China Travel Blogs - Page 2

Tibet was a dream come true. For a long time we wanted to go there. We had to prospone the trip last year because Eric broke his collarbone. But this year we finally went to Tibet!! We started the trip in China, in Beijing. Because we were here in 2002 we just visited the forbidden city and th…

Okay, so I have taken out one car, a few people, a partial head and ear, and several people in the distance.  Easy stuff. Most of them done in an hour or less.   Now it’s time to try one that will take a little longer. One that sets a higher challenge, and see if I really do have any …

   Este último día de estancia en Shanghai, había tiempo libre por la mañana y lo dedicamos a ir a ver el museo de Shanghai, situado en el centro de la ciudad, a dos paradas del metro del hotel. Eso hicimos tomamos el metro, que es muy fácil y en seguida estábamos allí. En esa zona…

          Today is our last day in Shanghai, and we have to be checked out of the room by 2 o'clock, yet our 37 hour train ride to Chengdu does not depart until 9:02 pm. Since we do not care to spend a day and a half on a train ride feeling sticky from t…

The late night out and jet-lag conspired against me to make this a lazy day. I woke up late, grabbed some breakfast, then spent a few hours updating my blog and watching sumo wrestling on the hotel T.V. It was wild.I caught an 8 PM flight out of Beijing and arrived back in Los Angeles on 5 PM of th…

We left the crappy Chungking Mansion in HK and left for real China - mainland - Shenzhen. Again a tip for saving money - if u have a daypass for HK and u r leaving for Shenzhen get off the MTR - east line at the second last station and bye the one way ticket for the one left station, instead of buy…

Inside, I’m a mess.  I’ve got a broken jaw and half a dozen nails holding my features together.  I smile a welcome to my new company & I feel my bones move & my stomach shift.  I should be in bed, but sleep is for the weak when there’s work to be done.  D…

Daxionagmao; Translates from Mandarin to Large bear-cat. The panda is bearlike with a stocky, relatively short, barrel shaped body..about 160-180 cm in total length. Its legs are stout and powerful, especially the forelegs. Although these features give the panda a clumsy appearance they enable it t…

Shanghai is the probably the ‘New York’ of  Mainland China, and there’s not much to see except for the Jade Buddha and the Shanghai Museum. So after seeing the Bund last night, I thought Id try my luck and get tickets for an overnight train to Xi’an that night. Train tickets as I’ve …

Info variée et mélangée. Follow your nose: Je peux vous dire,  ca ne sent pas le quartier chinois nul part ici. Ya juste le notre qui a cette odeur de pas-frais. L'odeur habituelle est un mix d'épices, de kerosen, un petit je-ne-sais-quoi et une pincée de pollution. Rien a voir avec mont…

  GUANGDONG   Guangdong province is located on the subtropical south coast of the People's Republic of China. Guangdong has over 86 million people who speak their own distinct dialect. It is the size of Kansas; yet, it has about 30 times as many people.   Because of its closenes…

I got a flight on Air Asia (great prices) from Macao to Bangkok. On the flight I had some thoughts on the country I've been in for the last year... China is a country I have spent a good number of years in, a number of times. I learned the language and developed a deep understanding of the people …

I was still in my half-disorganized state in the morning cramming in my final packing, considering the fact I have only decided to activate my Plan B Extended holiday trip on Silkroad instead of Seoul just few days ago. And my air ticket from Shanghai to Xian was bought the next day on 24-Dec! The …

Today myself and Kenton, my American roommate from San Fancisco trekked back up to the restored part of the Great Wall of China to take a few photos in the sun before heading back to pack and shower. We checked out of our guest house and boarded the bus back to Beijing. By the time we reached Bei…

Day 10 (leaving day) : I got up at 7am. I set my alarm about 7:30am but I woke up before that. I looked to my next bed. MM?? I saw something not familiar in my room. A girl from Demark brought a guy in our room! And both of them were naked lol  I'm glad I didn't hear ANYTHING when I was sleep…