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By all rights, Taiwan does not belong on my list of visited countries as I only spent time in the airport. However, I fig'd I'd add the stop as I was stuck there for 6 hours and this was shortly after the British had turned it back over to the Chinese.

permalink written by  Amber on March 20, 1999 from Taiwan, China
from the travel blog: The Day My Toothbrush Turned Blue and Other Tales from the South Pacific

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permalink written by  heeea on October 16, 1987 from Nanjing, China
from the travel blog: m

Day 14

I started the day by taking a walk down the Bund, a few side streets and ending up at the Friendship Store, where I promptly bought some bottled water for the boat trip. Then it was back to the Peace Hotel before I put on my pack and headed for the boat dock. It was a fair walk, quite...

permalink written by  shoshtrvls on August 14, 1987 from Shanghai, China
from the travel blog: Around the World (1987)

Day 13

My last day in Beijing, I set out early for the Lama Temple, only two blocks away. However, I was a little too early as the temple didn't open until 9 a.m. (as opposed to the guide book hour of 8:30 a.m.) Many people gathered at the entrance -- one old woman wanted to touch my leg and boots to...

permalink written by  shoshtrvls on August 13, 1987 from Beijing, China
from the travel blog: Around the World (1987)

Day 13 (continued)

The plane arrived in Shanghai around 11 p.m. and I hopped into the sorriest little cab for the ride to the Peace Hotel. My room was in the older building - the bathroom was not the cleanest but the room had wood paneling, high ceilings, definitely 1930's elegance. I promptly fell asleep. A...

permalink written by  shoshtrvls on August 13, 1987 from Shanghai, China
from the travel blog: Around the World (1987)

Day 12

Up at seven, it was no problem getting a cab -- two were waiting right in front of the hotel. The real problem came in explaining where I wanted to go. It was printed on the ticket but rather smudged and the hotel wasn't listed on any map. All I knew was that it was near the Friendship Store....

permalink written by  shoshtrvls on August 12, 1987 from Beijing, China
from the travel blog: Around the World (1987)

Day 12 (continued)

Another half-hour and we were at the Great Wall. The drive itself was beautiful -- luscious green mountains, spectacular scenery. The road parallels the train tracks from Russia -- it must be a magnificent trip. Arrivig at the Wall is another thing entirely -- thousands and thousands of...

permalink written by  shoshtrvls on August 12, 1987 from Badalingzhen, China
from the travel blog: Around the World (1987)

Day 12 (continued)

The ride back to Beijing was about two hours, during which everyone slept. From the Beijing-Toronto Hotel, I again journeyed to the Beijing Hotel for a coke in the lobby - a definite gather place for tourists from all over. There I met two Stanford B-School grads who were traveling for the...

permalink written by  shoshtrvls on August 12, 1987 from Beijing, China
from the travel blog: Around the World (1987)

Day 11 (continued)

After regaining my strength, I set off through Tianamen Square to find the acrobatics hall. I stopped to buy orange sodas often during the day (usually 40 fen, with a 10-20 return on the bottle). The street to the south of the Square was interesting enough, really just a lot of shops selling...

permalink written by  shoshtrvls on August 11, 1987 from Beijing, China
from the travel blog: Around the World (1987)

Day 11

I took a cab from the hotel in Nanjing to the airport -- a tiny little place out in the middle of nowhere, reminiscent of the airport in "Casablanca." However, the plane appeared to be of fairly recent vintage and much more "airworthy" than the tiny, boxy thing that left just minutes earlier. ...

permalink written by  shoshtrvls on August 11, 1987 from Beijing, China
from the travel blog: Around the World (1987)

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