Copthorne Hotel Qingdao

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A travel blog entry by dawn.meiklejohn

Twenty-four hours after we left home, Paul and I checked into the Copthorne Qingdao Hotel.
Fortunately, a FB friend told me to bring eye drops for the pollution, little did she know that I have chronic corneal abrasions, and the pollution was like a razor blade to my eyes! I was so glad to have the drops, ointment, patches on hand to self-treat …

Going to Visit the Brewery and see the Ocean

A travel blog entry by patickdb

... checked in to our hostel and then Matthew took us to one of his favorite bars in Qingdao that one of his friends played in a band at (New York Bar). He proceeded to buy us all our drinks and all cab rides that we took that night. The following day, the three of us went to visit the Qingdao brewery and take a tour of the museum that they had there. Matthew agreed to take us to a Qingdao Double Eagles basketball game that night so ...

Big Shoes to Fill

A travel blog entry by bjglawe

I am not one to normally watch men's basketball. For me, the NBA is filled with arrogant men who are so evenly matched in play that they only play very well in the last 4-5 minutes of a game. Until that point, the ball is simply passed back and forth down the court for players to show "style", raise the score a bit, and fill the time. When the game nears the end, they suddenly remember that they really should win ...

Drunk chinese cop

A travel blog entry by ianinchina

ok, this just happened! The wife and I were walking back home from a late night dinner, when out of nowhere a police car crashes into the center divider! I'm not talking a little crash; I'm talking about the dude leaving his foot on the gas kind of crash. I stood there shocked while the wifey, being the true asian she is, started taking pictures! see for yourself =^_^=

There was no other cars around. The only thing that came to mind was the ******* was drunk.
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Have not forgot about you guys!

A travel blog entry by ianinchina

Hey beautiful people!

Nothing really going on in China. The weather is very nice; very autumn. Showed the students of my school how to make jack-o-lanterns. The pumpkins are tiny here. Work is going well; easiest job ever!

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