March 10, 2009
by Stuart
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While in China, I tried to go to Xihae, a largely Tibetan region that occasionally steams the government’s rice, if you know what I mean. If you remember, I had a heck of a time trying to get there and … Continue reading
January 2, 2009
by Stuart
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After getting off the bus in Yangshuo, a man came up offering to take us to his hotel. We explained that we had already booked a room somewhere else, but he insisted on following us out of the bus station … Continue reading
December 31, 2008
by Tina
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After a 20 hour train ride from Huang Shan we arrived in Guilin at what we thought was the main train station. After bout 30 minutes of looking around for our hostel, which was supposed to be directly across the … Continue reading
December 31, 2008
by Stuart
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Since we couldn’t get a train our of Huangshan for another day, we took the bus out to an “historic village” called Hongcun. It’s in an area called Yixian country and part of a collection of little villages that are … Continue reading
December 23, 2008
by Stuart
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One of the things I’d hoped to do in China was climb one of the sacred peaks. Unfortunately, the ones near anyplace we would be were in the north. And since it was already snowing and in the 20’s in … Continue reading