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Travel Blogs from Jinan

Probably the best food street ever...

A travel blog entry by veromarcos

Everything went smoothly with our travel today. We got up very early to have a last brekkie in Qingdao, caught a cab and went to the train station. There everything was very organised, everyone waited in front of the right gate and then on order everyone squeezes and pushes through onto the platform, past the ticket controller.
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Lake walk and more food

A travel blog entry by veromarcos

Today we had a walk around the lake, were fotographed again, and had once again great food. Simply very relaxing.

A Turkeyless Thanksgiving

A travel blog entry by laowaibensen

... documents in English, or at least be provided a translator. As it stands I'm entirely reliant on the other Chinese teachers here, and one or two Chinese friends I've met, to help me out.

Anyhow, I haven't been entirely sedentary. A popular custom here in China is to "treat" foreigners to a meal or a short trip or whatever, so that you can have your kids hang out with them and practice English. At first I was a bit offended to ...

Fluctuation Situation

A travel blog entry by laowaibensen

... fashion I was kept sweating until the end of the day, when I found out that I would in fact be going to Jinan teaching social studies type courses. I was so relieved, but that wasn't the end of the road, I had to press, and press hard to get the staff to get me a train ticket for the next day so that I could travel with the other teacher's destined for Jinan. In the end, my flexibility and dogged persistence paid off. Normally I tend to be rather rigid and ...

Jinan Travel Guide(Shandong China)

A travel blog entry by china-landscape

... cities, or other large and medium-size cities in China, Jinan has few advantages and lacks a metropolitan atmosphere, the highlight being its numerous springs. Some people say Jinan's glamour is not merely its enticing natural beauty, but more the warmth of the local people. The beauty of nature is thin and weak, but the beauty that comes from people will last forever.
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