Khotan Days |
I planned one week to stay in Khotan. I did this for a couple of reasons. First of all, as far as Xinjiang's large predominantly Uyghur cities go, this is the one with the largest percentage of Uygh...
Posted by on Wed, 02 Jul 2008 10:34:00 GMT |
Khotan |
After being in interior China and in the quasi-interior city of Urumqi, Khotan is a whole different world. Steven and I arrived here yesterday afternoon, after a two hour flight from Urumqi. Before ...
Posted by on Sat, 28 Jun 2008 09:25:00 GMT |
Bogda Lake |
Wednesday, I took a break from Urumqi's bookstores, and Steven and I went in pure tourist fashion to Bogda Lake (or Tian Chi). The city of Urumqi is located in a depression within the snow-covered Ti...
Posted by on Thu, 26 Jun 2008 19:15:00 GMT |
Getting my feet wet in Dong Kürük |
The last few days I've been spending a lot of time at bookstores in Dong Kürük (???), Urumqi's traditionally Uyghur neighborhood. This has been a great experience for me because I have been using my U...
Posted by on Tue, 24 Jun 2008 17:46:00 GMT |
Culinary Adventures |
I've been fairly adventurous in my eating habits during the last day, and I think I may need to take it easy tomorrow. As I write this note, I am scarfing down a couple of cakes that are the Chinese ...
Posted by on Sat, 21 Jun 2008 10:27:00 GMT |
Summer 2008 - The Start of a New Journey |
I arrived in Urumqi this morning, and I must say that I am exhausted. I just woke up from a five hour "nap." You have to love jet lag, especially when experienced in such oddball places as Urumqi, whe...
Posted by on Fri, 20 Jun 2008 10:58:00 GMT |
Pooping your baby on the train |
When buying my overnight hard-sleeper ticket from Yantai to Kaifeng, I was unable to find a bottom berth, and was stuck with the choice of having a middle or top bunk. I settled on the top. A young co...
Posted by on Mon, 05 Jun 2006 05:56:00 GMT |
Yantai Then and Now |
Sorry for the time it has taken me to post this update on my blog. Internet has been a little bit splotchy as of late, but I have several blogs in mind, so I will make a few postings at once. When I l...
Posted by on Mon, 05 Jun 2006 05:44:00 GMT |
Honey, We're Killing the Kids |
There is a great show on TLC called "Honey, We're Killing the Kids." This show looks at how the bad habits of parents are effecting the health of their kids. For instance, one episode looked at a fami...
Posted by on Sun, 04 Jun 2006 20:25:00 GMT |
Prices in Beijing |
I arrived in the Beijing airport early Friday morning. Originally, my plan had been that I would remain in Beijing until the afternoon and then catch an overnight train to my former residence in Yanta...
Posted by on Sun, 04 Jun 2006 17:21:00 GMT |
