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Smile... we're leaving tomorrow
Feb 22, 2008
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"· Xi'an, Shaanxi Province, China · GMT + 8hrs Over, and almost out We've just passed our last day in Xi'an. The waiting for the train is almost over. As I type we're sitting in ou ..."
A travel blog entry from Xian by
byrnedm
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Xian
Aug 7, 2006
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"A short 1 1/2 hour flight from Chengdu had us arriving in Xian. Again the flight did not cost much more than the train that would have taken 12 -16 hours to get us there. This was ..."
A travel blog entry from Xian by
audreyandjack
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Ancient Capital
May 5, 2006
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"After another street pancake thingy for breakfast (so wish I knew what it is called) I headed rather appropriately to the Aviation Building to get the shuttle bus to the airport. I ..."
A travel blog entry from Xian by
alasdairm
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8th wonder of the world
Jun 9, 2005
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"Arrived in Xi'an this morning after a gruelling 13-hour journey by sleeper train... I did't get much sleep, but Rich snored contentedly in his bunk! Xi'an is China's most ancient c ..."
A travel blog entry from Xian by
idarich
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Now in Xian
Apr 17, 2006
"I love it when the overnight train gets into a new city at a respectable time... this time, the train arrived into Xian at 9am after 11 hours on the track. Xian is another huge cit ..."
A travel blog entry from Xian by
shanewilson
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Xi'an - Home to the 8th wonder of the world
Aug 29, 2006
(20 photos)
"I finally managed to get some sleep on the train! A a top-bunk sleeper (there are three tiers in 'hard sleeper') so I could stick my feet out the end of the bed! Whoa! 12 hours lat ..."
A travel blog entry from Xian by
roadtrip
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Checking out the Terracotta Army
Feb 15, 2006
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"(Em here) Spent another couple of days in Beijing - basically spent walking, visiting street markets and doing boring things like internet, posting stuff home, etc. It was actually ..."
A travel blog entry from Xian by
emanddave
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Smog City
May 22, 2007
(38 photos)
"After meeting some great people in Beijing, I decided to shit Pingyao and head straight down to Xian So after an over night train ride, Suzanne and Ian followed behind on a later t ..."
A travel blog entry from Xian by
hodge
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Happy New Year
Dec 31, 2005
(11 photos)
"We spent the morning catching up on sleep (you wouldn't believe how tiring this traveling thing is) then booked a train ticket to Beijing with the help of our hotel manager, Jim Be ..."
A travel blog entry from Xian by
eatdessertfirst
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Xi'an
Mar 27, 2006
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"I've decided that what Perth needs is a wall. A great big fuck off wall. As I cycled around the Xian city wall the other day, it occurred to me that Perth was completely defenseles ..."
A travel blog entry from Xian by
marktjhung
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Xian and the Terracotta Army
Sep 9, 2005
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"From Zhengzhou to Xian it takes 8hrs by train and we are travelling 'hard seat'. We have tried 'hard sleeper' and 'soft sleeper' before, but due to non-availability of tickets for ..."
A travel blog entry from Xian by
rachel_john
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Once in, hard to get out.
Jul 12, 2005
(5 photos)
"After all the endless sights and sounds of Beijing, including the Forbidden City, we boarded our train for Xi'An. Saw Terracotta Army yesterday which was fabulous. Leaving here tom ..."
A travel blog entry from Xian by
pidgeandpie
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Going Potty in Xi'an
Jul 5, 2005
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"We arrived at some ungoldly hour of the morning at Xian Train Station. Why can't these Chinese organise trains so that they arrive at civil hours of the day, such as 10AM. Perhaps ..."
A travel blog entry from Xian by
irax
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Xi'an - Warrior Country
May 31, 2005
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"We finally arrived in Xi'an from Datong after a 17 hour train journey. We travelled in a soft sleeper (the best class of course) overnight. But since there a four beds to a room we ..."
A travel blog entry from Xian by
meercatvinny
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We collected our bags from luggage storage ...
Sep 4, 2001
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"We collected our bags from luggage storage at the Beijing International Hotel and used their western style toilets. Toilets in China are either grossly smelly "hole-in-the-grounds" ..."
A travel blog entry from Xian by
worldramblings
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Xiantastic
Apr 8, 2005
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"April 8th and 9th We arrived in Xian the capital of Shaanxi province after a very hot and sticky train ride from Taiyuan. We found a great hostel overlooking the Bell Tower in the ..."
A travel blog entry from Xian by
meandher
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xian and terracota army
Oct 10, 2004
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"Ok a while since we updated. Arrived on yet another overnight train checked into hotel and hopped on local bus to the Terracota army as must see when visiting china. Thousands of l ..."
A travel blog entry from Xian by
martinandheike
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Nighttraining through Northern China
Sep 13, 2004
"... in which the wanderluster reflects on the Nature of Chinese Tourism Thought Control, and sees many Buddhas and warriors... LAOYANG Although my next planned destination was Xian ..."
A travel blog entry from Xian by
jeroen
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Adios Huangdao, hola backpacking!
Feb 11, 2005
(21 photos)
"ATTENTION ALL READERS. To better understand our state of existence at the moment, please sing along... "On the road again, just can't wait to get on the road again...." Well, the m ..."
A travel blog entry from Xian by
chris-marianne
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Terracotta travels
May 11, 2007
"Day 6 Fri 11th May Woke up and got ready for my tour first stop the Wild Goose Pagoda! To be fair to Xi'an it was looking much better today and it turns out that I went the worst p ..."
A travel blog entry from Xian by
jedsterr
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Strong and silent men- just the way I like them
Jul 11, 2005
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"Today I'm happily situated in historical Xian, home to the world famous Terra Cotta warriors. I just got back from visiting the 'eigth' wonder of the world. They were pretty cool. ..."
A travel blog entry from Xian by
katehoran
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Xian
Mar 3, 2006
"The kids in the next room, decided it was a good idea to have some sort of wrestling match at 4.30 in the morning. Up until that point I couldn't sleep anyway. The bed kept jumping ..."
A travel blog entry from Xian by
ashermj
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Xi'an
Jul 12, 2006
(2 photos)
"Here we are again in a big ancient city. The weather is terribly humid-hot, as in Shanghai. Going out it's really hard and we preferred to relax a bit in the hostel, avoiding the h ..."
A travel blog entry from Xian by
wamba
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Xian (Inner crisis)
May 19, 2007
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"Xian (Inner crisis) So the prayer time was really uncomfortable. A serious prayer session like that leaves me alienated and uncomfortable. Matt told me when I left Edmonton to 'go ..."
A travel blog entry from Xian by
fourloves
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2nd Halt - Xian
Jun 19, 2005
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"Xi'an was the capital of the Chinese Empire at various times for 1,100 years and a symbol of China's ancient history and past glories. It is situated in the fertile valleys of the ..."
A travel blog entry from Xian by
santoshat60
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Army of Terracotta Warriors
Nov 18, 2006
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"We had yet another easy train ride down from Zhengzhou, we've heard all these horror stories and so far haven't experienced any of it. We got chatting to a Chinese guy who currentl ..."
A travel blog entry from Xian by
lucy_and_matt
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Terracotta
May 23, 2006
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"Xian, May 23 Miles travelled: 75960 Today we visited the famous "terracotta warriors" at the tomb of the first emperor of the Qin dynasty (~200 BC). Evidently, he needed protection ..."
A travel blog entry from Xian by
thechans
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Terra-Cotta jigsaw
May 22, 2006
"Best thing about Xi'an has to be without a doubt, seeing the Teracotta Warriors. It is of course also a nice clean city, far more geared to tourists than most other places we have ..."
A travel blog entry from Xian by
katy1272
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Xian
Jun 28, 2007
"Xian, China 28-29th June 2007 Arrived in Xian at 06:30 am and according to the announcement on the train you haven't been to China if you hadn't been to Xian, so clever us! Hotel w ..."
A travel blog entry from Xian by
danskgirl
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The Eight World Wonder
Nov 27, 2005
(26 photos)
"Welcome to my new entry page, today I will be taking you on a two hour, small, knee pounding into hard chair infront of you, luggage on lap, plus 24 hr. train ride away. We will la ..."
A travel blog entry from Xian by
bristarr333
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Our next stop Xian.
Oct 14, 2006
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"The flight was uneventful and we were soon in our new hotel next to the inner wall. Xian once vied with Rome and later Constantinople for the title of greatest city in the world. T ..."
A travel blog entry from Xian by
nando64
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March 25-27 Xian's Wall and Terracotta Soldiers
May 26, 2007
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"After the near-riot at the airport at Chongqing, the flight to Xian was uneventful. Xian is cleaner, more attractive, more exciting than Chongqing. It is in a plains/plateau type a ..."
A travel blog entry from Xian by
rindy
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Xian
Mar 10, 2007
(6 photos)
"OK, I've finally found a decent Internet connection so I figured I'd take a few minute to try and update this thing. It's not as easy to keep up with as I thought it would be, espe ..."
A travel blog entry from Xian by
nbuene
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The Terra-cotta Warriors
Aug 11, 2007
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"Xian and the Terra-cotta Warriors Jena, Zane and I flew from Beijing to Xian for a two-day stay. We stayed at a beautiful hotel and geared ourselves for what we both hoped w ..."
A travel blog entry from Xian by
dearl
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History Continues
Sep 9, 2007
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"Xian is most famous for being the point at which most people start their visit to the Terracota warriors, but that's not all it has to offer. There is a large mosque in Chinese sty ..."
A travel blog entry from Xian by
sidom
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Xian
Nov 7, 2006
"Saa er vi kommet tilbage fra Xian. Vi var rigtig heldige at have vores egen kupe i toget hvilket vi satte stor pris paa da jo var et overnatningstog. Vi havde en rigtig ..."
A travel blog entry from Xian by
ditte
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Choking in China
Nov 17, 2003
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"We caught the overnight sleeper train to Xian. I was sad to leave Beijing - absolutely loved it there. Even sadder when we arrived in Xian and couldn't see for the smog. It was lit ..."
A travel blog entry from Xian by
fluffy_morson
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Back to Civiliasation
Sep 19, 2006
(5 photos)
"Oh my word....we're back on the more obvious travelling circuit (that sounds a bit ar$ey, doesn't it?)! There's no need for hotels as there's hostels aplenty and there's loads of u ..."
A travel blog entry from Xian by
joandpaul
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Xian - home of the terracotta warriors
May 4, 2007
(5 photos)
"Fri 4th May Ne hao again, Arrived in Xian just a little 7 hour journey, no sweat! (well there was sweat, i mean wee buns) got a bus to our hotel, the bell and drum hotel, again thi ..."
A travel blog entry from Xian by
paulchada
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Xian
Oct 26, 2005
(4 photos)
"Sorry I didn't write yesterday but it was a total day of travelling and we couldn't be bothered to sort out the in room internet connection until today. Nothing really to tell abou ..."
A travel blog entry from Xian by
amygibbs
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Xian
Apr 20, 2006
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"Xian ..."
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chainsaw
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Army and kebabs
Nov 20, 2006
(8 photos)
"Having had a look back at some of my recent blogs, I'm acutely aware that my use of superlatives has taken a bit of a pounding. Now I may have given the impression with words like ..."
A travel blog entry from Xian by
robfrumkin
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Xian - Terracotta Warriors
Oct 20, 2006
"hi - very quick entry and now I am upto day - spent the last two days in Xian. Home to Terracotta warriors. We spent the day at the warriors and whist they are amazing to see this ..."
A travel blog entry from Xian by
amandaroberts79
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exploring the Qin Dynasty in Xian
Jun 26, 2008
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"The train arrived in the Xian station at 7:45AM. This time there was nobody at the foot of the train to meet me and I somehow managed to lug my 3 pieces of luggage through th ..."
A travel blog entry from Xian by
exploreamerica
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Getting Started
Jul 18, 2005
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"Hello again! Well, my speech went down fine. They especially seemed to like the first two sentences being in Chinese! All of the teachers and parents and pupils were there. The sch ..."
A travel blog entry from Xian by
mert1149
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Xian
Nov 21, 2005
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"From Beijing we took a 2 hour flight to Xian, this is where the terracotta army was discovered by a farmer in 1974 whilst digging for a well, so far they have uncovered 2,000 of wh ..."
A travel blog entry from Xian by
jjasiatour
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On the Way to Lhasa
Oct 16, 2006
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"It occurred to me after boarding the 48 hour train to Lhasa, Tibet that many might not have fully understood the "point and shoot" photo that I sent from our last stop in Beijing. ..."
A travel blog entry from Xian by
jackdrury
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Sniffles in Xian
Mar 30, 2007
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"Well I am here in Xian - with the verge of a getting a full blown bout of flu. I accepted that I would get sick, what with people sneezing in your face and spitting on the floor! Y ..."
A travel blog entry from Xian by
2banomad
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Xian
Oct 8, 2006
(7 photos)
"Back on the road I left Yantai on the bus. This was no ordinary bus as I had my very own bed - cool. But there were lots of smelly Chinese. Xian Xian is a cool city. It still has ..."
A travel blog entry from Xian by
nagster
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Xian and the hunt for Ping - my - o
Jun 11, 2006
(5 photos)
"June 10, 2006: Overnight ride to Xi'an We took an overnight train from Beijing to Xi'an, home of the Terracotta Warriors. Our first train experience here. We scheduled a "hard slee ..."
A travel blog entry from Xian by
tpietruszka
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Standing to Order for over 2000 Years
Oct 1, 2004
(10 photos)
" Our Nature lies in movement; complete calm is death - Blaise Pascal, Pensées Get me outt'a here From Yichang it was north again, this time to Xian in Shaanix Province. As I allude ..."
A travel blog entry from Xian by
byrnedm
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Xian
May 22, 2006
(3 photos)
"The Terra Cotta Warriors... "The Eighth Wonder of The World" ..."
A travel blog entry from Xian by
donclow
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Western Devils
Aug 22, 2005
"Biejing-Xian 13.5 hours The train ride made it even more clear about this "western devils" phenomenon Conor and I have come to refer to. Two things to point out. There ARE white pe ..."
A travel blog entry from Xian by
nicolesimes
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A lot of concrete!
Mar 31, 2007
(8 photos)
"Another night train, another bad night of sleep! I feel like I am being redundant . We arrived in Xian exhausted and I had to buy the ticket for our next journey before i coul ..."
A travel blog entry from Xian by
vachon_88
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Seeing the ancient Terracotta Warriors
Nov 12, 2006
(18 photos)
"We took an over-night sleeper train to Xian, sharing a carriage with a guy who snored like a bear all bloody night. Strolled around Xian when we arrived which is nice but a bit smo ..."
A travel blog entry from Xian by
lesandsteve
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First class ticket to Xian
Jul 8, 2006
(5 photos)
"Bless Beijing hostess Julie for booking our tickets from Beijing to Xian... Off we went to catch our 9pm overnight sleeper train to arrive in Xian at 8.30am the following morning j ..."
A travel blog entry from Xian by
amyandmark
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The travelling senior center
Sep 9, 2005
(19 photos)
""Ni Hau" (hello) from China! Although we are now on a tour, we arrived one day early to first explore on our own. After first discretely unloading some contraband fruit that accide ..."
A travel blog entry from Xian by
cherylandreza
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Xian
Jan 31, 2007
(11 photos)
"I have arrived in Xian (Zee-an) which is home to the terracotta army and panda bears! Gunna get some photos up loaded. Got the overnight train from Beijing which took 12 hours. Don ..."
A travel blog entry from Xian by
jp_hogan
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Xian
Apr 9, 2005
(14 photos)
"Train Journey The train journey was surprising simple. Nobody spoke English, but our train ticket had all the details. The train was great, we where on a sleeper carriage which was ..."
A travel blog entry from Xian by
dam
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Terracota Fiasco!
Jul 1, 2007
(10 photos)
"Don;t let the title misslead you, the Army itsef was amazing but the whole tour thing was very dissapointing. First the guide would not stop talking about trivial things that no-on ..."
A travel blog entry from Xian by
lachilombiana
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Trapped in Casablanca!
Jun 21, 2004
"Today I am headed to Nanjing by train. Summer camp has ended and all the kids are gone. I have enjoyed hanging out with the kids and staff. My experience here has been wonderful ye ..."
A travel blog entry from Xian by
pchun88
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Greetings from Xi'an
Nov 2, 2006
(5 photos)
"Ni hao! Hello everyone! I hope all is well back in good ol' (and clean) Canada. I'm sorry it has taken me so long to update. I have been pretty busy over here on the other side of ..."
A travel blog entry from Xian by
tayloriffic
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Off to China
Aug 21, 2004
"After two hours of sleep, I get up and pack and get ready for my minibus to the airport. I fly from Bangkok to Xi'an, China. To continue the stories and pictures you'll have to swi ..."
A travel blog entry from Xian by
trent
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Xian and the mighty clay people.
Nov 5, 2007
"It's nice to be in a place where not only do the cafe staff know my name, but travelpod knows where I am! I like not having to manually change the Map Pin because it has no i ..."
A travel blog entry from Xian by
djkizza
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Nov 13th - 16th - Xian, China
Nov 13, 2006
(56 photos)
"November 13th, 2006 - Cats and Dogs We got to Xi'an at 7pm and the first impression was... COLD! Its like 12 degrees here. After meeting another Uncle we were taken to a restaurant ..."
A travel blog entry from Xian by
ebenbolter
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Xian
Nov 4, 2006
(62 photos)
"The town famous about the warrios ..."
A travel blog entry from Xian by
samuvk
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Xian
Aug 17, 2005
"Holaaaa Bueno ahora les contamos con alegria nuestra llegada a Xian. Xian esta en la provincia de Shaanxi. Ha sido capital de China en varios momentos. Es la ciudad donde ha nacido ..."
A travel blog entry from Xian by
ggarrido
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16 plus hours on a train and we've made it
Sep 3, 2006
(10 photos)
"We're going to spend roughly 3 days, though that's pretty open. If there's more to see we'll stay. Day 1: Our train was...NOT as nice as our last. There was no AC, just windows and ..."
A travel blog entry from Xian by
kalendradee
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Into the Smog
Feb 18, 2007
"The trip to Lijiang airport was quite painless as we splashed out on a taxi, which is pretty unheard of for us. Our first flight was back to Kunming, this only took 40 mins an ..."
A travel blog entry from Xian by
richandvic
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Xian Day One
Mar 19, 2006
"We arrived early in Xian. Checked into our hotel and all that. That is after been attacked by the hoards of hawkers wanting us to stay at there hotel. The first thing you notice ab ..."
A travel blog entry from Xian by
dylanc
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