Posts Tagged: travel
Zhengzhou
The smartest purchase I make all year is a fifteen rmb folding stool ($2.50) right there in the Anyang train station. A tiny backless stool you see the old men and women sitting on in the park or on the
Zhengzhou
The smartest purchase I make all year is a fifteen rmb folding stool ($2.50) right there in the Anyang train station. A tiny backless stool you see the old men and women sitting on in the park or on the
Lijiang
Maya followed our advice and joined us on the ‘big bus’ this time for a few kuai more (which I believe is the sequel to A Fistful of Kuai). The bus ride itself was not as spectacular as the Kunming-Dali
Lijiang
Maya followed our advice and joined us on the ‘big bus’ this time for a few kuai more (which I believe is the sequel to A Fistful of Kuai). The bus ride itself was not as spectacular as the Kunming-Dali
Xinjie to Xinjie
The Road to Yuanyang: Part 4 I shouldn’t be too hard on the Xinjie bus station hotel room. That it had a Western toilet is by all accounts a miracle. Still, despite traveling for 24 hours, I could not bring
Xinjie to Xinjie
The Road to Yuanyang: Part 4 I shouldn’t be too hard on the Xinjie bus station hotel room. That it had a Western toilet is by all accounts a miracle. Still, despite traveling for 24 hours, I could not bring
Xinjie
The Road to Yuanyang: Part 3 You would think, judging by the expressions on their faces, the good people of Xinjie had never seen a white man enter their town by rolling down a dirt-covered hillside with all his belongings
Xinjie
The Road to Yuanyang: Part 3 You would think, judging by the expressions on their faces, the good people of Xinjie had never seen a white man enter their town by rolling down a dirt-covered hillside with all his belongings
Jiangshi to Xinjie
The Road to Yuanyang: Part 2 The woman with whom I switched bunks returned the favor in the morning. She shook me awake with a “Jiangshi!” I had expected Jiangshi to be the last stop. I couldn’t have been more
Jiangshi to Xinjie
The Road to Yuanyang: Part 2 The woman with whom I switched bunks returned the favor in the morning. She shook me awake with a “Jiangshi!” I had expected Jiangshi to be the last stop. I couldn’t have been more
My Last Sleeper Bus – Jinghong to Jiangshi
The Road to Yuanyang: Part 1 If there is a right way to get to Yuanyang, I did the exact opposite. Lonely Planet suggested taking a 12 hour bus ride to the town of Luchun. By the time you get
My Last Sleeper Bus – Jinghong to Jiangshi
The Road to Yuanyang: Part 1 If there is a right way to get to Yuanyang, I did the exact opposite. Lonely Planet suggested taking a 12 hour bus ride to the town of Luchun. By the time you get
Bus to Yangshuo
I headed to the bus station, because, like an idiot, that’s where I assumed one would pick up the bus. The clerk at the bus station explained the buses to Yongshuo left from near the train station. So I walked
Bus to Yangshuo
I headed to the bus station, because, like an idiot, that’s where I assumed one would pick up the bus. The clerk at the bus station explained the buses to Yongshuo left from near the train station. So I walked
Guilin
Warning: this is a ‘whining’ post. You would do well to skip it. —————– To all those naysayers who said, “Don’t travel China in February”, “the weather will be miserable”, “it’ll rain”, “you’ll freeze”, “you won’t see the scenery”—well I
Guilin
Warning: this is a ‘whining’ post. You would do well to skip it. —————– To all those naysayers who said, “Don’t travel China in February”, “the weather will be miserable”, “it’ll rain”, “you’ll freeze”, “you won’t see the scenery”—well I
My first domestic flight – Xiamen to Shenzhen
If you want to see the New China, go to the Airport. If you want to see the real China, go to the bus station. The bus stations are monuments to mayhem, chaos, and noise. The airports are bright, quiet,
My first domestic flight – Xiamen to Shenzhen
If you want to see the New China, go to the Airport. If you want to see the real China, go to the bus station. The bus stations are monuments to mayhem, chaos, and noise. The airports are bright, quiet,
Hakka House
Be careful what you wish for: I wanted to experience something other than the built-up glitzy shopping mall known as Shanghai. I wanted to get away from the millions of people of the big coastal cities. I wanted some down-time.
Hakka House
Be careful what you wish for: I wanted to experience something other than the built-up glitzy shopping mall known as Shanghai. I wanted to get away from the millions of people of the big coastal cities. I wanted some down-time.
My China Year 