Guangzhou
Travel Blogs from Guangzhou, China
Strollers and scorpions
... A delightful evening walk took us once again down the avenue where numerous Western families were enjoying the pleasant breeze. Guangzhou is the final departure point for families adopting Chinese children and Shamian Island, with the American consulate, ...
Back to China
... for choosing to live in the USA and Singapore. But eventually we were through and got tickets for an uneventful bus journey to Guangzhou. In the fading light it was clear we were back in China: the coach hurtled along the motorway moving from one ...
Another Chinese city
We took a sleeper bus to Guangzhou and it was absolutely horrible. We were placed on the back seats so we had to sleep on a row with a bunch of other, smelly men. Neither of us slept and we arrived at 4:30am with no where to go, so we decided there and ...
Guangzhou
... it was time to hit up mainland China. We took a train to the border. We skipped Shenzen, and went straight to Guangzhou. This place has taught us a load about traveling in a country where you don't speak the language. We suggest always ...
Cap. 13. Night Life Guangzhou.
... conoce pero son los suficientemente valientes como para tocar en directo dentro del bar. Barato pero el peor alcohol de Guangzhou. Después tenemos Ping Pong, local adaptado en las viejas instalaciones de una pequeña fabrica manufacturera. Un ambiente ...
Najbolj kaotična železniška postaja
V tem mestu je bilo pa zanimivo,saj imajo dve železniški postaji in nisva vedela ali sva prišla na pravo. Čisto vse je bilo v pismenkah, samo eno okence je imelo napis Booking office. Tam se našla eno, ki je znala ...
Twas 2 nights after Xmas & all thru the hotel...
I guess I never did give the skinny on our Christmas plans. I did have to work Christmas Eve and Christmas...so that tells you about how the days went. But we had plans for both nights. On Christmas Eve, I was going to leave work a little early so I ...
the People's Republic....
... China proper... Immediately passed the checkpoint at the bus station the noise and mess were complete and a very proper 'welcome to China'. Guangzhou, or the old Canton for the historians amongst you... cannot be called a nice place by no-ones standards ...
Another Travel Day - They just get longer
... four seats together so we chewed the fat of the day as Hong Kong scenery drifted into that of the Peoples Republic of China. On arrival in Guangzhou we had to clear Chinese immigration and head off in search of a taxi to the local Baiyun Airport. We got ...
A welcome return to western civilisation (almost!)
After 13 hours on a train, we arrived in Guangzhou and easily found our hostel with it's near perfect location alongside the river on Biatien bar street where we found a nice Chinese restaurant and had a couple of beers before hitting the sack. ...
Work Class Amusement Park
... being upgraded but the entire system in the region, with an army of workers to be found along every track. Arrival into Guangzhou brought on more culture shock; we were dodging the spit and weaving through crowds in the dirty ground level of the ...
First Day in China
Hi Guys:) It's Ings! China is breathtaking. In all it's magnificence and mystery and beauty, and also in the sense of I cannot breathe in this filthy bus station bathroom, why do all my memories smell like pee? For the ...
Cap. 7 Malas noticias para el mundo.
... luces de las casas y las oficinas de los rascacielos. Una visión digna de Nueva York en la que me era imposible reconocer Guangzhou. Qué pena no tener la cámara de fotos. No aun impresionados lo suficiente subimos al último piso. Una terraza con un ...
Yeah China is cheaper than HK
... drink (coke) at a pretty fancy, you could say, restaurant on the river. Doesn't get much better than that! I had come to Guangzhou mostly to take a cheap flight up to Beijing so I could meet up with Matt. (A flight from HK was international, this place ...
Crazy china!
... we went people were staring at us, even tho there seemes to be a fair few westerners there as guangzhou is a major trading city for the rest of china. We spent a whole day wonderinf around all the back streets which were so inetersting as you could tell ...
Guangzhou
... interesting and funny stories from Guangzhou, Hong Kong, Philippines, and Vietnam! Our first stop on our vacation was Guangzhou, China. Some might ask, "What is in Guangzhou?" or "Why did you choose to go to Guangzhou?" ...
Schlaflos
Schlafbusse sind ein Witz. Kein Auge habe ich zu getan. Das Bett war halb so lang wie ich. Mein Bettnachbar stinkte, klaute mein Kissen und beschimpfte Erik als "fangpi" (scheisse). Die Leute lagen überall, fünf pro Reihe. Sie legten Matten auf den ...
Wow...China IS dirty
... I don't think the sun gets to come out in China...I didn't see it at all in Beijing and it's no different here in Guangzhou. And I found at this point that I like northern Chinese food better than southern Chinese food. I'm a fan of spicy food ...
In China
... , was quite spooky (but delicious). The bus to China left at 8am, and after a stress free border crossing, we arrived in Guangzhou. This huge sprawling city of 6 million is quite overwhelming at the moment. This is first time in our trip that we have ...
One Night in GZ
A quick layover trip in Guangzhou let us see a little of the city. We were there during the Asian Games so of course lot of bright lights and advertising for the games. Unfortunately, we arrived in GZ a little to late and didn't get to go out and explore ...
Shop til you go crazy !
Shenzhen is the city sharing the border with Hong Kong. From Guangzhou, it is a quick convenient one hour fast train (travels at 200 km/hr). If only Canada could incorporate some of this transportation technology!!! so fast, so quiet and ...
just passing through
Just got a plane from Nanchang down to Guangzhou because it was the only god damn option. Oh ...
Heading North
... in a couple of cases John Travolta Saturday Night Fever outfits. This is my first experience of flying internally in China on a Chinese carrier and I'm pleasantly surprised by the slick, efficient almost space age airport. However, after getting on ...
Connecting flights
As predicted in Delhi we arrived in China to face a huge language barrier and members of China Southern Airline staff who had no idea what we were talking about regarding our onward flight arrangements. Eventually after being handed off to four different ...
Shamian Island
... and developed the area. The Victory Hotel and the nearby White Swan Hotel are very popular with the American couples who are in China to adopt a baby. The number of baby shops on this small island is unbelievable. Most of the time, the Americans don't ...
The Fellowship of Mustache Chicken
Guangzhou is a little colder this time around. I'm wearing my light jacket at night. It's nowhere near snowing, though. And soo enough well be in Vietnam and hopefull needing little more than shorts and a t-shirt again. But I'm looking forward to two ...

