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Studes with puah English, Nanhai, Guangdong, China travel blog

Studes with puah English

A travel blog entry by ataritouchme

Nanhai is where Hannah taught for two years and was another reason we came here (and didn't stay as long as planned in Yunnan). It's a suburb of Guangzhou and much more pleasant; notable for its nice flavoured bread. There's little here to photograph, ...

Back to Work, Zhongshan, China travel blog

Back to Work

A travel blog entry by thebigh

... but possibly the campest Chinese gentleman I've ever met, who has a wife and child obviously as gays, light lefties, don't exist in China. So the other foreign teachers we have the delight of working with. I'll go around the table. Next to us were: Ben ...

The Chinese experience begins!, Zhongshan, China travel blog

The Chinese experience begins!

A travel blog entry by kingstravel

... , steamed fish and a little steak and Sheila is enjoying the many flavours and trying so many different tastes. Tomorrow we head off for four days in Gulin with a group of 7 other travellers - we are looking forward to be seeing more of ...

Meeting Anne's relatives...., Zhongshan, China travel blog

Meeting Anne's relatives....

A travel blog entry by varnamtravels

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... ginger sauce. We drank a sweet fermented vinegar drink (strange again, but better than its sound, a bit like ginger beer), much china tea, beer and Chinese whiskey flowed (with many repeated toasts). The same menu was brought to all four tables, with ...

Looking around Zhongshan, Zhongshan, China travel blog

Looking around Zhongshan

A travel blog entry by livewireshock

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... her own problems too, because she can not understand the local Cantonese language because she is from a Mandarin speaking area of China. I found that amusing in a small way. When Ning Ning went back to work I spent the hot afternoon cooling off in the ...

ZhongShan Zhan's Garden, Zhongshan, China travel blog

ZhongShan Zhan's Garden

A travel blog entry by fei_fei

Visited the most famous Zhan's Garden, which is also known as Zhongshan Da Zhai Men (a big house in classical-style).  It's the biggest private garden in classical-style currently in Ling Nan ...

Off to meet Amys parents., Zhongshan, China travel blog

Off to meet Amys parents.

A travel blog entry by rnf2

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... and motorbikes had 4 or 5 riders. A BIG contrast with in the big city such as Chongqing. Afterwards it was back to Zhongshan with Amys friends while Amy stayed with her parents overnight. I went back to my hotel and started playing with my pictures, ...

Ni Hao from China - August 1, 2007, Zhongshan, Guangdong, China travel blog

Ni Hao from China - August 1, 2007

A travel blog entry by gayegibson

... .  I have been a little bit frustrated with things at Bond lately, but I'm finding now that once again, I am looking at China through the eyes of a traveler instead of the eyes of a frustrated Bond employee.  Every day I have to smile when I see ...

Zaijian from China, Zhongshan, Guangdong, China travel blog

Zaijian from China

A travel blog entry by gayegibson

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... Again, it was hard for me to think that I would probably never see these kids again.  They have made my experience in China an amazing one! It's Sunday, December 30th, my last day in Zhongshan.  I still can't believe that I have been here ...

Ni Hao from China - June 11, 2007, Zhongshan, Guangdong, China travel blog

Ni Hao from China - June 11, 2007

A travel blog entry by gayegibson

... a bit of a chuckle when Michael handed out koalas to all the students and one of them turned it over to reveal 'Made in China'. I have been slowly building up my running mileage, but it's pretty tough going with this heat.  I have been going out ...

Changing Plans..., Zhongshan, China travel blog

Changing Plans...

A travel blog entry by rnf2

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I had a Bus booked for this morning, but a txt from Amy was a surprise... would I like to stay another day? Ohh Yes... so shortly afterwards, downstairs to the lobby went I and met Amy and Tao, Amy ordered Tao off to the bus station with my ticket on ...

Heading to China and meeting up with old friends, Zhongshan, China travel blog

Heading to China and meeting up with old friends

A travel blog entry by kingstravel

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... Kong so the views weren't fantastic but it was a pleasant way to travel and in an hour and a half we were disembarking in China! What a wonderful welcome we received as we came out of the terminal.Margret and Lee, Henry and Jason were there with big beams ...

Meeting Ning Ning, Zhongshan, China travel blog

Meeting Ning Ning

A travel blog entry by livewireshock

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... my hotel. Still fairly early I went to the hotel bar to have a cold beer after walking on a hot night. Australia was playing China in a pre-Olympic basketball practise game. So I settled in to watch, trying to communicate with the bar men. After the first ...

Nous quittons Shangai tot le matin, Zhongshan, China travel blog

Nous quittons Shangai tot le matin

A travel blog entry by danmath

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... seules choses a voir ici sont les plantations.... Et des boutiques!!! Dont on a un peu assez. Nous sommes supposes etre dans la region de tout ce qui est made in China mais nous ne voyons pas les usines... Peut-etre ne sont-elles pas ...

Ni Hao from China - January 19, 2007, Zhongshan, China, China travel blog

Ni Hao from China - January 19, 2007

A travel blog entry by gayegibson

Thursday, January 18th, 2007 Zhongshan, China When I returned from my travels in 2003, I definitely wasn't ready to be home.  Even though I had been gone for almost a year, I wanted to keep going.  I knew that I wouldn't be able to afford to ...

Around the town, Zhongshan, China travel blog

Around the town

A travel blog entry by rnf2

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Today was spent mostly with my student from Chongqing, Amy, aka YuZiXin, several of her highschool friends and some of their friends also showed up. Not much happened other than ending the day in a KTV ...

Phan2sea, Zhongshan, China travel blog

Phan2sea

A travel blog entry by thebigh

... to in a little while. On the information front Harry was given an early Birthday present when Sarah said she would come out to China in July when I have a holiday and travel around with me until mid August when she will start teaching with me here in ...

Hongkong Trip, Hongkong, China travel blog

Hongkong Trip

A travel blog entry by buckles007

The hotel was newly opened then so, we had the best service yet. It was a belated graduation gift and my first time to be out of the country. We had a ...

A day out with Margret's family, Zhongshan, China travel blog

A day out with Margret's family

A travel blog entry by kingstravel

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... " into their home and we were able to see some of the items they had grown on their vegetable plot. Then we drove into Zhongshan city about an hour away to Margret's sister's home. This is in the same complex where Margret and Lee have purchased a unit ...

Where our roots come from, Zhongshan, China travel blog

Where our roots come from

A travel blog entry by kansonthego

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Today we woke up bright and early, and proceeded to China Ferry Terminal to take the ferry to Zhongshan, a 90 minute ride to cross over to China.  It will be an emotional fast forward day as both of us embark on checking our hometowns, all in one ...

Ni Hao from China - March 20, 2007, Zhongshan, China, China travel blog

Ni Hao from China - March 20, 2007

A travel blog entry by gayegibson

... ; We then took a taxi to Beijing Lu, a street packed with shops.  It was packed with people too - exactly what I thought China would be like.  There were lots of different shops, but it got so frustrating because of all the people.  After ...

Un peu de campagne chinoise, Zhongshan - Zhuhai, China travel blog

Un peu de campagne chinoise

A travel blog entry by ashem02

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On a eu une journee un peu plus relax.  Le matin on est alle dans un petit village de pecheurs et on a fait un tour de bateau.  Par la suite, on s'est promene dans les champs.  On va vu des plantations de bananiers, de papayes, de ...

A Trip Down Memory Lane, Zhongshan, China travel blog

A Trip Down Memory Lane

A travel blog entry by madekeyser

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... in the ferry terminal to Macau.  I guess people take the ferry go shopping and return to Macau, without ever really visiting China.  Anyways we walked around and tried on some clothes.  Though I do not think that I am really Chinese sized ...

Ni Hao from China - September 26, 2007, Zhongshan, Guangdong, China travel blog

Ni Hao from China - September 26, 2007

A travel blog entry by gayegibson

... here in January.  At the end of my travels in August, I was feeling very frustrated and feeling like I was done with China.  However, I am quite enjoying myself again, and keep thinking that I need to make the best of these last three months, ...

Ni Hao from China - November 16, 2007, Zhongshan, Guangdong, China travel blog

Ni Hao from China - November 16, 2007

A travel blog entry by gayegibson

... Wat  (these are two places I missed on my travels in 2003), then on to Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, back in to China to Beijing to do the Trans Siberian Railway in to St. Petersburg in Russia, on to Poland, Czech Republic, Austria, Slovenia, ...

Macau Marathon 2007, Zhongshan, Guangdong, China travel blog

Macau Marathon 2007

A travel blog entry by gayegibson

... my memories from the Macau Marathon have not all been good ones, if I had to do it all over again, I wouldn't change a thing.  It's all been a part of my experience here in China, and I wouldn't change it for the world! Until next time, ...

Gung Hay Fat Choy - February 17, 2007, Zhongshan, China, China travel blog

Gung Hay Fat Choy - February 17, 2007

A travel blog entry by gayegibson

... and asked me that question as they were pointing to the word 'dog'.  I laughed to myself, then smiled and said 'In China, yes'. The other day I discovered a European Market that has all kinds of imported food items.  It was so much fun ...

Ni Hao from China - April 17, 2007, Zhongshan, Guangdong, China travel blog

Ni Hao from China - April 17, 2007

A travel blog entry by gayegibson

... talking to students in my classes, I come home every day with a new place I want to visit.  There certainly are things about China that I don't like (like when I saw the hide of a German Shepherd hanging out to dry), but they are all a part of this ...

Oct 28, 2008, Zhongshan, China travel blog

Oct 28, 2008

A travel blog entry by bruceontour

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8th day of 8 month- very lucky day in China, Zhongshan, China travel blog

8th day of 8 month- very lucky day in China

A travel blog entry by kingstravel

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... second car. We need to use ATM's so that we can pay for our time away in Yunnan however Margret discovers that the Bank of China ATM's are closed for 2 days!!! She tackles a supervisor at the bank to see if we can withdraw inside and we are sent upstairs. ...

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