Articles tagged ‘China’
A primer for Conversation at the Beijing Olympics
By Eric | December 7th, 2006 |
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This is from the official website of the 2008 Olympics in Beijing. It’s a list of suggested responses for possible questions that might come up for Chinese folks interacting with Westerners. So don’t be surprised if you run into a lot of Chinese folks willing to agree with everything you say…
1. Westerner: Do you agree [...]
Daily Dose: Thursday, October 26
By Eric | October 26th, 2006 | Add a Comment »
Snowed down here in the bottom of the valley last night. Winter is here, can’t wait for the powder to pile up. The images from Lebanon below aer inspiring to say the least. Check it out in today’s dose:
Chillin’ in Nepal’s National Park among the Maoists
Local bloggers share the best places to go skiing in [...]
Daily Dose: Wednesday, October 25th
By Eric | October 25th, 2006 | Add a Comment »
Judging by the numbers, I’d say it’s been a very successful launch so far this week. Please continue to spread the word and show the love. Please feel free to post any comments or suggestions for the site. Today’s dose:
Wanna go for a swim? China’s Yellow River Turns Red
Tropical Storm forces Baja evacuations.
CNN breaks down [...]
Tips for American Tourists in China
By Eric | October 8th, 2006 | Add a Comment »
Following up on an earlier post: 15 Guidelines for Chinese Tourists Abroad, I now present AdventureLogue’s own Guidelines for American Tourists Traveling in China:
Unless you’ve had a lesson, don’t even try to speak Mandarin to a Native Speaker, they won’t understand you, you’ll sound like a drunk teletubbie to them. Just point to the words [...]
Daily Dose: Sunday, October 8th
By Eric | October 8th, 2006 | Add a Comment »
On my way to running with Dean Karnazes in Albuquerque today, read today’s post to find out more. Here’s the dose:
Getting lost in a corn maze
Baboon Gangs run wild in suburban South Africa.
The Week’s travel bargains for the relatively posh from the Washington Post.
Polar Travel is sooo in.
Shuangsi Forest: Biodiversity hotspot
Today’s Destination: Pictured Rocks National [...]
15 Guidelines For Chinese Tourists Abroad
By Eric | October 4th, 2006 | Add a Comment »
I had to share these with you. It was too funny not to post. In fact, I think I may be inspired to draft my own guidelines for American Tourists traveling abroad, it’s long overdue. More on that laterIn the meantime, here’s the guidelines published and distributed inside China for their countrymen going abroad:
Do not [...]
Photo Dispatch: China’s Tiger Leaping Gorge
By Eric | September 18th, 2006 | 1 Comment »
Tucked away in the Himalayan foothills of Yunnan Province (where an 18,000 peak qualifies as a foothill) on the way to the handful of cities that claim to be the inspiration for the fabled Shangri-La,Tiger Leaping Gorge lies just above the magnificent old city of Lijiang.
An early morning bus ride from Lijiang took us to [...]
