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TIBET WORLD MEDIA REPORTS VERSUS REALITY

Date: 2011-10-14 14:12:00 by lawniczak; Tags: world media coverage

no photosFollowing our China family fascination my wife just returned from her 3-weeks tour of China fascinated by the speed and range of modernisation, culture and the level of development of the infrastructure - bullet train, highways, skyscrapers etc. What however impressed her most was the real picture of Tibet, contrasting so much with the biased picture provided by the media in our country as well as ... View Details

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YangTze Cruise and Special Economic Zones

Date: 2011-10-14 4:06:00 by LAWNICZAK; Tags: YougTze sluise(gate); level of economic developmen

no photos It was May 1987 when I was touring China as a member of Polsih UNA delegation. After visiting Shenzen Special Economic Zone,we were to lucky to enjoy the Yantgze Cruise with beautiful landscape and the thre gorges, still befor the damm was constructed.I f I remember,at the and of the cruise the ship approached a huge sluise (flood gate), and the whole prcedure of changing the level of water beg ... View Details

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Discovery Our Way in Tian Hu

Date: 2011-10-13 1:57:00 by RuthinChina; Tags: Tian Hu Guilin travel hiking

Tian Hu, a great lake on the mountain top. Last October, Ive been in Tian Hu with three friends for 2-day. I have to say that it was really a very interesting and memorable discovery hiking. Before we went there, we just knew Tian Hu was a beauty spot in Quanzhou couty, 138 km north of Guilin. However, when weve been there, not only our eyes but also our hearts experienced an unforgettable trip. On Oct.1st we set out at Guilin bus s ... View Details

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Travel economic across the border to Bolivia Guajará-Mirim (Brazil) and Guayaramerín (Bolivia)

Date: 2011-10-11 20:18:00 by adrianoleite; Tags: Bolivia Beni border

First passed by the Brazilian immigration to request the output. Later, go to the border that is made by boats and costs 5 reais. Immigration Bolivian start its services from 8am, after following forBus Stationand bought passage to Riberalta - La Paz 160bs. Skip Riberalta 30bs shared taxi (Riberalta bus out 11am). Is possible journey from Guayaramerim to La Paz, however, have to stay overnight ... View Details

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Honesty in China/Hong Kong

Date: 2011-10-3 16:50:00 by osterreicher; Tags: Lost money & document

no photos I was in Hong Kong for business and when I left the taxi my vallet fell out of my pocket. The driver took off not knowing that I have lost it. I called anothe taxi and tried to find the one I just used. However, as you likely know all the cabs are red and look pretty much the same. So, I called all the CC companies, US imigration (I have a greencard), etc. Frustrating.... At 5AM in the morning ... View Details

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