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September 4th 2009 Asia » China » Shanghai
No sooner had I cleared customs in Toronto than I heard a voice behind me say, "Hey man, I heard you say you're going to Shanghai too?" It was a guy about my age, who introduced himself as Silas, a 20 ... 4 photos [full story]
No sooner had I cleared customs in Toronto than I heard a voice behind me say, "Hey man, I heard you say you're going to Shanghai too?" It was a guy about my age, who introduced himself as Silas, a 20 ... 4 photos [full story]
November 17th 2009 Asia » China » Shanghai
On Sunday I was invited to a Barbie Birthday Party, at the Shanghai Barbie store. The birthday started at 9:30am and went until 2:30pm. The day consisted of a fashion show, eating in the Barbie Cafe a ... 11 photos [full story]
On Sunday I was invited to a Barbie Birthday Party, at the Shanghai Barbie store. The birthday started at 9:30am and went until 2:30pm. The day consisted of a fashion show, eating in the Barbie Cafe a ... 11 photos [full story]
November 16th 2009 Asia » China » Shanghai
Due to my current location, I am going to use some codes here, so bear with me. The SF (rhymes with twine glue) hysteria meter is wavering above the halfway to Nutsville here in Shanghai as it seems t ... 7 photos [full story]
Due to my current location, I am going to use some codes here, so bear with me. The SF (rhymes with twine glue) hysteria meter is wavering above the halfway to Nutsville here in Shanghai as it seems t ... 7 photos [full story]
November 15th 2009 Asia » China » Shanghai
It is amazing how many people from different countries we have met lately. We really seem to be meeting more and more new people and it is so interesting. Life here at the moment is pretty sound. I kn ... 6 photos [full story]
It is amazing how many people from different countries we have met lately. We really seem to be meeting more and more new people and it is so interesting. Life here at the moment is pretty sound. I kn ... 6 photos [full story]
November 14th 2009 Asia » China » Shanghai
we travelled from Tai'an to Shanghai on a modern fast train which took only 6 hours. we bought the ticket at Tai'an station two days in advance our departure. a fastforward procedure; the lady at the ... 5 photos [full story]
we travelled from Tai'an to Shanghai on a modern fast train which took only 6 hours. we bought the ticket at Tai'an station two days in advance our departure. a fastforward procedure; the lady at the ... 5 photos [full story]
November 14th 2009 Asia » China » Shanghai » Pudong
On Sunday, November 8th, we went to the in Shanghai. Overall, I was impressed by the size of this museum. It had an extremely large variety of exhibits which were mostly marked well in English. ... 38 photos [full story]
On Sunday, November 8th, we went to the in Shanghai. Overall, I was impressed by the size of this museum. It had an extremely large variety of exhibits which were mostly marked well in English. ... 38 photos [full story]
November 14th 2009 Asia » China » Shanghai
Getting to the post office is quite an ordeal. For some reason, they don't have many post offices around nor do they have postal boxes (like the red Canada Post drop-boxes). When it was warmer, I ... 1 photos [full story]
Getting to the post office is quite an ordeal. For some reason, they don't have many post offices around nor do they have postal boxes (like the red Canada Post drop-boxes). When it was warmer, I ... 1 photos [full story]
November 12th 2009 Asia » China » Shanghai
This si super fast entry that it is freakin snowing today!!!!!!!! I left beautiful paradise for the seasons. I dont have anything for this kind of weather so freazing my bum off is the way it's goin ... [full story]
This si super fast entry that it is freakin snowing today!!!!!!!! I left beautiful paradise for the seasons. I dont have anything for this kind of weather so freazing my bum off is the way it's goin ... [full story]
November 12th 2009 Asia » China » Shanghai
The weekend of the 31st October was halloween, and seeing as Maureen is Canadian, she LOVES halloween and organised a party. Now, without being rude, she's not exactly the life and soul of the par ... 56 photos [full story]
The weekend of the 31st October was halloween, and seeing as Maureen is Canadian, she LOVES halloween and organised a party. Now, without being rude, she's not exactly the life and soul of the par ... 56 photos [full story]
November 8th 2009 Asia » China » Shanghai
We left Shanghai middle of June 2009....few months ago to move to our new dream place, Bangkok. I come back for few days every month to the city where we spent few years. So the main question was...d ... 36 photos [full story]
We left Shanghai middle of June 2009....few months ago to move to our new dream place, Bangkok. I come back for few days every month to the city where we spent few years. So the main question was...d ... 36 photos [full story]
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