Random Tales from the Middle Kingdom
In and around China
Grace left the relative comfort of Sydney in January to teach English in Xi'an, China. Andrew visited Grace in China for one month from mid-July to Mid-August. This travel blog was primarily to share our experiences with family and friends. There is no guarantee it will be funny - "ha ha", that is. Grace became frustrated with the behaviour of locals at least once a day, and Andrew banged his head on something low almost once a day.
We've now returned to life as usual. The trip highlight for Grace was seeing the remote Tibetan areas of northwestern Sichuan Province, and for Andrew it was cruising in relative luxury down the Yangtze.
Until our next adventure together.
Route taken and entries written by Andrew and Grace
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Goodbye Sydney, Hello Xi'an
ä½ å¥½è¥¿å®‰!I flew out of Sydney on Friday night to Hong Kong on an uneventful flight with Cathay Pacific and I arrived in Xi'an late morning to grey skies.... Continue reading »
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Night Train to Chengdu
I enjoyed a local "crepe" of sorts for breakfast - batter base, with egg and shallotson one side and a crispy wafer-like filling. We had lunch with a... Continue reading »
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City Walls and Cigarettes
The majority of the day was spent exploring the remaining parts of Jiuzhaigou. Places visited included: Primeval Forest, which at 3060m is the highest... Continue reading »
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Bumpy Road to Rilong
21 July 2007Departed from the west of Chengdu on a 6 day tour into the Ganzi and Aba Tibetan areas of Northern Sichuan which is home to the Gyarong an... Continue reading »
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Jiaju Tibetan Village and Shuopo Watchtowers
The third day of our tour. We departed Rilong in the morning and spent the night in Danba. There were many points of interest during the day, however,... Continue reading »
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Retribution on the Grasslands
We had wanted to visit the remote Tibetan areas of Sichuan having read an article in The Syndey Morning Herald, our local newspaper, on Kangding and t... Continue reading »
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Hailuogou Glacier Park and Gongga Shan
Another early start. We departed Kangding at 6.30 am, heading for Hailuogou Glacier Park via Luding. Luding BridgeLuding lays claim to hosting what so... Continue reading »
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Return to Chengdu
Final Day of Tour - Extreme ShoppingToday was the last day of our tour in the Tibetan Region of Sichuan Province. We awoke not particularly looking fo... Continue reading »
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Chilling-Out in Chengdu
Finally some time to relax. Having spent the past 10 days on the road it was a relief to not have any formally structured time. A so-called holiday fr... Continue reading »
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10
Three Gorges Extravaganza
Time to pack again. Sadly our last day on the cruise ship. After another scrumptious buffet breakfast we left the ship, traipsed through the narrow ca... Continue reading »
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Cycling on the Xi'an City Wall
Today's highlight was a leisurely late afternoon cycle on the Xi'an city wall; a distance of 13.74km. The wall, an ancient fortification si... Continue reading »
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12
Terracotta Warriors and Muslim Quarter
In Australia we don't have any man-made structures that are really old. China, on the other hand, has many such old places to visit. So, in the swelte... Continue reading »
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