Friday, 29 May 2009 | Views [539] | Comments [1]
Just finished a 3 day cruise with Chinese tourists (and one other "westerner," a Norwegian fellow) down the Yangzi river (also called the Chiantjiang, or Long River) to see the 3 gorges and also finishing at the huge 3 Gorges Dam. Currently ... Read more >
Tags: hubei, wuhan, yangzi
Saturday, 23 May 2009 | Views [495]
In Beijing, saw the great wall, was amazing. Mostly because it was NOT in a touristy area but a cool out of the way place. Went to the Forbidden City and was not really amazed. In Xi'an, saw the terracotta warriers, this army of ceramic men an emperor ... Read more >
Tags: china, pandas, sichuan
Saturday, 16 May 2009 | Views [887]
Update - After algarve, spent windiest few days in Tarifa, Spain off the strait of Gibraltar, (windsurfing capital of the world) waiting for a day when the winds died down enough for the ferry to run, 35 minutes to Morocco, Africa! Got our passports ... Read more >
Tags: china, london, morocco, uk