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Travel Blogs from Beijing

Sleepwalking through the Forbidden City

A travel blog entry by dabrander

We left the house to begin our voyage to the other side of the world at 12:00 EST on Monday. At 6am Beijing time on Wednesday, the trip was finally over. With the time change and the International Date Line, it can be hard to figure out exactly what that means in terms of hours. It was 29 long hours to get here.

It's a long travel day, …

Now We are HEROS

A travel blog entry by docandpam

The legend goes that Chairman Mao told all young people to go to the Great Wall to defend China and you will be hero's. Well, we went, so I guess that qualifies us as well. Sunday was to be our final day in Beijing and we had it packed full of things to do. The only way to do this by the way is to hire a tour guide and a car. We hooked up with …

Flying to Beijing to see the Flying Acrobats

A travel blog entry by docandpam

We had stayed overnight in Chengdu on Thursday, because we couldn't get to the Airport in time for our flight by coming in that morning. The first bus does not leave Zigong until 7 and with an 11:50 flight, we would never make it. We stayed at out new favorite hotel, The Folk Inn. Try that with a Chinese accent. It's only 20 minutes from the …

The Presentation at King Koil.

A travel blog entry by docandpam

Saturday morning, we are getting ready for the presentation at Shi Ao. The best way to describe Shi Ao is a giant high end furniture mart. We had a delightful breakfast at the hotel and Dan picked us up at 10 to take us down to the conference. We got oriented and found out that Michael, the local manager for King Koil, actually wanted us to include …