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Comment on China wouldn’t be China without … by Rachael Downie

Rachael Downie — Sat, 08 Jun 2013 16:50:00 +0000

I have never seen China summed up so perfectly!

Comment on Ten Vietnamese street foods you have to try by Ten Vietnamese Street Foods You Have To Try | L?p H?c Vui V? - The Joyful Class - T?p chí L?ch s? - V?n hóa - ?m th?c - Du l?ch Vi?t Nam.

Sat, 01 Jun 2013 13:01:43 +0000

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Comment on The death of the nomad: Erlian to Ulaanbaatar by Paddy

Paddy — Mon, 11 Mar 2013 01:39:00 +0000

How much was the trip from Zamyn-Uud to Ulaanbaatar

Comment on Why do people go to Suzhou? by Kota-Kota dengan Kanal Terindah di Dunia « Absoluterevo's Blog

Kota-Kota dengan Kanal Terindah di Dunia « Absoluterevo's Blog — Mon, 28 Jan 2013 12:57:48 +0000

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Comment on What to read on the Trans-Siberian Railway by Michael Kessler

Michael Kessler — Sat, 03 Nov 2012 17:44:00 +0000

This is all making me terribly nostalgic for my time there — keep up the amazing blogging! Thanks for sharing!

Comment on Monkey Mountain, Kam Shan Country Park by strippedpixel

strippedpixel — Thu, 25 Oct 2012 10:41:00 +0000

Hey, thanks. I went again myself the other week and I’ve got a load of new photos that I need to get round to uploading sometime soon. But …

Note to self: Don’t open your bag for anything when approaching monkeys. Even if you think they won’t notice. It almost ended up like the beginning of Outbreak!

Love the post, by the way. Nice bedroom view!

Comment on Monkey Mountain, Kam Shan Country Park by Besudesuabroad

Besudesuabroad — Sun, 21 Oct 2012 00:46:00 +0000

Loved your post! Heading out to Monkey Mountain myself today.

Comment on China wouldn’t be China without … by Lonni J Friedman

Lonni J Friedman — Sat, 29 Sep 2012 05:18:00 +0000

Its funny because its true.

Comment on Black jails and paranoia in the heart of Beijing by strippedpixel

strippedpixel — Mon, 04 Jun 2012 04:42:16 +0000

Well there's always going to be high security around such a sensitive site as Tiananmen Square. And there have been reports of Western "tourists" being arrested for attempting protests in Beijing in the past. The state of alert is always high. I just found it surprising that I was picked out and consciously monitored for doing nothing more than taking photographs of probably the most photographed building in China. In China as a whole, however, I've always found people to be as friendly and welcoming as you could wish people to be. The character and good will of the people I've met in China remains as strong as ever regardless of what they and the outside world think of the government they live under.

Comment on Black jails and paranoia in the heart of Beijing by netllama

netllama — Sun, 03 Jun 2012 23:03:37 +0000

Wow, that’s quite the experience. I spent a weekend exploring Beijing in March of 2011, and while I didn’t run into any government spooks, I did get harassed repeatedly by women (either in pairs or solo) wanting me to join them at a tea ceremony or art show (where I’d likely have been stuck with an inflated bill afterwards).

I’ve spent a total of nearly 3 months in China over the past 2 years, and while I won’t even pretend like I understand the place, I definitely do know that its a rather warped place on many levels. Decades of government repression have completely altered the culture to the extent that many people simply do not know how to interact in public. Its sad.