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Tue, 12 Feb 2008 | By tim_and_sam | Views [7585] | Comments [2]
As the title suggests, we've now been in Tibet for a week and thought it was time to update this with our latest news. We took the train from Chengdu to Lhasa, the capital of Tibet on the 3rd Feb. Of the 22 trains we are taking on this trip, this ... Read more >
Tags: mountains, tibet
Wed, 30 Jan 2008 | By nomadnorrie | Views [7203]
Finally I have found some time to sit down, have a breather and write something. Traveling by plane, train and boat, I went south from Beijing, then east and back west plotting an angular S on the map. My mad-looking route basically ensured that I ... Read more >
Tags: Sightseeing
Fri, 14 Mar 2008 | By pjscheck | Views [1380] | Comments [2]
So I live in China. That might be a surreal statement coming from a shy and anxious blue-eyed art dork, but it feels completely perfect and natural. Well, maybe not completely...but to say, 'I'm making a seamless transition' might be a more appropriate ... Read more >
Tags: china, toilet adventures
Mon, 27 Aug 2007 | By chinapies | Views [904] | Comments [5]
Ok, so we take the taxi to the Macau/Zhouhai border. No sweat. As soon as we hop outta the taxi, we are beset by a very demanding porter, who insist he takes our luggage for him. This dude is at least 120 years old. Of course, such a service is ... Read more >
Tags: Adventures
Fri, 16 Mar 2012 | By oryxx | Views [876]
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 >
Wed, 25 Jul 2012 | By wi-niko | Views [642]
24 July 2012 A few things on my mind today in regard to culture shock and living in another country. When you go to a different country that speaks a different language or is a very different culture than your home raising you are so displaced ... Read more >
Tags: abroad, benifit of travel, international experience, problem solving
Sun, 23 Jan 2011 | By leanneensly | Views [541] | Comments [3]
After being told how difficult it is to get around Harbin without understanding Mandarin we are feeling quite proud of ourselves for achieving such a hassle free trip. As soon as we got to Harbin the use of English to repeat directions and shop ... Read more >
Thu, 17 Feb 2011 | By ollo | Views [489]
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 >
Sat, 21 Jan 2017 | By ljkennedy | Views [445]
After a 15 hour flight, I thought I would have a coffee. Was delighted to see a Starbucks. I decided to follow the advice of a young woman who sat near me on the plane and experience some local coffee. She purchased a "white coffee" for me from a shop ... Read more >
Mon, 25 May 2015 | By | Views [426] | Scholarship Entry
Chionophobia. The fear of snow. As I take my first step on the Badaling part of the Great Wall, the blistering cold hits me. I adjust my scarf, tighten my jacket, and take another step. Slipping back to where I started, my hands desperately reach for ... Read more >
Tags: 2015 Writing Scholarship
Fri, 15 Jul 2016 | By excellentadventure | Views [395]
Came through the mountains to Beijing this morning - something nice to wake up to. Yobyn our newest honcho met us at the station and found out we will have to get use to a lot of people staring at us and taking pictures. After a rest and an unpack Yobyn ... Read more >
Sun, 10 May 2015 | By | Views [301] | Scholarship Entry
When I was a child, I used to watch the passenger planes flying high above the sky, disappearing behind the mountains. I used wave my hands at it, my mother used to tell me that these planes were heading to China so one day I made a wish that I would ... Read more >
Tags: 2015 Writing Scholarship
Tue, 29 Sep 2009 | By gandd | Photo Gallery
Extream kayking and Rafting
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Tue, 23 Jun 2009 | By tarub | Photo Gallery
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Tue, 1 Apr 2008 | By enanareina | Photo Gallery
First Day in China
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