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Litang

Tue, 7 Oct 2014 | By adaptive | Views [1052] | Comments [5]

So the bus to Kangding was exciting! The road looked a bit precarious from my window seat with some other people passing on curvy bumpy topography with dramatic drops. But our driver was really good and the scenery was wonderful. When we arrived it ... Read more >

Tags: kangding, litang

Nasty Szechuan Food and Dressing Up For a Night Out....

Sat, 1 Aug 2009 | By muoy | Views [945] | Comments [6]

I've been slacking on my blog...too busy having fun!! :) Friday, July 31: I think I've actually found some food that I dislike! I tried a Szechuan restaurant and the food there was absolutely terrible!!! Everything was soaked in oil and hot peppers.... Read more >

Sacre Blieu!

Mon, 3 Sep 2007 | By chinapies | Views [943] | Comments [2]

Sorry for being a bit delayed with posting stuff, peoples... Linds and I have been doing our TEFL course in anticipation of starting work pretty dang soon. In fact, I start work this afternoon! And believe me, having to face a hectic schedule ... Read more >

Tags: Adventures

Sat 15th Nov - KTM to Tibet!!!!

Sat, 15 Nov 2008 | By pecosbiff | Views [820]

Collected at 5.30 am by motorbike so got to ride thru streets of KTM with backpack and a tight grip. Landcruiser Toyota to the border with Devin (21, US) and Jon (33, Dutch) and guide and driver. Nepal is so endlessly fascinating. You can hardly blink ... Read more >

Tags: breathless, cold, tibet

Chicken Beard Noodles, Panda`s & Buddha

Fri, 27 Mar 2009 | By jazz81 | Views [568]

So after Macau it was another overnight train to Guilin. Guilin is famous for the limestone Karst that dot the countryside. However I was off to a town called Yangshuo which is a bit of a backpacker ghetto and full of domestic tourists. I really can`t ... Read more >

A Lion's Head in Shanghai

Sat, 6 Sep 2014 | By daveonhols | Views [527]

Vast, grand, cavernous. Our train pulled into Shanghai's Hongqiao station. Newly built, but next to the old airport, Hongqiao is typical of the probably dozens of new, huge, railway stations being built across the country. China's central ... Read more >

Tags: shanghai china food train

Rafting

Wed, 17 Apr 2013 | By col_n_sue | Views [473] | Comments [2]

Today was magnificent, rafting down the river near Yangshuo, though I think our photos will not present the landscape well, because it was foggy (not smoggy) for most of the day. But the place is constantly surprising, with huge mounds popping ... Read more >

Hong Kong International Airport

Sat, 21 Jan 2017 | By ljkennedy | Views [442]

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 >

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 >

Arrived in Chengdu

Tue, 18 Jan 2011 | By leanneensly | Views [329]

We made it to China!! The five hours in K.L. was tedious at times due to the extremely loud P.A. but I did manage to do a bit of much needed duty free shopping. The hotel in Chengdu is enormous we had to be driven in a golf cart to get to our room. ... Read more >

Yunxiang Temple

Tue, 19 May 2015 | By | Views [199] | Scholarship Entry

It is peaceful here; the only sound is wooden prayers clacking against one another in the breeze. Hundreds of prayers are all around me - they're above my head and tied up in trees and bushes in the temple’s little garden, alongside red and yellow pieces ... Read more >

Tags: 2015 Writing Scholarship