Blogs from Nanchang, Jiangxi, China, Asia - page 7

We arrived here about 10:30 AM and man is it foggy! I'm actually surprised the plane was allowed to land, talk about a nail bitter landing. Jenny kept looking out the window for a glimpse of land, which we didn't see until it was just about to touch down. My hats off to that pilot! So we met up with the other 2 couples that make up the other 2/3rd's of our group. The other couples that came to Beijing this trip are going to other cities so we didn't get a chance to meet any of them. We were the only early morning group that had to leave before the chickens got up. One couple is from Maryland, the other couple are from Minnesota, both are getting younger children, 1 year old and one a ... read more

Didn't have a chance to update the blog last night, since we didn't get to our hotel until about 8:00 PM and have to get up, check out and be waiting in the lobby by 5:30 AM this morning. Early flight to Nanchang so no time to worry about jet lag. Don't think getting up is going to be a problem since it's a little after 2 AM right now and we're already up. A little more about the ride over here. Beijing looks pretty much like any big city at night, lot's of traffic, lots of buildings, would love to see it in the day time but not this trip. We did drive down this one street that had the most amazing lights on all of the trees. If you've ever seen the movie Advatar ... read more

couldn't resist the alliteration of the subject title, hehe. reality is i'm busy doing a lot of grunt work- printing, cleaning, and stuff like that. at least i'm not doing the cold calling for clients, hehe- the other boss does that! i think JQ hired someone today, but since this is china, who knows if they'll show up or how long they'll stay. i had a good impression of him, though. the water cooler arrived yesterday and JQ decorated the walls with sketches and biographies, so now the office looks even more complete. skype sessions with rich are proving fruitful- we got him the info needed to start up the website. i'm feeling quite lucky to be part of a capable team! the weak link is me, i'm the one who needs to get in gear ... read more

i've been back in china for 8 days now... 4 days in beijing, 4 days in nanchang. noteworthiest of all news- from now on, no more atm fees for me! i found out that china construction bank is linked with bank of america, and i can withdraw money without incurring the $5 + 1% fee that china merchants bank was charging me. and it only took me three years to figure this out! i've come a long way from trying to western union myself money. ;) good weather today- high of about 60 degrees, sunny, and a good day overall for walking around trying to find a place to set up the office. stopped at wal-mart to get lunch (don't ask...) then rode over to JQ's and spent the day looking at potential places to rent. ... read more

This was a record 13 days travel across 3 provinces Jiangxi, Anhui and Zhejiang during winter time. The total distance was 1341 km covering Nanchang - Jiujiang - Jingdezhen - Wuyuan - Huangshan city - Hangzhou. This is the main route and the distance excludes the traveling between the cities to the destinations around it. Along the way, we visited 4 UNESCO World Heritage sites and 5 Most Beautiful Places in China. We were fortunate to travel according to our travel plans without being affected by the weather. Along the way, we had to make some changes to the travel schedule but still managed to visit all the places planned. This is a land of mountains, pavilions and ancients villages. We started the tour from Nanchang and went straight from the hotel to visit Tenghuang Pavilion ... read more