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George and Dion's Great Adventures Follow us on our travels around the world and where ever they may take us, from New Zealand to afar.

Gallery: G and D go to Longshen

CHINA | Wednesday, 4 Nov 2009 | Photo Gallery

2 day trip with students
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I dont know what to write.....

CHINA | Saturday, 24 Oct 2009 | Views [438]

On Monday I head out of Yangshuo....... I can't wait!!! I am meeting up with Dion at the Guilin airport and meeting the kids as well. We then head up into the Longshen Rice Terraces which will be a full day hike with 2 nights of peace and quiet! I ... Read more >


Guilin

CHINA | Saturday, 17 Oct 2009 | Views [381]

So since there was nothing to do yesterday at work i decided to jump on the bus with a group that were heading to Shanghi and got off at Guilin. I haven't spent any time in our main city as it takes about 1 1/2 hours to get there and always seems like ... Read more >


Always Good

CHINA | Friday, 16 Oct 2009 | Views [406]

So as I sit here at the base wondering what to do today. Dion is out hiking in the middle of no where and enjoying the peace and quiet of it all. He had a 12hr train ride followed by a 4 hours bumpy bus ride to get where he is though. All in a days ... Read more >


Gallery: Kayaking the Li River

CHINA | Friday, 16 Oct 2009 | Photo Gallery

Fun times with schoolies
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Not much really

CHINA | Saturday, 10 Oct 2009 | Views [366]

Sorry haven't been up to much at ALL!Golden week has finished and you can defendantly tell the difference in amount of people around!! School groups start again today which is great as it gives us something to do. Dion is off to an area which is about ... Read more >


Gallery: Swiss Cheese Climbing Day

CHINA | Saturday, 10 Oct 2009 | Photo Gallery

awesome new crag
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Golden Week

CHINA | Sunday, 4 Oct 2009 | Views [342]

From the 1st of Oct it has been one massive celebration for the Chinese. They have a week long holiday and the 1st was also National day. There was the massive parade in Tienanmen Square which took most of the day. Here in Yangshuo we had massive ... Read more >


Gallery: Golden Week

CHINA | Sunday, 4 Oct 2009 | Photo Gallery

Week of Celebreation for the Chinese
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Gallery: School Expedition to Ziyuan

CHINA | Tuesday, 29 Sep 2009 | Photo Gallery

Extream kayking and Rafting
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3 intense days of Whitewater

CHINA | Monday, 28 Sep 2009 | Views [379]

So we have been sent home early as we weren't needed for the 2day hike around the rice terraces of Longji. But we're super glad to come home for some R and R after 3 intense days of whitewater. We had 19 students and 2 teachers spread out between 11 ... Read more >


Gallery: Ziyuan

CHINA | Wednesday, 23 Sep 2009 | Photo Gallery


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We left Yangshuo and it was AMAZING!!!!!!

CHINA | Wednesday, 23 Sep 2009 | Views [542]

Wow it was sooooo amazing to leave the hustle and bustle of a small tourist town into the big wide world of China. First we went to Ziyuan. We stayed the night and ate some very spicy food but it was great. we had a team meeting over a few beers to ... Read more >


Never Again

CHINA | Saturday, 19 Sep 2009 | Views [459]

We went to the local market this morning which is where all the farmers come in with the great produce. The vegies are amazing so bright in colour! The peppers look great in their wicker basket and sooooo many of them too! I forgot to take my camera ... Read more >


Gallery: Longshen

CHINA | Friday, 18 Sep 2009 | Photo Gallery

Dion's hiking trip
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First School over and out

CHINA | Friday, 18 Sep 2009 | Views [411]

We have just finished our first week of school kids. We had just under 200 year 10 and 8's from an International School in Shanghai. George ended up doing a bit of raft building which the kids loved but none of the rafts servived!!!! was good for a ... Read more >


The time has arrived

CHINA | Sunday, 13 Sep 2009 | Views [351] | Comments [1]

It has been hectic in the last few days of cleaning up and getting things spic and span for the posh school that is arriving tonight. But for now it is some time out for me as Dion is off to the airport to meet his students. I have got a few days of ... Read more >


The last quiet days before schools start

CHINA | Friday, 11 Sep 2009 | Views [265]

For the last two days we have traded our outdoors work for building! has been great fun painting and smashing stuff up. Has been a mission to get everything ready here before the first school shows up tomorrow. Then it will be all go for us.  We ... Read more >


Gallery: Yangshuo

CHINA | Wednesday, 9 Sep 2009 | Photo Gallery

Most beautiful place in the world
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We made it!! (and we have been blocked out)

NEW ZEALAND | Wednesday, 9 Sep 2009 | Views [484]

Well we have arrived safe and sound in a beautiful country. This place is truly amazing!! We have so far been climbing in random sticky upy things, been hiking through the jungle, (Dion has been to the rice terraces of Longshen) and lots of biking ... Read more >


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