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Wednesday, 12 Aug 2009 | Views [123] | Comments [4] | Video
My Asia adventure is finally coming to an end!!! This will be my last blog entry...I've put together a slideshow of my China trip...so enjoy! This has been such a wonderful trip...I'm leaving here with such great memories and also new friendships. ... Read more >
Tuesday, 11 Aug 2009 | Views [125] | Comments [5]
Wow...the last two days have been very tiring!!! Helen and I got up early both mornings to meet our tour guide at 7:20am. I'm not use to getting up so early since I've been sleeping in late! Also, it's been really hot the last two days...so the sun ... Read more >
Sunday, 9 Aug 2009 | Views [102] | Comments [3]
I made it to the Mutianyu Great Wall today!!! Mutianyu is about 3km long and is not as heavily restored as the more popular Badaling Great Wall. I got up bright and early to meet Cory and our driver at 8am to start our day. The drive to Mutianyu took ... Read more >
Saturday, 8 Aug 2009 | Views [105] | Comments [3]
Well, I was a lazy bum today and slept in till around 9am...so we didn't make it to Mutianyu Great Wall. Cory ended up having to work in the morning as well, so it worked out that I didn't get up early. By the time we met up, it was lunch time and ... Read more >
Friday, 7 Aug 2009 | Views [105] | Comments [3]
I didn't venture out too far today...hung around the area by my hotel since the weather wasn't too great. I went to the Pearl Market to check out what things they have there...very similiar to Yashou Market with all the fake purses, watches, etc. They ... Read more >
Thursday, 6 Aug 2009 | Views [87] | Comments [4]
What a wonderful day...just doing my own thing!!! I slept in late today...till about 10am. It's the latest I've slept since I've been here and it's the most sleep I've gotten...felt so good!! :) I started off the day with a workout (yes, I'm trying ... Read more >
Wednesday, 5 Aug 2009 | Views [92] | Comments [5]
I'm sitting at the airport right now waiting on my last domestic flight to Beijing. The last 4.5 weeks have flown by very fast...it's been fun and tiring at the same time. Beijing will be the first time that I am truly alone (until Helen comes on Sunday).... Read more >
Sunday, 2 Aug 2009 | Views [145] | Comments [3]
Tom booked a tour for me to go to a nearby city called Suzhou today. Suzhou is about 1.5 hours outside of Shanghai and it's absolutely beautiful!!! I think this is my favorite city so far!!! Suzhou has two of the most famous gardens in China (there ... Read more >
Saturday, 1 Aug 2009 | Views [109] | Comments [6]
I've been slacking on my blog...too busy having fun!! :) Friday, July 31: I think I've actually found some food that I dislike! I tried a Szechuan restaurant and the food there was absolutely terrible!!! Everything was soaked in oil and hot peppers.... Read more >
Friday, 31 Jul 2009 | Views [88] | Comments [4]
Ugh...it rained all day yesterday. It rained when I left Shenzhen and it rained when I got to Shanghai. The flight was slightly delayed, but I got a chance to chat with a gentleman (Marty) who lives in Shanghai. He saw my US passport and started chatting ... Read more >
Thursday, 30 Jul 2009 | Views [107] | Comments [5]
Hong Kong is such a nice city...so clean compared to the other cities I've visited. There are so many shopping centers...too bad I didn't have time to do more shopping! We got to HK around 12:30 to meet up with Wendy and Patrick but they were running ... Read more >
Tuesday, 28 Jul 2009 | Views [113] | Comments [3]
We didn't do too much yesterday...most of the day was spent shopping, getting a manicure, and eating lots of food!!! :) We needed a relaxing day since we'd been on road trips everyday since Mimi and her mom picked me up. Mimi's mom has two assistants ... Read more >
Monday, 27 Jul 2009 | Views [145] | Comments [7]
It rained most of today, so we didn't do too much. We went to Famen Temple, which is known for having the Finger Bone of the Sakyamuni Buddha. There are only 5 finger bones in the world and this is one of the temples that have it. People come from ... Read more >
Sunday, 26 Jul 2009 | Views [138] | Comments [6]
I am completely exhausted after the long day we had!!! I woke up at 4:30am this morning so we could go climb Huashan Mountain, which is about 120 kilometers east of Xi'an. Here's a snippet about the mountain: "Huashan (Hua means brilliant, Chinese, ... Read more >
Friday, 24 Jul 2009 | Views [89] | Comments [2]
Yesterday was such an exciting day!!! I booked my ticket to Shenzhen/Hong Kong to depart next Tuesday with plans to meet up with Wendy when I got there. Those plans have completely changed now and I might end up going to Egypt for part of my trip. ... Read more >
Thursday, 23 Jul 2009 | Views [162] | Comments [3] | Video
Video Note: Wendy and I were goofing off at Heart to Heart. There is a big playroom on the roof of the building and they had these little bikes for the kids. We decided to be big kids and rode the bikes down a ramp. :) Patrick and I decided to return ... Read more >
Tuesday, 21 Jul 2009 | Views [194] | Comments [6]
We got the to Shaanxi Wild Animals Rescue and Research Center yesterday. The pandas are so cute...they are so fat and lazy. All they do is eat, poop, and sleep all day long. It's a nice life to have, especially when you have someone cleaning after ... Read more >
Sunday, 19 Jul 2009 | Views [174] | Comments [4]
I'm almost thinking that Xi'an is hotter than Cambodia!!! Today was extremely hot and we rode the bus during our trip out today. The bus was crowded with sweaty and smelly people! Taxis might be the way to go for the future. It's only 1 yuan to ride ... Read more >
Saturday, 18 Jul 2009 | Views [118] | Comments [3]
My trip to Xi'an is starting out great so far!!! We started off the day with breakfast and orientation (boring, but needed to be done). After orientation, we all went out to visit the Bell Tower and Drum Tower. Each tower has exactly what it ... Read more >
Friday, 17 Jul 2009 | Views [91] | Comments [3]
What an early start to the morning!!! I had to get up at 5am for my flight to Phnom Penh. My cousin and her husband picked me up from the hotel at 6:15am and we got to the airport around 6:45am. It turned out that my other cousins were already at ... Read more >
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