China Hotel, A Marriott Hotel, Guangzhou

Travel Blogs from Guangzhou

Back to the Island

A travel blog entry by kswingle

A short bullet train ride in the morning had us from Changsha and into Guangzhou in no time at all. It was a trip down memory lane as we drove around Shamian Island, seeing a few of the places we hung out during the week we stayed here some eight years ago while we waited for Malia's US VISA so we could take her home. We stopped by the clinic where …

Back in the former capital of China

A travel blog entry by reds_adventure

After a nice stay in Sydney, Australia, it was time to move on. We took off in the evening and watched the sun set over the Outback of Australia. Although it was dark below, we could see several small fires in the wilderness of the Outback. Most of these fires are started from lightning strikes, and they are usually fairly small in size. They are …

Guangzhou, China

A travel blog entry by a3dennert

My first time visiting this city. There was no time to take a tour unfortunately, but from what I was able to read and from what I heard from other westerners that I met there was that there was not really much to see there anyway. Nonetheless I would have liked to take a tour, but perhaps I will have the opportunity to revisit this city.

Rain, Rain Go Away

A travel blog entry by ekwidun

Besides the heat and humidity in Guangzhou, the rain is also extreme. Last night, we had a wicked thunderstorm. The lightning started and the skies opened and buckets of rain poured down. The thunderstorm knocked out most of the television channels, especially all of the English speaking stations. Nothing like watching a Chinese game show where …

A Very Busy Three Days

A travel blog entry by ekwidun

It has been a very busy three days so I have decided to create one big entry for the entire experience.

August 20, 2012
We took a cruise on the Pearl River. It was an amazing sight. When we walked on the ship there were stairs to climb to the second floor. Someone escorted us to our table. They came around with drinks.Then we went to …