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Turning 4 Weeks in China from a Negative to a Positive
Blog: Living the Dream: RTW - 8 January 2012
There seems to be a common theme among travelers that visiting China is an eye opening experience. Between the initial culture shock, adaptation to the local cuisine, and frequent run-ins with the thick smog, China is often considered to be a love it or hate it destination. Th
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China trip day 2: The Icy Toes of History
Blog: another pin on the map - 6 December 2011
Touring the Forbidden City, Summer Palace, Temple of Heaven and more shopping in Beijing
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China trip day 1: Beijing-ga!
Blog: another pin on the map - 5 December 2011
Subscribe to the comments for this post? Share this on Facebook Email this via Gmail Email this via Hotmail Share this on LinkedIn Stumble upon something good? Share it on StumbleUpon Tweet This! Email this via Yahoo! Mail After what felt like the slowest movie marathon in history (why oh why can’t I sleep on planes? And why oh why did they actually [...]
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A Romantic Travel Adventure
Blog: A Traveler's Library - 12 October 2011
Destination: China Book: The Song of the Silk Road by Mingmei Yip (NEW April 2011) They did it again. Got me to read a romance novel by disguising it as adventure travel. is indeed all three–romance (with plenty of sex), an adventuring quest, and travel to exotic locales Lily Lin, a young woman born in [...]This content is a post from: A Traveler's Library To comment on this post or search for related information, click on the link to A Traveler's Library. We'll leave a light on for you.
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Trans-Siberia Episode 05: The Great Wall
Blog: Flying Coach - 1 October 2011
www.youtube.com/watch?v=5lyjgJbht0Y One of the most impressive places to visit in Beijing is, without a doubt, the Great Wall. It was as impressive in person as you would imagine. The secret to getting the most out of a visit here is to arrive as early as possible. If you delay, the crowds will be huge, but [...]
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China’s Forbidden, Unfinished Crystal Palace
Blog: Vagabond3 - 15 September 2011
Stuck between classical and modern styles, this early twentieth century addition to the Forbidden City’s labyrinth of palaces remains without the glass windows, treasures, or below ground aquarium that were supposed to make The Crystal Palace (Shuijing Gong) a shining example of a typical western palace. While I think finding a working aquarium from 1909 would be a pretty cool sight, this building stays with me precisely because of its barren an other-worldly...
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Trip Down Memory Lane….Some Old Photos from China (Beijing and Shanghai)
Blog: Travel China and the World - 21 August 2011
This weekend I went through some old photos and decided to scan some of the photographs taken in 1988 and 1989 in Beijing and mostly Shanghai (I left Beijing in the summer of 1988 and moved to Shanghai).
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Update on hotels in China – and specific (not so nice) review of Crowne Plaza ZhongGuanCun, Beijing
Blog: Travel China and the World - 19 June 2011
This posting is appearing now but actually reflects on something that happened last Fall….Why did I wait so long to post it? No particular reason, (a) I had written most of the piece, but simply did not get around to … Continue reading →
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Explore China Without Leaving Beijing
Blog: To China... and Beyond! - 6 June 2011
Afraid you’ll miss out on sampling China’s regional specialties because you only have time to visit Beijing? Worry no more.
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How To Avoid The Dangers That Lurk Within China
Blog: Vagobond.com - 4 June 2011
There isn’t any reason to be afraid of China once you know what to look out for.
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Carnival of Cities for 1 June 2011 – from Abu Dhabi to Athens
Blog: Sophie's World - 1 June 2011
Welcome! I’m happy to host this edition of the Carnival of Cities! After publishing the 18 May 2011 edition on Perceptive Travel Blog, Sheila Scarborough handed the baton to me....Carnival of Cities for 1 June 2011 – from Abu Dhabi to Athens is a post from Sophie's World
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Some more interesting photos of the Great Wall at MuTianYu
Blog: Travel China and the World - 29 May 2011
Well, so I figured that lots of visitors enjoy the photos on this blog so I decided to post some more — as the title of the posting states – these are images from The Great Wall at MuTianYu about … Continue reading →
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If You Only Have One Day in Beijing…
Blog: Flying Coach - 20 May 2011
Beijing has a lot to offer, but if you only have one day there, here is a solid itinerary: Start the day as early as possible with a quick, simple breakfast of traditional pastries, bread, or cake and milk tea at 85°C. Take a taxi or bus ride to the Great Wall (Mutianyu Section). If you [...]
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Trans-Siberian Railway Official Start: Beijing (Part 2-The Great Wall)
Blog: Flying Coach - 13 May 2011
Our trip to the Great Wall started with an early morning pick up from our drivers. Unfortunately, they turned a 45-minute ride to the wall into a 2-hour tour of the outskirts of Beijing. I was under the assumption that since the Great Wall stretches for thousands of miles, you could just drive north and [...]
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Trans-Siberian Railway Official Start: Beijing (Part 1)
Blog: Flying Coach - 6 May 2011
The highlight of Beijing, aside from the Great Wall, is undoubtedly the food. Sara’s sister, Sophia, and her family met us in Beijing and any time Sophia is along, it is guaranteed to be culinary bliss. None of us, including Sophia, had been to Beijing before, but you wouldn’t know it based on our itinerary. [...]
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A Little Wall…Thanks Mongolia, It’s Pretty Great
Blog: A Little Adrift - A RTW Travelogue - 17 April 2011
The first views of the Great Wall of China appeared over the treetops just as the chair lift gained enough height to crest the forested hillside. My nerves fray into pools of anxious fear when I’m dangling over a mountainside from a dilapidated metal box , so it was a real effort to keep my eyes open for that first glimpse of the wall after the chair scooped me up from the base of the Mutianyu section of the Wall and started the rickety jaunt to the top. The brown winter mountains ...
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Park Plaza Hotel Wangfujing, Beijing – Not quite a hotel I would recommend
Blog: Travel China and the World - 13 April 2011
On a recent stay at the Park Plaza hotel in Beijing I realized why I tend to stay in hotels I trust….The hotel room was OK — I stayed at the club floor, but I guess they did not have … Continue reading →
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Beijing Duck – Years later…. Still a Great Delicacy, but which is the BEST restaurant?
Blog: Travel China and the World - 3 April 2011
Over the years I have eaten the famous Beijing KaoYa (Roast Duck) many times and have often asked myself “how do they do it”? How is it prepared? So here is what I understand to be the long process of … Continue reading →
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A Mouthful of Scorpion and Other Weird Treats in Beijing
Blog: Living the Dream: RTW - 16 March 2011
A must do for the off-the-beaten track crowd in Beijing is to visit one of the food markets that line the various districts. At these markets, the appetite of the adventurous can be put to the test with many offbeat and near disgusting creatures on display for consumption.
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What’s up with courtesy in China - or how to get off the plane without being “run over”
Blog: Travel China and the World - 25 February 2011
Years ago (24 years ago to be “almost” precise) I felt it was normal that crowds behaved very erratically in China — I felt / observed that it was normal for folks in Beijing to rush and ignore any semblance of a queue while waiting to get on a bus or buy a movie ticket [...]
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Life in a Beijing Hutong – Part II
Blog: Abandon the Cube - 17 February 2011
As many of you know, we moved into a Beijing hutong– a traditional single-story home in a traditional maze of houses that makes up a close-knit community. Anyways, its been a bumpy and rewarding ride. I recently painted the interior of the hutong, spending a bit of my own cash to fix up the place.
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First-time in Silk Street Mall, Beijing
Blog: First-time Traveler - 31 January 2011
Silk Street Mall is neither your ordinary street nor your usual mall. It was something I’d find anywhere in the Philippines. Yet, tourists, especially those from Europe or the America, love to go to Silk Street Mall. There were a bunch of kids who were having a field trip there. There were Spanish families donning [...]
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First-time in Silk Street Mall, Beijing
Blog: First-time Traveler - 31 January 2011
Silk Street Mall is neither your ordinary street nor your usual mall. It was something I’d find anywhere in the Philippines. Yet, tourists, especially those from Europe or the America, love to go to Silk Street Mall. There were a … Continue reading →
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The Forbidden City, A Long Tour on a Cold Day
Blog: Canada's Adventure Couple - 11 January 2011
Before traveling to China, I never fully understood why it was called the Forbidden City. Chinese history wasn't my forte and I never really cared enough to do the research for myself. I just knew that the movie The Last Emperor won a bunch of Academy Awards and was based in the Forbidden City. I had also heard that there was a Starbucks that opened at one time right in the middle of it all.
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China at Night; A Photo Story
Blog: Canada's Adventure Couple - 9 January 2011
When the sun goes down China's cities come alive. Each city bursts into a neon work of art to welcome the dark. Historical sites, town squares, skyscrapers and street vendors. No one can escape the electric glow in a Chinese city and really who would want to.China at Night; A Photo Story is a post from: The Planet D: Canada's Adventure Couple
