Mar 31, 2008 - Goody Goody Gumdrops!

By Reece “The good news is that I am not just addicted to chocolate…I like all kinds of candy.By Reece “The good news is that I am not just addicted to chocolate…I like all kinds of candy....

Feb 19, 2008 - Looking for Dong, Xiao Hua - off to Guangzhou

February 19th was a big day for us. The touring was over and it was time to embark on the 3 hour flight to Guangzhou, in southern China. ... Over the weeks prior to the trip, we frequently checked the weather and found it to be very cold with many people who work in Guangzhou stuck due to weather conditions. ... We figured it would be cold there as well.February 19th was a big day for us. The touring was over and it was time to embark on the 3 hour flight to Guangzhou, in southern China. ... Over the weeks prior to the trip, we frequently checked the weather and found it to be very cold with many people who work in Guangzhou stuck due to weather conditions. ... We figured it would be cold there as well....

Dec 11, 2007 - Guangzhou

Guangzhou (Canton) has a long history as an active trading port at the mouth of the Pearl River. ... There was nothing we had heard about the city that would tempt us to make a visit but as there are no direct flights from Guilin to Hanoi, we had to choose to return to Kunming or move on to Guangzhou. ... On our first day in Guangzhou, we made it a point to get our visas for Vietnam and this was made easy for us because the consulate is located in the central Landmark Hotel, near one of the Metro stations. ... On our second day, we walked to the nearby Yuexiu Park and toured the Zhenhai Tower which now houses the Guangzhou City Museum. ... It was a great way to end our short stay in Guangzhou. ...

Dec 5, 2007 - Day 71 - We did it!...Sa Pa to Guangzhou in 38 hours

We were pleasantly surprised to find ourselves in Guangzhou at 7am after an 11 hour journey. ... Guangzhou (formerly known as Canton) is the 5th largest city in China with approximately 12 million people (a similar size to Bangkok). ... It is modern and clean.We were pleasantly surprised to find ourselves in Guangzhou at 7am after an 11 hour journey. ... Guangzhou (formerly known as Canton) is the 5th largest city in China with approximately 12 million people (a similar size to Bangkok). ... It is modern and clean....

Sep 1, 2007 - Guangzhou

Well, travelling in China has proven to be a little harder than anywhere else we have travelled so far and we have run into a couple of obstacles so far! I guess firstly we have been very spoilt that everywhere we have travelled so far everyone has spoken English and here very few people do! And as Chinese is a tonal language we try to say the Chinese word how it is translated into English and it's totally wrong! Like the other day John was trying to get to a train station called Tung Chung but as we found out later it is pronounced something like Dong Chang. We couldn't find our way back to the subway so we got drenched and it rained the rest of the day so we couldn't do anything but hang out and have coffee! Something I will mention about our stay on Shamian Island in Guangzhou is the amount of Americans. ... Apparently from what we have heard from others, it is very easy and cheap for Americans to adopt babies from China and since the US consulate was in this part of Guangzhou this is where they all where. ... I reckon we saw over 50 couples with Chinese babies during our stay of 4 days.Well, travelling in China has proven to be a little harder than anywhere else we have travelled so far and we have run into a couple of obstacles so far! I guess firstly we have been very spoilt that everywhere we have travelled so far everyone has spoken English and here very few people do! And as Chinese is a tonal language we try to say the Chinese word how it is translated into English and it's totally wrong! Like the other day John was trying to get to a train station called Tung Chung but as we found out later it is pronounced something like Dong Chang. We couldn't find our way back to the subway so we got drenched and it rained the rest of the day so we couldn't do anything but hang out and have coffee! Something I will mention about our stay on Shamian Island in Guangzhou is the amount of Americans. ... Apparently from what we have heard from others, it is very easy and cheap for Americans to adopt babies from China and since the US consulate was in this part of Guangzhou this is where they all where. ... I reckon we saw over 50 couples with Chinese babies during our stay of 4 days....

Apr 11, 2007 - 2474 km til Beijing (Guangzhou)

Hej folkens! Saa er der nyheder igen, nu fra Kina! Tog bussen i morges fra Hong Kong og sidder nu i en ny storby, Guangzhou. ... Ved ikke lige helt, om byen har det store at byde paa, men orkede ikke en laengere rejse end de smaa bitte 3 timer i dag.Hej folkens! Saa er der nyheder igen, nu fra Kina! Tog bussen i morges fra Hong Kong og sidder nu i en ny storby, Guangzhou. ... Ved ikke lige helt, om byen har det store at byde paa, men orkede ikke en laengere rejse end de smaa bitte 3 timer i dag....

Mar 8, 2007 - Hong Kong, China

Hong Kong is nothing short of amazing.Hong Kong is nothing short of amazing....

Mar 6, 2007 - start the trip on the train

This's 6th May 2007, i finish the lunch and start the new journal.This's 6th May 2007, i finish the lunch and start the new journal....

Mar 1, 2007 - Big day out.....to Sanshui

I had an early start to the day. It was Greg, on his way to town, to get breakfast, and then to meet his girlfriend Tao, who is coming up from Guangzhou today, by bus. ... When I got to the bus station, there was Blue Sky, waiting for me.I had an early start to the day. It was Greg, on his way to town, to get breakfast, and then to meet his girlfriend Tao, who is coming up from Guangzhou today, by bus. ... When I got to the bus station, there was Blue Sky, waiting for me....

Feb 14, 2007 - Guangzhou and stretching tea

Hello or should I say 'knee-how!' We have made it over to Guangzhou and are practicing the fine art of miming everything that we want or need as English is very limited here! It's a lot of fun though and we are placed in rather a nice hotel for the same price as our dorm bed in Hong Kong! For Miss Lawty and other tea lovers out there I should explain stretching tea. ...

Feb 13, 2007 - Guangzhou

Arrived today on the train from China.Arrived today on the train from China....

Feb 4, 2007 - China

We finally boarded our train at Hung Hom, Kowloon.05pm non-stop to Guangzhou province in China which eventually left at 1. ... For starters there appear to be only 3 Internet cafes in the whole of Guangzhou and often sites you request information from are barred or misinformation is provided, websites are redirected and Google is far from helpful. ...