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Category Archives: Travel China
Back to Asia – I Hate Taxis!
Where was I? Oh yeah, I was about to catch a flight from Beijing to Johannesburg to meet Don for a four week tour of South Africa, including Kruger National Park, Drakensberg National Park and a road trip down the … Continue reading
Last Day in China – The Forbidden City
Written September 12, 2011 There are some trips where you have mentally left the country way before the plane actually takes off. My last day in Beijing was one of those days. I woke to a gray gloomy sky. In … Continue reading
Posted in Travel, Travel China
Tagged Beijing China, Food, Forbidden City, Jiaozi, Sea Cucumber, Travel
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Hiking the Great Wall, Jinshanling to Simatai – Take Two
Written September 11, 2011 I first did this hike in April 2005. They say that this is the way you should experience the Great Wall – skip the theme park atmosphere of Badaling and get out walk this less touristed … Continue reading
Posted in Restaurants, Travel, Travel China
Tagged Beijing China, Food, Great Wall, Jingshanling to Simatai, Nanluogu Xiang, Peking Duck
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Back in Beijing, China
Written September 10, 2011 After arriving at the Beijing airport on a rainy Saturday afternoon I took the #3 line shuttle bus to the downtown Beijing train station/International Hotel. Cheaper (16 yuan) and less hassle than waiting in the long … Continue reading
Review of Keats Language School, Kunming China
I spent three weeks at the Keats School starting mid August of 2011 with four hours per day of one-on-one instruction. Classes and Language Instruction. The school makes a real effort to give students what they want. Lessons were tailored … Continue reading
Saying Goodbye to Kunming – For Now
Written September 10, 2011 Finally, after three weeks here and with a flight back to Beijing in the morning, I’m starting to have a social life. First, I spent the afternoon with an older student from California, a retired mathematics … Continue reading
Expo Gardens, Kunming China – Worth It?
Written September 9, 2011 It is difficult for me to pass up a potentially great garden, so when they claim that Kunming’s Expo Facility was the largest horticultural exhibition in China I was intrigued, albeit skeptical. It couldn’t possibly worth … Continue reading
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Tagged Expo Gardens, Exposition Gardens, Kunming China
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Third Week of Classes – Review, Review and More Review
Keats Language School, Kunming China Written September 8, 2011 I imagine my teacher, MW, will be thankful to have a new student after I leave just so she can do something different. I didn’t want any new material the last … Continue reading
Bamboo Temple, Kunming China
Written September 8, 2011 Bamboo Temple (admission 6 yuan) is located in the Yu’an Mountains, about 12 kilometers northwest of Kunming. A relatively straight forward excursion considering the numerous discussions I had with MW concerning whether there was or was … Continue reading
Do Duck Tongues Really Have Bones? and Other Food Discoveries from Kunming, China
Written September 8, 2011 Monday night I went back to my stir-fry bar to watch the cook. I had recently learned the characters for duck tongue ( 鸭舌, yā shé), saw it on the menu and decided to give it … Continue reading
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Tagged Duck Tongue, Food, Fuqi Fei Pian, Husband and Wife Sliced Lung, Kunming China, Shao Doufu
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