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November 7th 2009 Asia » China » Beijing
Well winter has officially arrived! The first of November Beijing was blessed with a large downfall of snow. It was quite surreal to awake and be greeted by the sight of flakes falling thickly and bla ... [full story]
Well winter has officially arrived! The first of November Beijing was blessed with a large downfall of snow. It was quite surreal to awake and be greeted by the sight of flakes falling thickly and bla ... [full story]
November 7th 2009 Asia » China » Beijing » Wudaokou
The Wudaokou 五道口 subway station is a major access to the near by universities. Such as - Beijing Language and Culture University 北京語言大學; ... 34 photos [full story]
The Wudaokou 五道口 subway station is a major access to the near by universities. Such as - Beijing Language and Culture University 北京語言大學; ... 34 photos [full story]
November 5th 2009 Asia » China » Beijing » Chaoyang district
Today started at 6am, we were armed with 3 double cheeseburgers each (there was seriously nothing else we could buy at the supermarkets) and headed to the back packers hostel. We got onto a bus which ... 6 photos [full story]
Today started at 6am, we were armed with 3 double cheeseburgers each (there was seriously nothing else we could buy at the supermarkets) and headed to the back packers hostel. We got onto a bus which ... 6 photos [full story]
November 4th 2009 Asia » China » Beijing » Chaoyang district
Today we started the day at the markets. Our primary goal was to buy jackets. Pepsi bought 2 jackets and I bought 1. The starting price on my jacket was 650 and I eventually got it for 150 (quite chea ... 8 photos [full story]
Today we started the day at the markets. Our primary goal was to buy jackets. Pepsi bought 2 jackets and I bought 1. The starting price on my jacket was 650 and I eventually got it for 150 (quite chea ... 8 photos [full story]
November 3rd 2009 Asia » China » Beijing » Chaoyang district
We caught the train from HK to Shenzhen as it is much cheaper to fly out of Shenzhen. I was so tired because I stayed up too late writing emails and updating the blog. I fell asleep on the train and m ... 4 photos [full story]
We caught the train from HK to Shenzhen as it is much cheaper to fly out of Shenzhen. I was so tired because I stayed up too late writing emails and updating the blog. I fell asleep on the train and m ... 4 photos [full story]
October 17th 2009 Asia » China » Beijing
When I first got to China, the first thing that I put in my mouth was a large sip of soy milk. After that, I thought to myself: I am going to hate china. It wasn't that it was THAT bad, but it was wei ... 14 photos [full story]
When I first got to China, the first thing that I put in my mouth was a large sip of soy milk. After that, I thought to myself: I am going to hate china. It wasn't that it was THAT bad, but it was wei ... 14 photos [full story]
November 3rd 2009 Asia » China » Beijing
I haven’t written a blog for a while so I have a couple things to write about. First of all, two weekends ago our group trip to the mountain and our experience making American breakfast in China ... [full story]
I haven’t written a blog for a while so I have a couple things to write about. First of all, two weekends ago our group trip to the mountain and our experience making American breakfast in China ... [full story]
November 2nd 2009 Asia » China » Beijing » Great Wall of China
DAY 1: So our story starts here in the oldest city in Asia - Beijing. We caught the Air France flight to Paris and then on to Beijing. The flights were uneventful but due to excitement getting the bes ... 6 photos [full story]
DAY 1: So our story starts here in the oldest city in Asia - Beijing. We caught the Air France flight to Paris and then on to Beijing. The flights were uneventful but due to excitement getting the bes ... 6 photos [full story]
November 2nd 2009 Asia » China » Beijing
It's now our last day in China (Tracy writing again). We leave (very early, too early) tomorrow morning to fly to Tokyo where we'll be for the next 17 days. So we arrived late afternoon (day 1 ... 15 photos [full story]
It's now our last day in China (Tracy writing again). We leave (very early, too early) tomorrow morning to fly to Tokyo where we'll be for the next 17 days. So we arrived late afternoon (day 1 ... 15 photos [full story]
November 1st 2009 Asia » China » Beijing
Okay so I have now added pictures to the last two blogs so if you click on previous in the top left hand corner you can go back and look if you wish ;) So after an amazing nights sleep and refreshi ... 30 photos [full story]
Okay so I have now added pictures to the last two blogs so if you click on previous in the top left hand corner you can go back and look if you wish ;) So after an amazing nights sleep and refreshi ... 30 photos [full story]
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