Trip: Caucasian & Eurasian Asian Invasion
There are [37] stories from my trip: Caucasian & Eurasian Asian Invasion
THAILAND | Sunday, 25 Nov 2007 | Views [530] | Comments [8]
Well, well, well, look what the cat dragged in. Soooo we decided to sum all our adventures on the islands into one little blog since we kind of got caught up in the island life of beach bumming and doing absolutely nothing. Our first stop was Krabi ... Read more >
Tags: Beaches & sunshine
THAILAND | Monday, 12 Nov 2007 | Views [632] | Comments [5]
From the minute with arrived in Bangkok, Mel felt like she was at home in Hawaii. And something about the air felt different...better...it was a change well needed. The Thai people are so kind and friendly, and all they want to do is help you and make ... Read more >
Tags: Relaxation
CHINA | Friday, 9 Nov 2007 | Views [532] | Comments [2]
Unfortunately, we didn't make our train to Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia for Courtney got deathly ill (AGAIN!!!) on the eve of her birthday (November 5th-Erin!) and spent the whole day sick and at the hospital. At least this time they didn't give me one of those ... Read more >
Tags: Misadventures
CHINA | Sunday, 4 Nov 2007 | Views [632] | Comments [6]
After our first night of trying to sleep on a speaker, we asked to move rooms to a quieter spot, unknowingly they were going to be shoveling sand and bricks outside our room at midnight. When we woke the next day we noticed a lovely new wall in the lobby.... Read more >
Tags: The Great Outdoors
CHINA | Tuesday, 30 Oct 2007 | Views [744] | Comments [3] | Video
Happy Halloween you bloody Americans!!! Although the Chinese normally don't celebrate this so-called holiday our hostel is an exception. 2 for 1 beers all night long. Where you at, dad? We're opting not to drink because we are really tired and I want ... Read more >
Tags: The Planning Phase
CHINA | Tuesday, 30 Oct 2007 | Views [4516] | Comments [3]
This is our last night in Qingdao. It was once occupied by the Germans for 99 years so it has a little Bavarian touch to it. Some cool European architecture and it's surrounded by six beaches. But it is as cold as it is in Germany right now so it's useless ... Read more >
Tags: Relaxation
CHINA | Friday, 26 Oct 2007 | Views [1332] | Comments [5]
Well, today we saw four white walls, a ceiling fan, lots of wood furniture and the back of our eyelids. YAY! Thanks to Courtney, who is such a LOSER! I've been getting the worst headaches for the last couple of days, but I just figured I'd take some ... Read more >
Tags: Misadventures
CHINA | Friday, 26 Oct 2007 | Views [971] | Comments [4]
They call Suzhou "The Venice of The East", but we thought it looked more like Amsterdam without all the goodies. It was definitely a cool places with plenty of gardens, temples and pagodas to visit. Europe has there churches castles and China ... Read more >
Tags: On the Road
CHINA | Thursday, 25 Oct 2007 | Views [463] | Comments [2]
I hope you guys enjoy our photos. I couldn't get my brand spankin' new camera to upload on these computers. And it's in Chinese so I have no clue as to what it's telling me, but I think my camera is just way too cool for it. But if you make a comment ... Read more >
Tags: Sightseeing
HONG KONG | Thursday, 25 Oct 2007 | Photo Gallery
Mel On The Peak
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CHINA | Tuesday, 23 Oct 2007 | Views [601] | Comments [4]
We've been in ShangHai for three nights now and it's probably the coolest big city we've visited, thus far. There' a lot to see and do here. We went to a really neat temple called, "The Jade Buddha Temple". I didn't get to see the bronze Thousand ... Read more >
Tags: Sightseeing
CHINA | Saturday, 20 Oct 2007 | Views [588] | Comments [5]
As soon as we stepped off the train and got on the Y2 bus we knew we were in for a real treat. This place is gorgeous, maybe that's why they call it "Heaven On Earth". We had excellent weather, too. After we checked into our hostel, we walked ... Read more >
Tags: Doctors, hospitals & health
CHINA | Tuesday, 16 Oct 2007 | Views [534] | Comments [1]
Well well well....another glorious day! So today class we will be discussing the night tremor we just got off of also known as a Chinese train ride. First off, we booked a "hard sleeper" and boy do they mean what they say. Getting up there ... Read more >
Tags: Culture
CHINA | Sunday, 14 Oct 2007 | Views [407]
I have ALMOST come to terms with the fact that it's nearly impossible to get a good night's sleep while on this trip. *cries* If it's not someone packing, the lady making the bed or construction across the street, then it's all of the above. This ... Read more >
Tags: Adventures
CHINA | Sunday, 14 Oct 2007 | Views [803]
We took a bus to the city of Guangzhou yesterday. It was about a 2 hour bus ride. Not too shabby. But once we arrived it was all down hill from there. The subway system is a breeze to figure out, but when we got outside we had no idea where we were. ... Read more >
Tags: Lost!
MACAU | Thursday, 11 Oct 2007 | Views [521]
ok ok so we broke down and had McDonald's ONLY because we met a guy in our hostel that was willing to show us the secret treasure map of China and that's where he wanted to talk about it. i had a weird noodle soup with ham and egg in it and mel had the ... Read more >
Tags: Adventures
HONG KONG | Thursday, 11 Oct 2007 | Views [478] | Comments [3]
wow! what a different world this is...for once in my life, i'm the minority. and i think everyone should experience that at least once. then maybe the world wouldn't be such a cruel place after all. so after traveling in the air and waiting for planes ... Read more >
Tags: planes trains & automobiles
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