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Back to basics

So after the pandas we took a bus on to Leshan, which is most famous for having a great big Buddha carved into a cliff face, Mt Rushmore style. Quite who thought that was a good idea I don't know, but it seems like a lot of hard work for something that actually looks more comic than anything...

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phileasdogg on November 2, 2008 from Leshan, China

from the travel blog: Planes, Trains & Taxiwallahs

Chinese Spaghetti in Wuhan, Have you tried?

"Morning. Which place to go today? We haven't been to that one beside the Machine Tools Factory for a long time. How about that? Alright, I'll meet you there". It is 6:30 in the morning. Lao Wang, a middle-aged man is making a call to an old friend to discuss the breakfast café they are going to...

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vincy on October 29, 2008 from Wuhan, China

from the travel blog: My Travel

tour to Shenshen

test my first blog of china.

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coolcoolciel on October 29, 2008 from Shenzhen, China

from the travel blog: Trip to china

Aaaahhhh

Baby pandas. Bless. Had another overnight train ride from Xi'an to Chengdu (similar activities to the last one) then went to visit the Panda Breeding Centre nearby the following morning. I thought they would just sit there in their enclosures munching on bamboo but they were quite active - two...

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phileasdogg on October 29, 2008 from Chengdu, China

from the travel blog: Planes, Trains & Taxiwallahs

Garden gnomes

Took the overnight train from Beijing to Xi'an last night and already the group has divided into two halves - the Fun Gang and the No Fun Gang. Thankfully I'm in the former supported by a British couple, Jo and Jay, Aussie Jodie and American Richard. So we did the beer and cards thing while the...

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phileasdogg on October 27, 2008 from Xi'an, China

from the travel blog: Planes, Trains & Taxiwallahs

Peking luck

Sod's law. Manage to get round India for 7 weeks with only a couple of minor skirmishes with Delhi Belly, then get struck down within a couple of days of getting to China! And pick up a damn cold to boot. And met up with my new tour group for the next 3 weeks and find I'm rooming with a...

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phileasdogg on October 26, 2008 from Beijing, China

from the travel blog: Planes, Trains & Taxiwallahs

A new frontier

Arriving in Beijing Airport, the contrast with India couldn't have been more stark. The place positively reeked of cleanliness, efficiency and modernity. Even the tarmac in the car park was gleaming and I didn't see one piece of litter or cigarette butt anywhere. Admittedly this is an airport...

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phileasdogg on October 24, 2008 from Beijing, China

from the travel blog: Planes, Trains & Taxiwallahs

Beijing is Bueno!

Just been taking it really easy this week. The hostel is really ace and too easy to just laze about in. However i haven't just whiled away the days reading about how to survive robot uprisings and messing around on the internet, honest! Had a trip to the flea market which was good fun lots...

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Dan on October 23, 2008 from Beijing, China

from the travel blog: Been there, Dan that!

Shanghai Impression

We take the train from Beijing to Shanghai overnight, leaving at 7pm and arriving at 7am the next day. The train is a brand new European-built leviathan, with about 40 coaches and two engines. Each pair of coaches has its own attendant and there is a bar and restaurant on board. Within the...

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vincy on October 21, 2008 from Shanghai, China

from the travel blog: My Travel

To be or not to be found!

To be or not to be found? That's the damn question! To tell you the truth, you, few ladies and gentlemen reading these "sometimes will be grammatically incorrect lines", I'm just testing "this new product". New for me at least. This "globenotes". What I don't like about it it's having a super...

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leon on October 19, 2008 from Beijing, China

from the travel blog: Just a week b4 to step OUT!

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