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Guangzhou

A travel blog entry by ryness

... about us, there was some confusion. We wanted to sit so I pointed at the only free table. It was one of those massive round tables that seats eight people with a lazy Susan in the middle. She didn't look to keen on plonking two people there. She spotted something else that appealed to her more. A clothless table around the corner, near the toilets, next to the kitchen and laundry, but available. To be honest, despite feeling a little ostracised, we weren't too bothered ...

The Long Way Home

A travel blog entry by trish_paul

... We've learned so many things about overseas travel and made mistakes that we would never wish to repeat but none of that annoying stuff could tarnish all the fun and laughter we had, new friendships we made or exciting things we experienced. Thank you to everyone who helped make our holiday the most amazing experience. We look forward to sharing more trips with you and hope you will try this blogging stuff to share your journeys with us. Happy travels Trish & Paul ...

Feeding MY ZODIAC

A travel blog entry by annierose

... to curb, My seemingly endless supply of energy makes me appear a bit dramatic and it makes me more sensitive to cautious or down-to-earth approaches in others.

Yes, I can be ...

12 hours in Guangzhou

A travel blog entry by guykb

So, we had this rather long layover in transit in Guangzhou. We could have chosen just to sit around the airport for 12 hours but hey - there's a place to explore we've never been before just waiting for us. I wasn't sure whether they would let us through immigration because you normally have to have a visa already before you get to China but in Australia they gave us an application for a 24 hour visa. They told us we might be allowed in. As it turned out we didn't need ...

Guangzhou.Another day, A completely different city

A travel blog entry by mauza

... today.. it is situated in the newer more modern area of Haizhu ..taxi or metro? One walk into the station with it's predominately chinese signage, no english speaking staff and a change of lines required.. I opted for the taxi .. showed the taxi a photo of Canton tower..Chigang Pagoda it is ..and ..it was amazing! Towering above all around it, the parks and gardens in bloom made it quite an oasis in this bustling metropolis.
it was built from Nov 2005 ...