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An Indian tourist in China By N.N.Sachitanand

Date: 2008-10-19 ; Tags: China travel

It was 2004 , two years after my retirement. My wife and I , both inveterate travelers, had already done the usual round of the Indian outbound tourist - U.S.A., U.K., Western Europe, Thailand, Singapore, Malaysia, Bali etc. We considered a number of new places to visit .

"How about China ?" suggested my son . " You can get to see the glor

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Chinese Youth Hostels - Sex, Drugs and Stir Fry?

Date: 2008-09-27

As a veteran backpacker of both hemispheres currently traveling extensively throughout all 32 provinces of the People's Republic of China, this writer has come to depend heavily on hostels. Without them I could not financially (or emotionally) last the 10 months I'm expected to be on the road. As such, I've brooded on the etymology of the word.

Hostel: a term that has become synony

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Hainan Island, China

Date: 2008-09-26 ; Tags: Hainan Island

It is interesting to note that while the island of Hainan in southwest China is the country's number two holiday ravel destination (in between Jiuzhaigou National Park in Sichuan and Yunnan's Lijiang), most foreign tourists and expats living in the People's Republic have never even heard of Hainan Dao, let alone been there I used to be one of the guilty parties. Despite residing in China for an

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