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Finally everything is ready for the next trip. All the arrangements have been made and what's left is just chilling before the go date. China here I come... soon. Before the wings of TA plane start flapping, I've to carry someone on the last journey, so perhaps not just chilling anyway. Pictures and videos from China and 'on the way' situations will be available in due time at Traveler Willem. blog at http://willemontraveling.blogspot.com/(More)

Most people spend months in India. We had 10 days. That’s plenty of time to see some fantastic places, except with it being the end of a 2 month whirl-wind trip through Asia we kind of wanted to get off the beaten track and out of the craziness. Did we ever pick the wrong country for that. (Delhi has a population of, what, 14 million people?!?!). We decided to go to Delhi, Bikaner and Agra while we were there and had plenty of time to cover them.

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As a famous Chinese saying goes, “He who does not reach the Great Wall is not a true man”. The Great Wall always attracts tourists all around the world each year. Even in winter, more and more people love hiking the Great Wall as an adventure tour . There are a lot of sections of the Great Wall , but the most popular ones are Badaling, Mutianyu, Simatai, and Jinshanling . Badaling is the most popular section of the Great Wall. It is easy to climb. Mutianyu is steeper than Badaling...(More)

Today was our ¡°free¡± day, one where we didn't have a lecture or assignment or anything to do with our project, and it was one of the only ones we'd have our whole trip. Wanting to throw us into Chinese culture right away, Prof. Lin decided that today was perfect for seeing the Great Wall. I woke up and learned that hot water for showers is available every morning from 7am till 8:30 am, only. Breakfast was traditional, consisting of cooked peanuts, eggs, vegetables, rice porridge (basically..(More)

Today was our ¡°free¡± day, one where we didn't have a lecture or assignment or anything to do with our project, and it was one of the only ones we'd have our whole trip. Wanting to throw us into Chinese culture right away, Prof. Lin decided that today was perfect for seeing the Great Wall. I woke up and learned that hot water for showers is available every morning from 7am till 8:30 am, only. Breakfast was traditional, consisting of cooked peanuts, eggs, vegetables, rice porridge (basically..(More)

Vienna, Austia is an amazing city. I went there specially to see the Spanish Riding School and it didn't disappoint. I'm a huge horse enthusiast, so this was a big deal for me. Ordered my tickets online and had them shipped to my house in the US to make sure I didn't get there and have the tickets all sold out. I had 2 days to see the city and I loved it. I want to go back again! (Was there in late April, 2008)(More)

Well...where do I begin to describe about the ladyboy cabaret. It was absolutely HILARIOUS! The dancing was so out of sync, the miming terrible, but you know what? It was so so funny. The costumes and set were amazing, and I couldn't believe at the end that not only were the two very obviously try-hard females ladyboys, but EVERY SINGLE PERSON on stage was a ladyboy! I was blown out of my mind. It wasn't just make-up and costumes, but breast implants, facial reconstruction, the whole works! I..(More)

Well...where do I begin to describe about the ladyboy cabaret. It was absolutely HILARIOUS! The dancing was so out of sync, the miming terrible, but you know what? It was so so funny. The costumes and set were amazing, and I couldn't believe at the end that not only were the two very obviously try-hard females ladyboys, but EVERY SINGLE PERSON on stage was a ladyboy! I was blown out of my mind. It wasn't just make-up and costumes, but breast implants, facial reconstruction, the whole works! I..(More)