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This is one of those 'Don't try this at home' situations.

Sun, 11 Jan 2009 | By bundynbeaches | Views [2183] | Comments [1]

Five guys walk in to a hospital with an empty baijiu (local firewater - 'white wine') bottle and ask for it to be filled with pure alcohol. Back to the beginning; We set off from Chang Shan Hao gold mine at around 8:00 AM in -20 or so weather in ... Read more >

Tags: china, cold, driving, laughs

Huangshan and Hangzhou

Tue, 6 Nov 2007 | By felix_and_stephanie | Views [1073] | Comments [1]

In the last year we have had the opportunity to see a range of China 's most famous sites... from Man Made to Natural! We have traveled from Beijing 's Great Wall of China , to Xian's Terracotta Warriors to the Guilin 's Picturesque Mountains .... Read more >

Tags: Adventures

Snowy Beijing

Sun, 22 Nov 2015 | By kiwiaoraki | Views [1036]

The DPRK was such a fantastic experience! And I never expected the vibe of a college field trip. Yesterday morning we all returned to Beijing aboard Air Koryo 151 and at the baggage carousel we said our goodbyes. Some people caught connecting flights ... Read more >

Kari

Thu, 5 Jun 2008 | By avant-garde_chauvintist | Views [983]

I met her in Dalian. She had just moved to China. A 20-year-old with the bright eyes of someone who'd just finished her first year of college. Incredibly enthusiastic about teaching. A lover of children. We became friends instantly. Many conversations ... Read more >

Four days in Guilin

Sat, 2 Jul 2016 | By hannap | Views [712]

Four days in China - it seems kind of crazy considering the cost of visas (especially for American citizens) and extra flights. However, we were so drawn to discover a little corner of this enormous country. A place that has such a rich and ancient history, ... Read more >

The Good Vibes of Shanghai

Fri, 6 Jun 2014 | By goingsolo | Views [707]

Shanghai was bustling and busy but had a beautifully frenetic vibe about it - the city was alive with people. A lot of people. The expat culture was also youthful and vibrant. I could tell this was a place of abundant opportunity - people came ... Read more >

Tags: alcohol, architecture, big city, expats, restaurants, shanghai

WutaiShan

Thu, 23 Aug 2007 | By gabyber | Views [637]

Tras una noche en Yin Xian, donde vimos una de las pocas pagodas de maderas originales que aun quedan en la China, y una manana de mas luchas con los conductores de los taxis-furgonetas, llegamos a WutaiShan. Un pueblo increble. Asentado en un valle ... Read more >

Tags: Relaxation

Sure, I'm Emma Watson

Wed, 27 May 2015 | By | Views [446] | Scholarship Entry

Beijing is a wild city with glittering, new structures stacked up against thousands of years of historic landmarks. All spectacular and deserve your attention, if you're able to escape the Chinese tourists taking photos of you. Summer of 2010, I embarked ... Read more >

Tags: 2015 Writing Scholarship

Shopping for a Husband

Thu, 30 Apr 2015 | By | Views [288] | Scholarship Entry

There were umbrellas all over the place but it wasn't raining. The variety of umbrellas were important for a reason- it was Sunday. And at the People's Square in Shanghai, the umbrellas come out and the flyers are taped onto it, as hopeful parents scout ... Read more >

Tags: 2015 Writing Scholarship

In Exchange

Thu, 15 May 2014 | By | Views [269] | Scholarship Entry

The metallic smell of industry and modernization, of rot and smoke—a lazy haze that curled against my skin and diluted the pinks and purples of the sunset with a tinge of grey—saturated the city. I took a measured breath and the air seared my throat, ... Read more >

Tags: 2014 Travel Writing Scholarship - Euro Roadtrip

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