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Beijing and Conference 1

Sean — Mon, 25 Jul 2011 00:54:56 +0000

A days worth of travel couldn’t stop me from being wide awake upon arrival at PEK airport in Beijing. You’d think from the massive grin plastered all over my face that I’d never been to China before, but you all know better. The happiness in my heart felt like I was walking on clouds and [...]

Beijing

Sean — Sun, 26 Dec 2010 23:44:03 +0000

Beijing: the Communist haven, Mao’s urban planning masterpiece, or just plain !@#$? We arrived at the Beijing train station and grabbed taxis to the hostel because we didn’t know how to get there. From looking at the map, I was absolutely sure the driver was taking us in the opposite direction, yet after calling the [...]

Great Wall

Sean — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 01:11:16 +0000

Read on about my experience at the Great Wall of China at the Simatai section.

August Trip Summary

Sean — Sat, 03 Oct 2009 01:34:22 +0000

This summary will be broken down twice, once by location and another time by their totals. Train to Guilin = 212rmb (paid for Lily) ($30.9) Hostel in Guilin = 70rmb (paid for Lily) ($10.2) Food in Guilin = 35.5rmb ($5.10) Transportation in Guilin = 6rmb (buses/paid for Lily) ($0.80) Activities in Guilin = 40rmb (die [...]

Recap

Sean — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 23:30:27 +0000

After such a hectic first half of August, I got to travel with Alfred, Richard, Melba, and Emma. They came over from the states to visit and travel China. I wrote in a previous post where we were going, but for those of you who don’t know or don’t remember, I’ll write it again. They [...]

New Trip

Sean — Sat, 01 Aug 2009 23:21:49 +0000

Read on about my next trip!

China Syndrome

Sean — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 21:00:05 +0000

It’s 5am and I’m sitting in the Beijing airport while waiting for my plane to Wuhan. Here’s the story so far! I left the Fort Lauderdale airport at 9pm EST and arrived 5 hours later in Los Angeles at 11pm PST. While waiting in line to check-in with Air China, a cute Chinese girl passed [...]