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- Oct 28 2004 - arrived to Beijing from Shanghai on 19th Oct. Im staying as usual at Saga Youth Hostel which has a nice location in "hutong", cheap price and nice guests/staff. Met nice people where i am staying and we went out couple of nights drinking and partying had a grate time, too bad my laptop is dead again and i can upload any pics yet....
A travel blog entry from Beijing by beornot2beHello those who choose to read this! I've made it to Beijing in one piece, although I must confess even I couldn't have guessed it would be this mad! The flight was legendary because it was so empty that I got to kip quite easily. Getting to the hostel was a mission and I ended up wandering the Hutong (small streets) of Beijing, but I finally ma...
A travel blog entry from Beijing by hmulesWell needless to say I had to update my travelogue after doing the Great Wall. As with everything in China it was an experience in so many ways! The rickety minibus that was colder inside than the below freezing temperatures outside, the even smaller van that 7 of us were squeezed into the back of to get there and the sheet ice roads to get the ...
A travel blog entry from Beijing by hmulesWe reached our next destination, Pingyao by bus from Xi'an. We were dumped in the pouring rain under a bridge overpass on the shoulder of the highway with no sign of the promised bus station, where we were expecting to meet people from the hostel. Suddenly a man appeared, beckoning us to follow. He spoke not a word of English and as usual our Ma...
A travel blog entry from Beijing by jon_helenWednesday morning arrive back in Beijing at the crack of dawn and get a cab through town to the Saga youth hostel. Check in and finally do some washing, reckon it's gonna take a while to dry as so cold here. Checked out a world map and Beijing is on a par with north Scotland so never getting out of my ski jacket, might sleep in it if it's any co...
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