CHINA

09/09/ - 10/21/2010

China is huge, China is different - China is hard to travel!

There were some challenges to deal with, especially in the week before and after the first of October 2010. Everybody in China went on holiday in these two weeks around the national holiday. Now we know what means: 1.3 billion people living in China.


What happened so far

Kunming / to the border of Vietnam


  • 10/16 - 10/21/2010
    10/16 - 10/20 planning Vietnam
    10/21 with the nightbus to the border

  • Trip 450 km
    30 taxi
    420 bus

  • Accommodation
    6 in hotel
    1 bus

  • Pictures 30


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Tibet / Lhasa


  • 10/10 - 10/15/2010
    10/10 - 10/11 train to Lhasa
    10/12 - 10/14 Lhasa
    10/15 flight to Kunming

  • Trip 3173 km
    1922 train
    20 taxi
    1231 flight

  • Accommodation
    1 train
    4 in hotel

  • Pictures 1340



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Beijing to Xining


  • 09/29 - 10/09/2010
    09/29 night train to Beijing
    09/30 - 10/07 sightseeing Beijing
    10/08 flight to Xining
    10/09 waiting for the permission for Tibet

  • Trip 2609 km
    1099 train
    80 by foot
    70 bus
    60 taxi
    1300 flight

  • Accommodation
    8 in hotel
    1 train

  • Pictures 1016



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Yichang / Xian


  • 09/25 - 09/28/2010
    09/25 night train to Xian
    09/26 visiting the pandas
    09/27 terracotta warriors
    09/28 new planning for the national day

  • Trip 1018 km
    778 train
    240 bus

  • Accommodation
    3 in hotel
    1 train

  • Pictures 866



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Chongqing / Rivercruise


  • 09/16 - 09/24/2010
    09/16 - 09/17 trainride
    09/19 Dazu
    09/20 - 09/23 rivercruise Yangtse
    09/24 Yichang

  • Trip 3235 km
    2300 train
    610 ship
    290 bus
    35 taxi

  • Accommodation
    4 in 2 hotels
    3 ship
    2 train

  • Pictures 1734



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Shanghai / Expo 2010


  • 09/09 - 09/15/2010
    09/09 arrival in Shanghai
    09/10 - 09/12 sightseeing and dining
    09/13 - 09/14 Expo
    09/15 more sightseeing

  • Trip 4600 km
    4500 flight
    30 taxi
    70 by foot

  • Accommodation
    7 in hotel

  • Pictures 1516

  • HD-Video 23 min


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