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Sat, 12 Sep 2015 | By zioned | Views [1646] | Comments [2]
Thought I would write about my school and classes in a little more detail now that I have finished my official first full (a little more than full) week at Jinling High School, Nanjing, China. You can read more about it here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jinling_... Read more >
Sat, 15 Nov 2008 | By pecosbiff | Views [818]
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
Tue, 27 Jun 2006 | By sarahmg | Views [786]

well, about 12 hours after getting on my plane in London, i touched down in Hong Kong International Airport on Lantau Island. I hadn't slept much on the plane due to a combination of being sat between a kid that was airsick, a woman who wouldn't stop ... Read more >
Tags: Adrenaline
Thu, 3 May 2012 | By oryxx | Views [700]
So, having sent an email that ended with the sentence
“thankfully there hasn’t been another drinking session…” what happens?! Unbeknown to me when I wrote that sentence,
the 1 st of May was the school’s birthday, and when we turned up at
the kitchen ... Read more >
Tue, 30 Mar 2010 | By gandd | Views [499]
Woohoo, schools are out. That was a super busy March and all the crew here are pretty naffed. Tonight will be a BBQ and beers but not sure how long everyone will last! Have had a choice month being busy. Been hiking in the rain-forest, surfing, camping, ... Read more >
Fri, 29 Aug 2008 | By bren02 | Views [469]
okay people, you knew it wouldn't take long, yes I've lost my first phone- lasted a whole 2 weeks, what a disgrace! having
an absolute ball tho. met all the vodka train people yesterday and went
out on the piss with them last night. this joint we were ... Read more >
Sun, 21 Jun 2009 | By hopperq | Views [444] | Comments [1]
We didn't order this dish, but after a morning at the Lama Temple it sounded tempting. Other dish names were similarly funny: "Harmonious Excellence" and "Blotch soup" are fairly representative. We started the day by taking Jen to ... 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
Wed, 24 Jul 2019 | By shaz | Views [408]

This was to be my first visit to Shanghai. I always wanted to go so this stopover with free visa stay was an ideal time to go exploring. I arrived at 6am, headed straight to immigration, and got my free visa stay without any hassle. I mooched about ... Read more >
Wed, 27 May 2015 | By endlesswanderlust | Views [217] | Scholarship Entry
When I thought about it, I felt like a genius. Taking a night train to go from Nanjing to Beijing? It sounded perfect. Only pros, I could have: slept during the journey, spent way less money than buying a fast train ticket (which only takes six hours ... Read more >
Tags: 2015 Writing Scholarship
Wed, 27 May 2015 | By | Views [212] | Scholarship Entry
One summer I went to Shanghai, where the distinction between modernisation (in the form of the skyscraper forest) and tradition (bamboo scaffolding omnipresent elsewhere) is stark. Wandering around the Dongtai Lu antiques market, I was roused from my ... Read more >
Tags: 2015 Writing Scholarship
Mon, 8 Oct 2012 | By emacinat | Photo Gallery
A Record of Chinese and Western Dishes consumed while traveling in China
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Tags: china, food
Sun, 20 Oct 2013 | By krodin | Photo Gallery
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Sun, 25 Nov 2007 | By traveling_raccoon | Photo Gallery
Love China? Love Arts? Then THIS is seriously the PLACE TO BE.
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Mon, 29 Jul 2024 | By kiwiaoraki | Photo Gallery
Stopover on the way from Budapest to Auckland
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