Destination: China

Kung Fu in China Weeks Twenty-Nine to Thirty-One

Sun, 23 Mar 2014 | By korric | Views [1064] | Comments [2]

Power Training on week 29: Me: It could be worse, guys. I can think of at least one thing worse than doing this. Other students: What's that? Me: ... Me: ... Me: ... Me: Sorry, I was wrong. There isn't anything. Qu Sifu has left Kunyu Shan to open another ... Read more >

Tags: china, martial arts

Run up to xmas

Mon, 24 Dec 2007 | By nomadnorrie | Views [1016]

I was invited out to dinner a few days before xmas with a South Korean guy called Joseph. That was after I spent an evening drinking cold beer in a cold hotel lobby with him and the owner of my hotel. It was a bit of a triumph for me because we talked ... Read more >

Tags: Food & eating

Kung Fu in China Weeks Thirty-Seven and Thirty-Eight

Wed, 14 May 2014 | By korric | Views [880] | Comments [3]

Right before one of the afternoon training sessions, I saw Master Xu playing with a pair of sticks. Back home I am a fighter for a medieval recreation group called the Society for Creative Anachronism, in which I primarily fight with two swords. We don't ... Read more >

Tags: china, martial arts

Chengdu, Chongqing, Yangtze River and Guilin

Mon, 9 Feb 2009 | By sam_jackson86 | Views [829] | Comments [3]

Hey everyone! Really dodgey computer so not sure how much of a mess this text will come out in?  It has got some Chinese translation thing on and I don't know how to turn it off! Went to Leshan (4 February)to go and see the Giant Buddha?  Seemed pricy ... Read more >

Panda's, pagoda's and Pizza

Wed, 2 May 2007 | By moore_on_tour | Views [611]

I arrived in Chengdu after an 18 hr train journey in hard sleeper, which actually wasn't too bad.  My first trip in Chengdu was to the Panda research centre, which was just great.  We got there at feeding time which is the only time of day that they ... Read more >

Tags: Misadventures

Macao et Hong-Kong

Fri, 29 Nov 2013 | By alainc | Views [611]

Macao et Hong-Kong Du 26 au 29 novembre 2013 Macao : ancien territoire portugais remis à la Chine en 1997 mais toujours considéré comme colonie pour 50 ans et non accessible aux chinois excepté avec un visa. Macao a ... Read more >

Its all a little crazy

Sat, 6 Mar 2010 | By gandd | Views [571]

Once again sorry for the delay in updating our blog but it has been the last thing on our minds! We have now started our crazy mental month and yah 1 week down 3 to go!! So Feb was busy trying to get things sorted for this month. We had some awesome ... Read more >

Departure and Travel to Beijing

Sun, 7 Jan 2007 | By oddgrue | Views [469]

We got all our packing done at a reasonable hour.  Marnee came over to keep us company while we threw stuff in bags.  We got to the airport way earlier than we needed to and then found out that our flight had been delayed.  It wasn't too bad, though.... Read more >

Tags: On the Road

Taking the Plunge - Oh, Wait - no...taking a dip!

Wed, 26 Aug 2015 | By zioned | Views [406] | Comments [1]

School is scheduled to begin next Tuesday - September 1. I will have two preps and five groups of students: Three sections of the first year students (Senior 1's: Senior high school, first year) for their Dramatically Speaking class which meets four ... Read more >

Yinda

Wed, 27 May 2015 | By | Views [226] | Scholarship Entry

There are journeys that resemble dreams. Some places feel so surreal that you only fully realise you have been there after you have left. Beijing was one of those places and I could barely imagine it as the plane was taking me further East one summer.... Read more >

Tags: 2015 Writing Scholarship

Gallery: First Two Weeks in China

Mon, 23 Jun 2008 | By simsy | Photo Gallery

Gallery: Dafo/Emei Shan

Tue, 9 Jun 2009 | By chloemawer | Photo Gallery

Photos: My Scholarship entry - A 'place' I have visited

Sun, 13 Jan 2013 | By sammyp | Photo Gallery | Scholarship Entry

Tags: beijing, black and white, china, people, photography, wudang mountain, wudangshan

Gallery: China

Tue, 26 Sep 2006 | By phongnlisa | Photo Gallery

Photos: Guangzhou

Mon, 29 Jul 2024 | By kiwiaoraki | Photo Gallery