How do you ask for BoRics in Mandarin?
The funny thing about travel is that often the most mundane things
can be an adventure within itself. It had been six weeks since my
last haircut and I was getting a little bit shaggy. I was little bit
nervous because of the language barrier but I figured they couldn't
screw my [...]
My last tourist stop in China was in the city of Leshan, which is famous for the Giant Buddha statue that is carved into the cliff. It was a quick hour bus ride from Mt Emei. My tired muscles from the three day hike needed a break and this was the perfect one.
Along with the [...]
The second day's hike was less intense than the first day because I only had to hike 17 kilometers to reach the peak. The hike was mostly an ascent with a few monasteries along the way. I didn't leave with my group in the morning because I was finishing my book but caught up to [...]
After my time in Chengdu, I took a two hour bus over to the Teddy Bear Hostel at the base of Mt. Emei in the Sichuan
province. The Teddy Bear hostel is run by a great local couple and is
the starting base for many hikers. Since it is highly recommended by
hikers and the guidebooks, I [...]
After my trip to Xi'an, I took a cheap flight to Chengdu in the Sichuan Province. I organized my first day in Chengdu so I could go the the Chengdu Panda Breeding and Research Center. The Research Center is a great facility and is doing incredible working in trying to increase the numbers of pandas [...]
After my tour of the Terracotta Warriors, I decided that I needed to do something more active. My hostel publicized a one-day hiking trip to Mount Huahsan. It wasn’t very popular with Western tourists so there was only a traditional tour with a local Chinese company. It didn’t bother me one way or another. I [...]
I took the night train from Beijing to Xi’an. I was finally going to leave Beijing after two weeks. Though the two week were a great time and I enjoyed the Olympics, I was looking for something more low key and more authentic to what I thought China was really like. I soon realized that [...]
I have met so many great people on the journey so far. While I was in Beijing, I was introduced to a journalist named Lijia Zhang. We met at the Heineken House during the Olympics. We had a spirited conversation on the Olympics, its impact on China and US/China relations. Typical Olympic conversation.
She gave [...]
Pictured: Shawn Chittenden,
Dang Yang Zhang, my PR man in China- Rahul Venkit and me.
The Singh Around the World Tour has been getting some international media recognition over the last month. It can all be attributed to my friend, Rahul Venkit. I met Rahul through my friend, Nick Prendergast, one night over drinks in Beijing. I [...]
Hiking the Great Wall"He who has not climbed the Great Wall is not a true man."— Mao Zedong
Shawn Chittenden and I took a day off from the Olympic fun to experience one of the modern wonders of the world. It has been one of my highlights of the China trip so far. Instead of doing [...]
