MichaelnFaye's Guestbook

2nd October 2006

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Hi guys! I was just signing out and saw you are on the Front Page! Yay! I'm off to Chengdu today on a bus this time. Have a safe trip back home and I look forward to hearing more from you. It was great traveling around with you! Love, Jenn

From Blog: Pingyao - Kung Fu Hustle

27th September 2006

Mike
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Wonderful narative and awe inspiring photos. Its been great for me to make the journey through your eyes - Mike

From Blog: The Great Wall of China - and what a great wall it is!!!

26th September 2006

James T
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Activity Kids
You guys are great and are certainly packing it in - a truly inspirational amount of energy. I'm dead chuffed you seem to be enjoying it and can't wait to have a good old chinwag when you're back. Have you had any of the stern-faced "Meiyou" yet, when someone totally does not want to co-operate? All the best - hope you love Xian. James.

From Blog: Beijing - 9 million Bicycles

26th September 2006

anonymous
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Thanks for the great story and photos. I am enjoying your holiday and I bet my legs are not so tired. Take care, and hope your next train is a little more comfy. Mike

From Blog: Beijing - 9 million Bicycles

26th September 2006

eartboy_rod
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certainly worth reading
hey guys, i stumbled across your blog and read every entry, well done, you've helped me decide on my next trip - china. have fun with the world trip, i'm off to south america in 54 or so days.... i'm sure you'll have a blast over there. rod - wt2.blogspot.com

From Blog: Beijing - 9 million Bicycles

21st September 2006

Mike
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Have fun
Glad to see things are going well, I'm enjoying your story and probably not as tired as you must be after that stairway. We are missing you Mike Walker

From Blog: Tai Shan - Stairway to Heaven

19th September 2006

Jenelope
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Mmm pig's stomach!
Dam I wish i could get some of that pigs stomach over here!! Have u tried chicken's feet yet?? Apparently also a delicacy! Mike, so far it sounds incredible - enough to make me mad with jealousy! XX jenel

From Blog: Suzhou - City of Gardens

19th September 2006

MichaelnFaye
Michael & Faye Johnson

Learning Chinese
I actually downloaded a 'Learn Mandarin' course from the web but as it's a tonal language, I found it difficult to know if my pronunciation was correct... The course was rubbish as it spoke so quickly I couldn't absorb it... Tbh now that I'm here I'm soaking up new words and phrases constantly, and as virtually no-one here speaks english I'm learning very fast. It's quite refreshing to actually rely on a phrasebook, everywhere else we've been, we've tried to speak the language, only to get spoken back to in better english than we speak!

From Blog: Shanghai - ‘Whore of the Orient, Paris of the East’

17th September 2006

julien feasey
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my contact details
thats an amzing blog michael, or did your secretary fill it out? my phone is 0578 2230712 its a landline i lost my mobile along with my passport! if you encounter any problems call me, also when you return south i may be able to come and meet you in shanghai or hangzhou, though only the weekend as i work weekdays, i'll keep tabs on your blog. i recommend a trip to the old town in shanghai for some bargain hunting, things are mostly hagglable and goodies aplenty. the main fake goods market has been closed down as of june this year. such a shame!

From Blog: Shanghai - ‘Whore of the Orient, Paris of the East’

17th September 2006

Tim
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Wow.
Sounds wicked - have always wanted to visit China. Photos look good too, although the food sounds a little... uh... interesting... To be honest Mike, I'm a little surprised you didn't at least try to learn a little more mandarin than "hello" and "thank you". This might be useful: http://www.gorin.com/phrase/mandarin.html

From Blog: Shanghai - ‘Whore of the Orient, Paris of the East’

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