Tag: China
Trans Siberian Railway. Distances, far away places, stories, landscapes, mystery — and trains: just the name of the Trans Siberian Railway conjures all these. These things along with basketfuls …
China: distant, foreign, hard to know… but is that true? Even if all that is so, might you want to travel to China anyway? “It’s a fantastic time to …
The best part of this sign, which I saw at The Great Wall of China, is in the smaller print. You can click on the picture twice to get …
Update: Gowalla was bought by Facebook and is now sadly defunct, but these great Hong Kong views are still there. This is the view at night from the Lobby …
The old man and old woman sitting next to me were having a fight. Or so I surmised. I was on a flight from Shenzhen to Beijing. I was …
While exploring the Forbidden City during the China 2.0 tech tour, I stumbled upon just one of the many art galleries spread throughout the complex. I’m no art expert …
During the China 2.0 tech tour, our group had a chance to spend a little time inside the famous Forbidden City in Beijing. Using my trusty Flip pocket video …
Tim Leffel here, the editor of Perceptive Travel and the man behind the curtain with this associated blog. I’m a few hours late in introducing our newest contributor here …
Even after a lot of years as a traveler, there are still plenty of times when I stop during a trip and think, “Gosh, why didn’t I bring *XYZ* …
The magnificent Forbidden City in Beijing is an enormous complex, with one set of impressive buildings after another, all strung together across wide open courtyards and with entry gates …
I’m a big fan of Lost Horizon: A Novel, written in 1933 by James Hilton (and later made into the iconic 1937 movie Lost Horizon.) The setting of the …
During the China 2.0 blogger’s tour, we broke off from more typical Chinese cuisine one night and visited the Uighur Restaurant (?????) at No. 1, Shanxi Road South for …