Tag: china

Traveling to China is immensely rewarding and somewhat complicated, especially if you’re planning to do it on your own. For starters, very few Chinese speak any passable English, even those who work in the hospitality industry. It is also safe…

Part 6 of 6: Beijing Notes: June 3 – 9, 2011 Photo Album Usually it is fairly easy to catch a cab in central Beijing. The cabs are always clean, efficient and affordable as long as you can explain to…

Part 5 of 6: Xian Notes: June 1 – 2, 2011 Photo Album Having visited many places around the globe, I must confess that the feeling of excitement of seeing an attraction sometimes looses its intensity. This is one of…

Part 4 of 6. I open my eyes every morning and reach for my iPad, just to check if the world has survived the night without my motherly care. Sure enough, there is trouble brewing in Tibet – a friend…

Part 3 of 6: Lhasa Notes: 29 – 31 June 2011 Photo Album One of the first things that immediately strikes a visitor from the “mainland” China to Tibet is the bright blue sky with a few picturesque white clouds….

Having completed a 16-day trek through China and Tibet, I am overwhelmed with emotions, thoughts and impressions about this great country, its people, food, history and opportunities for the future. Unlike my other trips, I was not able to write…