China
17 Mar – 9 Apr 2011
19 entries from China, Hong Kong, Thailand, 17 March – 9 April 2011.
Start here — Fearing Death and Other Good Times at the Backpacker Bungalows 3/31/11
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- So It Begins... Beth Day 1 of my sabbatical! I've been waiting for this day for the last 7 years. We ate a wonderful meal last night in preparation for our trip.
- An Awesome Way to Leave China Beth Another day on our own and Hong Kong is a great way to end our trip in China. Yes it's a city and very modern, not something I particularly look for in a vacation, but after…
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Chongqing and the Deluxe River Cruise (Oxymoron) 3/21/11 Beth Woke up ass early at 530 to make a 9 flight since traffic is stupid in Beijing. The wind was picking up, I was glad to move on to our next journey so we wouldn’t get stuck in a… -
Doing Our Part to Destroy Culture 3/25/11 Beth Woke up at the ass crack of dawn to catch a flight to Guilin. I like to wake up early and travel because I sleep the whole way. -
Hangover #1 and I'm on a Damn Ship 3/23/11 Beth I woke up feeling good which was surprising since we drank a bottle of vodka, beer, and sweet bubbly wine. -
Hong Kong- The Land of Google & FB 3/17/11 Beth Yes we have arrived! God bless this little special economic zone! I don't NEED Google and FB, but it does feel nice to have the ability to access them- not to mention the internet… -
No Google in China- WTF? 3/18/11 Beth The dates of these blogs are messed up since I wasn't able to access the blog for two weeks. I’m a new person. -
Road Trip From Hell 3/24/11 Beth We got off the boat today, but not until we stopped by the 3 Gorges Dam- the largest… Back on the bus for an hour ride and went to a museum to see a mummy and a freaking old wall. -
Snowy Jade Cave BS 3/22/11 Beth Fill in info about the snowy Jade cave excursion. Back to the ship for lunch and then we sailed. The whole afternoon/evening on the boat- time to imbibe. -
The Great Wall in Heals & a Skirt 3/20/11 Beth Woke up, swam, ate a ton at breakfast then headed with the group to the Great Wall. Along the way we made a stop at the Jade Museum so all the foreigners could spend their money. -
The Yellow Ones are Good for Eating 3/26/11 Beth Woke up to a good breakfast and headed to another boat trip! We weren’t going to go with the group but we read the destination was worth the hassle. -
I'm Not an American Beth We made it to Thailand and this place isn't as warm and humid as Andy made it sound. In fact, while we took the ferry from Phuket to the Phi Phi Islands, the rain pelting my face… -
Puffer Fish & Fire Ants Beth The weather decided to give us a break today but not let us off the island. Since we weren't able to leave, we made the best of it and went on a scuba excursion- my first warm… -
Fearing Death and Other Good Times at the Backpacker Bungalows 3/31/11 Beth Woke up in Phi Phi and headed for the ferry to get off the island. I love it how no one really knows if there's a ferry or not. Two out of three for yes so we're going for it. - And Then There Was One Backpack 4/2/11 Beth Woke up at 630 so I could try to get online to talk to Harriet. It didn’t work so I called instead, we had some coffee from 7-11, and waited for the minibus to arrive.
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Bangkok is an Awesome City 4/4/11 Beth Up at the ass crack of dawn and Andy is bargaining for a taxi ride to the airport. I wasn't in the mood and we ended up getting a taxi for the same price we could have had with… -
Homeward Bound Sitting Next to the Devil Child 4/5/11 Beth Up early as hell again and headed to Hong Kong. We had an 8 hour layover so we left the airport and took the super easy MTR to the city. -
Second Hangover and I'm in a Crowded Bus 4/1/11 Beth Woke up at 830 to catch the first longtail back to Ao Nang. We had to wait a bit for enough people to show up so the longtail would leave. - The Russian Mafia Doesn't Respect Sea Turtles 4/3/11 Beth Today we did 3 dives before we left early afternoon. The morning dive was nice way to wake up. While we ate breakfast the Russian Mafia decided to go swimming with the sea turtle.