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Fri, 23 Mar 2012 | By eriklang | Views [127]
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 [233]
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 [324]
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 [178]
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 [194]
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 [177]
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 [769]
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 [596]
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 [709] | 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 >
Wed, 29 Feb 2012 | By samvanneilson | Views [1062] | Comments [3]
This has to come out today as I said to myself I would try and write a blog every month so thank god this is a leap year and I have this extra day! Let’s get started shall we?
Chinese New Year is our first stop in the blog. It was my first holiday ... Read more >
Tags: girlfriend, money, projector, school, sightseeing, spending, travel, valentines, work
Tue, 21 Feb 2012 | By oryxx | Photo Gallery
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Tue, 21 Feb 2012 | By oryxx | Views [649]
When I was first teaching in Thailand, there was a British
guy in my school called Martin. Martin
came from Newcastle, was tall and thin, and had travelled around South East
Asia with a kettle so he could make a proper cuppa (and before anyone ... Read more >
Tue, 21 Feb 2012 | By oryxx | Views [628]
When I was here over Chinese New Year on my own, I thought
that that would be the hardest time and when other students came and things got
back into a routine, things would be easier, but that wasn’t the case at
all. Although I was alone a lot over ... Read more >
Sat, 11 Feb 2012 | By onespirit555 | Views [566] | Comments [5]
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Welcome from Hong Kong!
It feels like I just came through a black hole and revisited the
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