri, 16 Mar 2012 | By oryxx | Views [811]
One of the things I notice when I teach piano to adults is
how people get in the way of their learning.
People will say they’ve wanted to learn piano for years and it’s a dream
come true to be starting lessons, but all too often they stop because ... Read more >
Fri, 16 Mar 2012 | By w4michael | Views [695]
1 US Dollar = approx 7 HKD
Arrived in Hong Kong early evening on Saturday, and took Airport Express
train ($90 HK) into Kowloon Station and transferred to free shuttle bus
to Holiday Inn; walked to Chungking Mansion
in about 5 minutes.... Read more >
Wed, 7 Mar 2012 | By oryxx | Views [762] | Comments [1]
It’s been really hard to know what to write about this
week. Usually I have an idea then I
spend a few days thinking about it (no point rushing these things), but, apart
from having to run up and down the insanely steep concrete sides of the
aqueduct ... Read more >
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