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How not to get a train

Here is an interesting tale - the moral is never to do anything with a hangover. Essentially what you need to know is that I bought a ticket first thing one morning (even before my hostel fry up) and that I was told about two different trains, details of which were scribbled on a piece of paper....

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steve_stamp on April 11, 2009 from Xi'an, China

from the travel blog: The art of being lost

Xi'an

As soon as we stepped off our soft sleeper train (which included bunk beds, tea and even slippers which were supposed to be one size fits all but actually were about a size 6) it was clear that Xian was a different world to Beijing. The architecture and markets fill the streets with the charm of...

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steve_stamp on April 10, 2009 from Xi'an, China

from the travel blog: The art of being lost

Dag 10 - 11: Xi'an

12 timer på kinesisk nattog er i smertegrensa. Kineserne er ikke spesielt sjenerte, og jeg siden jeg lå i midtkøyen våknet jeg flere ganger av at det sto en kineser over meg og stirret meg midt i øynene. Litt creepy. Det er strengt tatt bare en måte å få sovnet på, og det er å banke i seg...

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HikingViking on December 4, 2008 from Xi'an, China

from the travel blog: World Tour 2008/09

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

Terracotta fun!

From Songpan we took a bus back to Chengdu then a train that same day/night to Xi'an. Long before Beijing Xi'an had been Chinas capital city and has the artifacts and history to go with it. A massive walled (15km) city its now a very cosmopolitan place but its kept its history too with a lovely...

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Dan on May 9, 2008 from Xi'an, China

from the travel blog: Been there, Dan that!

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