China - Blogabond

Ready, set...

Am packed and ready to end my late summer adventure in China. I hope to be in my home 24 hours from now. Wishful thinking? probably. The airport is closed down during the Chinese National Day parade [live on the TV right now] and close to 200 fights need to be squeezed into the afternoon...

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prrrrl on September 30, 2009 from Beijing, China

from the travel blog: China 2009

In no particular order and written three weeks ago during the internet block out

Ran out of gas to Kashgar: My 26 hour long distance escape bus to Kashgar ran out of gas in the middle of the night in the middle of nowhere. Has the driver not done this trip before?? It gave me a chance to find an unlit stone on a slope to hide behind. It was a girl's powder room outing as...

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prrrrl on September 30, 2009 from Xinjiang, China

from the travel blog: China 2009

From Boulder to Wuhan

Although most of the trip from Denver to Wuhan was smooth and uneventful, I will briefly note a couple of worthy observations. 1) For international flights out of the Los Angeles airport, you should count at least two hours layover time to complete the change from the arrival to the...

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smartwater on September 29, 2009 from Wuhan, China

from the travel blog: The easy way. Wuhan, China, fall 2009

Goodbye air conditioning, goodbye hot shower.. i will miss you!

I have just come back from an interesting experience at the local private hospital. its nothing serious, although im glad i decided not to take a hot air balloon ride in Yangshuo as a westerner did not look too good as he was wheeled into another ambulance with a neck brace on- the result of a...

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Clairesj on September 29, 2009 from Yangshuo, China

from the travel blog: Clairesj's Travel Blog

liuchaoyuyan

FSAH'SS

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liuchaoyuyan on September 29, 2009 from Nanjing, China

from the travel blog: liuchaoyuyan

Mooncakes Baby

It's that time of year again. We have received our first gift of mooncakes. Our favorite foreign affairs guy has retired and the first evidence of change has been the quality and quantity of mooncakes has decreased. Last year we got a beautiful elaborate box with about a dozen mooncake...

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carseat tourist on September 29, 2009 from Harbin, China

from the travel blog: Life in Harbin as an American English Teacher

life in Kunming...

I’m starting to get into a routine with going to class, studying, knowing where to get decent food, hanging out with my roommates and getting to know our classmates. Classes are challenging but I think I’m getting used to my teachers and learning how to prepare better so I understand what is...

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agentsarainkunming on September 28, 2009 from Kunming, China

from the travel blog: CHINA

In No Particular Order, part III

Ticket not on packing list: Some prep work on my part. In my free moments riding the subway or dining solo I made a packing list for my foray to far west china. So organized, I am! The night before departure I am all packed by 11 pm - very reasonable, I say. Morning arrives after a sleepless...

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prrrrl on September 28, 2009 from Beijing, China

from the travel blog: China 2009

Vagabonds & Time Tables

A. Just 19 & traveling across Asia alone. Half German, half Chinese she could have been my daughter. She warned me that the southern silk road was boring. G. Only had three cigarettes to his name and he swore they would be his last. At least he smoked outside the dorm room. Keep your pants...

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prrrrl on September 28, 2009 from Xinjiang, China

from the travel blog: China 2009

Beijing..the longest blog yet!

Finally we're in Asia! It's so refreshing to be out of Europe and into the land of unknown. We got into Beijing at 5:30am, welcomed by a nice fog...I mean smog. You couldn't even see 30 feet in front of you. We caught a cab to our hostel after bargaining with the cab driver for a few...

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ECRadventure on September 28, 2009 from Beijing, China

from the travel blog: ECRadventure's Travel Blog

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