Guangzhou Baiyun Intl Airport Hotel

... before we became too familiar. We recovered at a coffee bar and 7 eleven with a couple of slurpies and would be retail threapy but sarah packed too much stuff alreadly... WE all told her so. now were sucking on a sugar cane stick and she insists she feels alot better, but thats what she said this morning about the 'fresh' air, and it indeed is ''fresh''! pictures to come, wish sarah well, the poor little dumpling...

We caught a train from HK to Guangzhou on the 4th. Its a very hectic city. Lots of people, bikes, cars and buses. people riding bike on the road with ridiculous things tied to the back. we are staying on an island in the city named shamian. its very pretty, but a true tourist hub. our hostel is lovely. we thought that we were truely livinh the high life until we visited a hotel across the road that ...

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Enjoyed our meetings and colleagues. Went to dinner at a typical Guangdong/Canton restaurant. Menu was very creative. Plenty of exotics - baby pigeon, sting ray, fish guts, beetles, snakes, chicken feet. Was a bit naseous, but likely because of jet lag.

... doesn't speak English nor does the lead of the sim-card mafia, but he jumps in the front seat after I negotiate 200 yuan for the ride into the city using the hotel's chinese character address. Guess he just made commission on me. 30 minutes to GZ city center

... fuera la primera vez que llegaba a China. Andaba totalmente desorientado sin saber que había más allá pero estaba muy contento y con ganas de empezar una nueva vida sin miedo a la adaptación con la cultura a pesar de toda la incertidumbre del nuevo trabajo y la preocupación de no tener un lugar propio donde vivir.

Disfruté el trayecto desde el aeropuerto hasta la dirección que Pedro le había dado al taxista. El skyline era increíble con todos esos ...

... so I went to bed. My second day in China. Today has been very good. Vivian woke me up at 6:30. I had an overnight bag already packed for going to the hot spring. I also had my clothing prepared. Therefore I dressed, washed my face, brushed my teeth, and put in my contacts. Then I packed my last few things and we were on our way. We took the subway to get to the Sun Yat-Sen Memorial. From there we caught a tour bus. The guy who led us to ...

... forest creatures. From Kuching I took a night bus on a 13,5 hour bus ride to Niah Junction, from where I took a taxi to Niah National Park. In Niah NP there are a few huge caves, where very old remains have been found of human habitation. It is also a sight for harvesting bird's nests (for export to China for the renowned bird's nest soup). Knowing that these bird's nests are made of the saliva of swiftlets, I have no appetite whatsoever for this Chinese dish. There are also a lot ...

... out in lingerie with a Boa Constrictor around her neck. She kept motioning for John to come over. After the snake incident at the restaurant, John has no interest in snakes. We had a good time laughing about the "randomness" of the Chinese music videos; they went from a woman dying on a hospital bed to a mouse video. We also realized how easy it is to make up your own English words to their songs. We sang "Rice and Pahhhk!"

... off this street guy selling pouches. I wanted one pouch and he said 13 RMB so I showed him all I had which was 5 RMB. He said no... 10 RMB. I said 5. he said 10. I pulled out an American dollar and said this for 1 pouch. He was skeptical so he asked how much was it worth and I told him $1USA=7.8RMB (I didn't lie). He said the 1 USA + 5 RMB for 1 pouch. That doesn't even make any sense!! 7.8+5=12.8 RMB!! He told me 10 RMB earlier ...