Destination: China

Everybodies kung fu fighting

Mon, 8 Oct 2007 | By emadilema | Views [5866] | Comments [12]

Another early start and we boarding what is apparently the best train in China in order to leave Beijing and head to Zheng Zhou which is on route to Shaolin for some kung fu action! We arrived in Zhen Zhou and on first impression it did not seem to ... Read more >

Tags: Adrenaline

Kunming - Home of the Silver Bells Bicycle Gang

Wed, 18 Apr 2007 | By largeone | Views [1712] | Comments [1]

What ever you use for currency, whether it be Yuan, US Dollar, or tofu - everything is relatively cheap.  It is said the low prices have been forced upon the local govenment as a result of a feud between the Kunming Silver Bell Gypsies, and the Yunnan ... Read more >

Tags: Culture

Remember that time i did stuff, well i have done a little more stuff now

Wed, 29 Feb 2012 | By samvanneilson | Views [1219] | 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

Bicycle Parking Fee

Tue, 20 May 2008 | By bodiekern | Views [771]

Is it wrong of me to pretend I don't know there is a fee for bicycle parking, shrugging my shoulders until they give up asking?  I think it is wrong to charge a bicycle parking fee. There are very few Absolutes in Life, but that Bicycling is the Godliest ... Read more >

A Breakfast in Taiwan

Mon, 23 Apr 2012 | By hohoho | Views [756] | Scholarship Entry

'One baked roll,2 bacon egg rolls,1 steamed bread and 2 cups of soy milk and 2 cups of coffee .' Taking off our helmets,sitting around the tatty table,we placed our order to the breakfast vendor. Surrounded by thousands of fragrance spurt from those ... Read more >

Tags: travel writing scholarship 2012

Then I ended up in hong kong

Wed, 2 Feb 2011 | By kldavis1 | Views [743]

http://jonova.s3.amazonaws.com/graphs/storms/yasi-us-australia-crop.gif Let's just say I've seen it all by now, but you have to click on that link before reading on. Well an 18 hr flight later w screaming babies sick people and me being the only ... Read more >

Tags: chinese new year, dirty american, hong kong, missed connecting flights

The Beijing Experience.

Fri, 24 Apr 2009 | By smholmbe | Views [630]

   Though I left China in January, after only having spent two weeks there, I still vividly remember everything. I was so excited to get on the ferry from Incheon South Korea, but as soon as I stepped off the boat into China I was terrified.  Always ... Read more >

Bill Murray Moment

Tue, 27 Nov 2007 | By thesanders | Views [516]

            I had a funny Lost in Translation moment the other day.   For those of you that haven’t seen that movie, it’s a good way to make two hours feel like five or a five hour flight feel like an eternity.   Bill Murray and Scarlett Johansson ... Read more >

Tags: Adventures

Exploring New Heights

Mon, 12 May 2014 | By | Views [225] | Scholarship Entry

The best days of travel are those full of the unexpected because they present challenges you couldn't possibly prepare for. Last fall I studied abroad in Beijing, China. They take academics very seriously there so after a lifetime of slaving over textbooks, ... Read more >

Tags: 2014 Travel Writing Scholarship - Euro Roadtrip

Gallery: Beijing

Sun, 4 Oct 2009 | By ccwrichard | Photo Gallery

Gallery: Harbin, NE China

Sat, 29 Nov 2008 | By pecosbiff | Photo Gallery

Photos: Beijing

Sat, 2 Jul 2011 | By ericadawn | Photo Gallery

My Eyes are Addicted to Lenses

Sun, 26 Oct 2014 | By andrewcount | Photo Gallery | Scholarship Entry

Tags: 2014 Travel Photography Scholarship

Photos: Shanghai/Christmas 2015

Sun, 27 Dec 2015 | By zioned | Photo Gallery

Photos: Flowers for the Children

Tue, 22 Nov 2016 | By julikramer | Photo Gallery