China travel stories

China, part II

Hong Kong As per my norm, I ended up with an extremely small, terrible room in one of the world's most modern cities - it was basically a walk-in closet, with an entryway closet sized bathro...

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China, part I

I guess the best way to start is with some generalities - which I normally hate, and cultural differences: Hhhhhkkkkkk-ptew! Not sure how to spell that, but I certainly know the sound of som...

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China, month 2

Songpan, Sichuan and Ice Mountain I got to Songpan last night and am spending the day adjusting to the altitude (we climbed about 2000 meters from Chengdu!) before the horse trek tomorrow. S...

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China, month 1

First impressions of Kowloon I got to Hong Kong last night, took the train from the airport to Kowloon station and wow! What a view from the train and taxi window! After checking into my...

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The Great Freezing Icy Windy Wall of China

Cab Hassles [Mar 15th 1995] Once we were fully packed we caught a taxi, in a roundabout way, to the CITS office to collect some tickets. The taxi driver insisted on taking a completely convolute...

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