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Travel Blogs from Beijing

1er Business Trip a Beijing

A travel blog entry by vincentsoleil

Pour ceux qui s'en seraient pas appercu, le decalage horaire avec la Chine est maintenant de 7 heures... Et oui, ici il n'y a pas de passage a l'heure d'hiver. Ce qui fait que la nuit tombe a 5 heure du soir.
Quand chez vous en France il est midi, ici c'est 7 heure du soir, et on se met a table au meme moment :-) Comme ca tout le monde est …

Beijing - Train Adventures

A travel blog entry by ryness

... t about to take this at face value. We thanked him for his advice and decided to double check this was the case as I had learnt that sometimes information given is old and inaccurate, even when someone is trying to help. Not this time though, we followed the signage to the subway station and sure enough, it was boarded up and there was no English signage or directions suggesting alternatives, nor an information desk. We decided to trust in Leio, we had little other option at ...

China: Part I

A travel blog entry by globehunters

... of the alleys, lots of people, bikes, motorcycles, and yes even cars. It was an experience, but after a couple of days this became our hood and had lots of character. In the evening we would often see people walking in their PJ and see their laundry hanging out on the street, which often included undergarments of all types of shapes and colors. It was a joy to walk through our hutong and experience the sights, sounds and ...

Ni Hao!

A travel blog entry by jordaninbangkok

... that! But it is a magnificently open and beautiful airport, with incredibly fast moving departure screens that flash between Chinese characters and like 2 seconds of English. We stood infront of it for like 10 minutes before we figured out that our flight wasn't even listed on that screen! Also, there is a Yoga Room, how cool is that?!?! We're sitting in the Air China high roller club (of course, nothing less with momma :) and I have a ...

It's nice being back in the classroom

A travel blog entry by marmeldub

... devices to order on. It is very interesting, and I am surprised America hasn't switched to this yet. It seems much simpler than pen and paper, and it's going green.
My last thought is about the Chinese driving. It is so shocking to me when I think about the differences between Chinese and American culture/values, and then compare Chinese versus American driving. For those who have not been to China, the streets are insane. Honking is a ...