 | All singing, all dancing
2007-06-08, Shenyang, China. By: shell | | So I expect that you all waiting with baited breath to hear to just what degree I managed to embarass myself at the kindergarten party and you will be pleased to hear that you wont be disappointed.
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| Anyone got room for a few donkeys?
2007-06-01, Shenyang, China. By: shell | | I have put of writing for a little while as I am rather disappointed about how normal the last week or so has been. I have come to expect drama and excitment or at least some bizarre Chinese ways to w... |
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 | Spaceworld in Shanghai
2007-02-15, Shanghai, China. By: jimi | | Shanghai seems to be nice future architecture city where they are building new high building all the time. Food wasn't that good in whole trip to china. The Maglev train which went 413km/h was very ni... |
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 | Dali doesn't like me!
2007-05-20, Dali, China. By: francesk | | The bus ride was gruelling to say the least, so many twisty roads that many of us felt quite ill at the end of it. So pump ourselves up again Meriam and I instantly headed off for a walk to the Three ... |
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 | A Tibeten town in the middle of nowhere
2007-05-18, Zhongdian, China. By: francesk | | Only a short bus ride today (3hrs) to Zhongdian where we checked into the Dragon Cloud Guesthouse near the old quarter.It took a good hour to clean myself and my clothes but thankfully the sun was shi... |
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 | Tiger Leaping Gorge!
2007-05-16, Qiaotou, China. By: francesk | | First thing in the morning one of the newcomers to the group came knocking on my door asking for some rehydration salts, she was not looking good. 3hrs on a bus later and she was pulling out of the tr... |
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| Lake cycling and the new group
2007-05-13, Kunming, China. By: francesk | | Spent another 16hrs on the train getting into Kunming late morning. Thankfully that's the last tain ride and whilst China's trains arn't bad (minus the toilets that is) I'll be glad if I never go on a... |
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 | China update
2007-05-21, Beijing, China. By: eastasia | | The two weeks in China are over - time to look back!
We stayed in a youth hostel near the famous Tianmen Square (the biggest square in the world) in Beijing. After a few days with "interesting" roo... |
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 | Giant Pandas and Tibetan Quarter
2007-05-09, Chengdu, China. By: francesk | | Another overnight train had us arriving in Chengdu at about 6 in the morning to a city clouded in smoke from paddock fires.
Found a mint little restaurant and had dumplings and fried rice for brekk... |
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| I'm so glad its the weekend
2007-05-18, Shenyang, China. By: shell | | This week I have offically made my Chinese TV debut and no as I hear you cry in disbelief, it wasnt my faultless ballroom dancing video but I am sure that is about to take the world by storm any day n... |
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 | Lost in Translation
2007-04-23, Shanghai, China. By: mashman | | It was only on arriving in Shanghai and quizzing Kieran that I realised I had travelled the width of China and repeatedly tried to pay for things with the wrong notes - the equivalent of trying to pas... |
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 | A Close Shave in Shanghai
2007-04-22, Shanghai, China. By: mashman | | Alone again, I arrived in Wuhan late and still unable to communicate with anyone. Confusion with the travel agent back in Chongqing meant I now had nothing planned from this point on, but wanted to g... |
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 | p.s
2007-05-08, Chengdu, China. By: shell | | Incase you are wandering, I have since called my mobile and it only says "the user you have called is power off". I was hoping for "the user you have called is an idiot and dropped me down the toliet!... |
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 | Camels and Rice Wine don't mix
2007-05-05, Zhongwei, China. By: francesk | | Well the 21hr train ride actually wasn't too bad (this is exluding the toilets, its awfully hard too pee into a squat toilet and even harder when that toilet is moving and your trying to hold your nos... |
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| I heard a panda giggle
2007-05-08, Chengdu, China. By: shell | | I am back from my lovely holiday in Chengdu, I had an amzing time. It turned out to be rather eventful week so i am going to summerise it in the following points:
1. Stepped of the plane and got in... |
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 | Insanity is the norm in Beijing
2007-04-25, Beijing, China. By: francesk | | Beijing is utter madness!
My first two hours in Beijing (mind you this was in the wee hours of the morning) were racing around in a cab that had no seatbelts, car rules DO NOT apply (don't think fo... |
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 | Octopus
2007-04-28, Shenyang, China. By: shell | | I am beginning to really settle in to this kindergarden teacher life. I realised this fact as I was walking down the paper bowl and plate isle of the supermarket. Now longer am I just thinking about p... |
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| Benxi
2007-04-21, Benxi, China. By: shell | | I have been on the Worlds longest underground river that can be travelled along by boat.
Went on a day trip last Saturday to a place called Benxi, not much more to say about it then the above sente... |
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 | Trains, Boats, Buses and Planes
2007-04-13, Wuhan, China. By: mashman | | Arriving in Chongqing I was splendidly unprepared for the size of the place and still struggling to communicate with anyone. I found a taxi driver who phoned a friend who spoke some English and this ... |
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 | Tibet Train Traumas
2007-04-08, Xi'an, China. By: mashman | | Leaving Lhasa, I decided to head first for Xian, the ancient capital of China, and then to Chongqing where I would take a boat down the Yangtse river through The 3 Gorges for 2 days, before disembarki... |
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 | Lhasa
2007-04-06, Lhasa, China. By: mashman | | After 5 days meandering across Tibet then, our convoy finally pulled into Lhasa. Expecting to see Tibetan tradition aplenty, it was somewhat of a surprise to find ourselves negotiating a 6 lane highw... |
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 | Rest time before another train
2007-04-16, Yangshou, China. By: cmciver | | We arrived in Yangshou after and pleasent flight, despite our arguments with the French, and quickly arrived in probably the most touristy town in China. We are finally away from sky scrapers and into... |
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 | Terracota Warriors
2007-04-15, Xi'an, China. By: cmciver | | We made it, at 3am we got up and then at 4am we got off our train and fought our way through the armies of people and dodgy taxis to the YMCA Xian. Our home for the two nights we were in Xi'an.
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