Destination: China

Wohnen

Tue, 22 Feb 2011 | By ollo | Views [385] | Comments [2]

Ich wohne im Norden der Hauptstadt Chinas, in einer Wohnsiedlung mit dem schönen Namen „Oak Bay“. Von meiner Fensterfront im 23. Stock aus sehe ich auf die Maofang Road, die sich schnurgerade und sehr lang hinzieht, sehe auf Gebäude, Hochhäuser, ... Read more >

arriving in China

Mon, 21 Feb 2011 | By kailani_merrie | Views [467]

ni hao                                                                                  21 Feb  Arrived in China yesterday....and yes the adventure begins. Story to tell already. Firstly, for those that have not recieved my emails from ... Read more >

Einkaufen

Sun, 20 Feb 2011 | By ollo | Views [463]

Ein Neuling in Peking setzt beim Einkauf auf Bewährtes, auf Marken, womöglich auf solche, die er daheim verschmäht, immerhin sind sie doch etwas, was er kennt. So griff ich beim ersten Mal Mineralwasserkaufen und angesichts einer Phalanx unlesbarer ... Read more >

Essen

Sun, 20 Feb 2011 | By ollo | Views [347]

Essen gehen ist in Peking ganz einfach. Man betritt eines der unzähligen Restaurants, wird sofort von einer Bedienung in Empfang genommen und zu einem freien Tisch geführt. Dann liegt auch schon eine Speisekarte vor einem, während die Bedienung, ... Read more >

My Travel Writing Scholarship 2011 entry - My Big Adventure

Sun, 20 Feb 2011 | By courtney | Views [232] | Scholarship Entry

With the doors slammed shut we were off, our driver navigating the way from the sprawling metropolis of Shanghai through a myriad of raised highways which would eventually lead us to our new home town of Wuxi. Sitting back I tried to take in my surroundings, ... Read more >

Tags: #2011writing, travel writing scholarship 2011

Kinder

Sat, 19 Feb 2011 | By ollo | Views [372]

In Qinghe, dem Bezirk im Norden Pekings, wo ich wohne, gibt es einen sprechenden McDonalds. Ich nenne ihn im Stillen so, weil an seiner Aussenseite Lautsprecher angebracht sind – als ob es auf der Strasse nicht laut genug wäre – aus denen pausenlos ... Read more >

HARBIN, CHINA

Fri, 18 Feb 2011 | By locomocean | Views [1004]

HARBIN, CHINA Although we had decided to end our relationship with the training school in Harbin, our tickets were not re-fundable, so leaving   our two large bags at   Beijing airport, we landed in Harbin   around 6.00pm. We had booked a hotel ... Read more >

Tags: festival, ice, ice world, snow

Fahrräder

Thu, 17 Feb 2011 | By ollo | Views [407]

In der Hierarchie der Pekinger Verkehrsteilnehmer ist das Fahrrad ganz weit unten und wird nur noch vom Fussgänger unterboten. Ein Fahrrad kann weggedrängt und -gehupt werden, man kann ihm den Weg abschneiden und es anschreien. Die Fahrradfahrer kümmert ... Read more >

Photos: Peking

Tue, 15 Feb 2011 | By ollo | Photo Gallery

China

Tue, 15 Feb 2011 | By robertpeberday | Views [245]

Sakyamuni Buddha finger bone relic at Famen Temple.

Mon, 14 Feb 2011 | By robertpeberday | Views [919]

I recently visited the Famen Temple in Xian, China with my wife Xiao Chang. I believed it was authentic. The finger bone is stored in an underground room under this well known temple in Fufeng, near to Xian. We were impressed by the new gold geometrically ... Read more >

My Holiday in Pictures!

Sun, 13 Feb 2011 | By samvanneilson | Views [946] | Comments [3]

Hi everyone. I just had 2 weeks holiday and they were amazing. My brother was over and we did lots of things: Hong Kong, Shenzhen, Guangzhou and Huizhou (my City). But my brother and i took several hundred snaps. It took a while but i have them all ... Read more >

Tags: bars, clubs, godzilla, guangzhou, huizhou, lake, massage, mountain, shenzhen, temple

New Year's Sales

Sat, 5 Feb 2011 | By leanneensly | Views [263] | Comments [2]

Yes the good thing about having two new year’s is the sales. I didn’t pay full price for anything all day. Even the phone was discounted.  

Photos: New Year Sales

Sat, 5 Feb 2011 | By leanneensly | Photo Gallery

Chinese New Year

Thu, 3 Feb 2011 | By leanneensly | Views [450] | Comments [1]

Well this is strange. The firecrackers have been driving us crazy for the past week and we have nearly jumped out of our skins on many occasions thanks to the efforts of fiendish neighbourhood kids who are probably targeting the naive foreigners with ... Read more >