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Arrival

Here we are in Dongguan...We had our 2 nights in Hong Kong - didn't do any shopping there as our bags were already too full!! On arrival in Dongguan the first 2 things to hit us were the smog and the heat...it was a bit of a shock really, after coming from coolish days in Canberra. ...it's hot...

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arterra on August 26, 2007 from Dongguan, China

from the travel blog: China Adventure

Rilong at last

Hey everyone, so we finally made it up to rilong the other day, however I am writing this from Xiou Jin where there is internet and phones to call internationally. The bus ride from Chengdu was soooo long, it took about 17 hours in total - thats longer than our flight across the pacific. We...

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Jakeb on August 25, 2007 from Chengdu, China

from the travel blog: Siguniang Shan

First posting!!

We've been here in Chengdu for a few days now, holy shit its hot! Chengdu is a pretty nice city; I dont have much to compare it to yet, but besides being 100 degrees, humid, and smoggy its quite nice. It has a lot of character especially if you get off the main streets - and the food is...

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Jakeb on August 22, 2007 from Chengdu, China

from the travel blog: Siguniang Shan

Hard sleeper

Having had our fill of Guangzhou next stop is to cross the province border into Guangxi towards the small country town of Yangshuo. It's a bit easier said than done. Plan A was to get the bus, the sheer number of bus stations and our inability to find a ticket office put a stop to this so plan...

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Mal and Laura on August 21, 2007 from Yangshuo, China

from the travel blog: A bit of China and Vietnam

Day... not really sure!!

Having a little trouble remembering how long I have been here!! Have been so busy! (must admit poor effort on the Blog updating, but I will have more time to do this in Shenyang!!!) I have been here for just over a fortnight now and I feel like it could have been 6 months already! Not because...

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emmarogers85 on August 17, 2007 from Beijing, China

from the travel blog: Teach and Travel China - 6 Months

Guangzhou - Hustle and Bustle

The train from Hung Hom Station in Hong Kong was relatively easy to catch and a very pleasant journey. Upon arriving we went through the first passport control into China. The fact that the two entry points were entitiled "Chinese Nationals" and "Foreigners" was a little unusual. Then it...

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Mal and Laura on August 14, 2007 from Guangzhou, China

from the travel blog: A bit of China and Vietnam

Culture, culture everywhere...

Despite having fewer engaging activities, the city of Guangzhou certainly has its fair share of cultural sites. A quick afternoon trip out brought us to the Chen clan ancestoral hall. The hall was built over 120 years ago and houses examples of every form of artwork which was found in the...

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Mal and Laura on August 14, 2007 from Guangzhou, China

from the travel blog: A bit of China and Vietnam

Day 5

Thursday and friday I was kept pretty busy with lessons, and wasnt pleased to discover that we would be having them on Saturdays as well, however we get Sundays and Mondays off instead, so its not all bad! Friday night I found my new favorite place! It's a bar called libetys and it's about an...

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emmarogers85 on August 5, 2007 from Beijing, China

from the travel blog: Teach and Travel China - 6 Months

Departure from Beijing

After spending a day shopping in the Pearl Market the day before, I was ready for the flight home.

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cyberclare on August 3, 2007 from Beijing, China

from the travel blog: Beijing and Hohhot, Inner Mongolia

First Day!

After a experiencing a few hiccups with delays and flight times at the airport I finally arrived in Beijing on Tuesday 30th July at around 5pm local time. Upon arrival at the University I was given a key and pointed in the direcion of my room! Despite having gone 51 hours without a proper...

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emmarogers85 on August 2, 2007 from Beijing, China

from the travel blog: Teach and Travel China - 6 Months

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