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BAD NEWS!

A travel blog entry by rnf2

So far everything has been going swimmingly, the right stamps issued by the right departments, just one more to get, and Ted rang to say he wants to meet at Gregs apartment...

The last government department said NO to Teds application to sponsor a Z visa and residence permit application. No explanation, I meet or exceed their requirements, no reasons listed for the declined application... Just No.

So I am on a job hunt again!
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Arrival at last.

A travel blog entry by rnf2

The landing was a little off, there was a rainstorm flooding the runway as we landed and the plane swayed from side to side as it braked down the runway, I presume the plane was hydroplaning or the puddles were slowing one side more than the other or something, but a very rough and wobbly landing once touched down.

So after that it was out of the baggage ...

Do you think I could move to China???

A travel blog entry by lony77

... Bai house. The house was gorgeous, built around an inner courtyard. After a filling breakfast which was a steaming bowl of porridge and a real coffee, we took the cable car up tothe mountains. In the mountains, we hiked through forests reminiscent of scenes from Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon!!
We returned to explore the city, wandering the streets where shops contained everything from traditional food to handmade jewellery and jade. We decided ...

Sleepy Time for Hoopie

A travel blog entry by meredith76

... 26 hours of traveling. When I arrived Sylvie and I had to roll my 50 lbs suitcases through her winding housing complex which ended up being just laughable as well as a pain in the butt. I'm told that this is the hottest week of summer they have had thus far in Ningbo. It's super humid and I've had a nice sticky layer since I got here.

Sylvie had arranged a "Welcome Back Meredith. Goodbye ...

Yo, Hangzhou

A travel blog entry by srimmel

... the remnants of palace used by Qianlong Emperor during the Qing Dynasty.

I also had a yummy rice-thing wrapped in bamboo with meat inside. Delicious.

The fact is, I didn't see one fifth of what is to be seen at West Lake, and there is more to Hangzhou that just that. It was an extended preview. I want to go back to Hangzhou. I could spend weeks there, just looking at all this historical awesomeness and artfully cultivated natural ...