CHINA | Monday, 19 Nov 2007 | Views [756]
11 hours on trh train ride back to Beijing. We left at 8pm and arrived at 8am the following morning.
The train compartment we had was a 6 berth. I really didn't like travelling that way. I had the top bunk and it was difficult to sleep on. For the first ... Read more >
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CHINA | Monday, 19 Nov 2007 | Views [663]
Would you like some cheese with your Whine ? Its not always roses when you are travelling, and sometimes you just have to say what you really think because that’s when the true essence of the holiday shows through. When the question “So how was your ... Read more >
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CHINA | Monday, 19 Nov 2007 | Views [1173]
As I said, we planned ahead and actually booked a private room in a Youth Hostel recommended from the Lonely Planet.; We had been poshpacking so far but knew that we had to start budgeting down.
A man carrying a sign with my name on it greeted us ... Read more >
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CHINA | Monday, 19 Nov 2007 | Views [743]
After the train ticket debarcle and getting hard seats and no sleeper for the 11 hours to Xi'an, we had finally arrived. Tired and cranky is the best way to sum it up. Not much speac eon those hard seat trains. We did have fun along the way. In fact, ... Read more >
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CHINA | Sunday, 18 Nov 2007 | Views [1104]
ALL ABOARD THE SUZHOU TO BEIJING EXPRESS
Well its express if you call it 10 hours on a train over night. 7pm to 7am. It was exciting,
We travelled via train in soft sleeper carriage. Soft sleeper is a cabin with two bunks – top
& bottom on either ... Read more >
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CHINA | Sunday, 18 Nov 2007 | Views [730]
Yes I’m still here in China, thought it was time to get the blog back up and running. I still haven’t managed to get all my photos up from the trip - there are over 1000 and I sure don’t want to bore you to death. Other peoples holiday pics aren’t really ... Read more >
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