Destination: China

South West Whistlestop Tour

Fri, 1 Feb 2008 | By tim_and_sam | Views [3103] | Comments [1]

The time we could spend in south China was always going to be a little constrained. At one end we had the need to wait for visas in Hong Kong and at the other the need to escape to Tibet before Chinese New Year, a notoriously difficult time to be travelling in ... Read more >

Tags: Sightseeing

HA! I told you it would be different this time!

Fri, 26 Aug 2011 | By joshuapatterson23 | Views [812] | Comments [4]

I rememeber before I left eveyone was asking me all kinds of questions and I told them not to worry I was an old hand as this China travel stuff. Things would be different this time everything had changed, I knew exactly what I was doing. Well everything ... Read more >

China Jan 08: Jinghong

Fri, 26 Sep 2008 | By victoria_handley | Views [803]

Jinghong is 70klm from Burma’s boarder and about 200klm from Laos. It’s streets are lined with palm trees. Its footpaths are paved in colourful tiles and people can cross the road at a comfortable pace. I spoke to one “European”, who happened to be ... Read more >

Final Remarks and Closing

Wed, 25 Jul 2012 | By wi-niko | Views [637]

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, Sand & Sanya

Tue, 30 Jul 2013 | By hcr64 | Views [513]

Having recovered from the sporting excesses in Shanghai, took a flight from Shanghai to Sanya. The flight was only a couple of hours & again incident-free. I arrived late at night to a brilliant hostel in the south of Hainan Island, a place called ... Read more >

The Great Wall of Snow

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

Would You Like Rice With That?

Fri, 9 May 2014 | By | Views [265] | Scholarship Entry

White and sticky, dense like a clam. They fall and cling like particles that dance in moist air. Its friend, long and slender, reached to hold it in its arms for a quick second. In it goes, into the portal of the translucent lips of a woman. Or a man.... Read more >

Tags: 2014 Travel Writing Scholarship - Euro Roadtrip

Sometimes the Hard Way is the Best Way

Tue, 26 May 2015 | By | Views [194] | Scholarship Entry

Walking to Moon Hill isn’t smart or easy, but it is a fantastical journey I’ll never forget. Moon Hill is about 8 kilometers (5 miles) south of Yangshuo, China. Its main attraction is a moon-shaped hole near the top. All of the scenery around Yangshuo ... Read more >

Tags: 2015 Writing Scholarship

Gallery: Shanghai

Sat, 18 Apr 2009 | By ccwrichard | Photo Gallery

Gallery: Xining

Mon, 27 Aug 2007 | By phil | Photo Gallery

Gallery: China

Mon, 17 Sep 2007 | By daan | Photo Gallery

Gallery: Summer Palace

Mon, 28 Apr 2008 | By avant-garde_chauvintist | Photo Gallery

Gallery: Views of Qingdao

Tue, 26 Jun 2007 | By jmleslie | Photo Gallery

My Photo scholarship 2010 entry

Sun, 17 Oct 2010 | By yushu | Photo Gallery | Scholarship Entry

Tags: #2010wnphoto, Travel Photography Scholarship 2010

Photos: Beijing

Sat, 10 Sep 2016 | By marylee | Photo Gallery