Category Archives: travel

Impression Liu Sanjie

July 7th, 2008 | Posted in travel

Saw an awesome performance in Yangshuo over the weekend. Zhang Yimou, director of “Raise The Red Lantern”, “Hero”, and other notable Chinese films, has assembled a light show that’s set in the karst mountains around Yangshuo.
I’ve never seen anything like it before. It depicts the story of Liu Sanjie, a folk tale that’s been partially [...]

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yangzhou

July 5th, 2008 | Posted in travel

Surprisingly cool place. The karsts loom over the entire village. What is a karst exactly? Plus a recommendation: avoid the Giggling Tree. Reminiscent of a prison camp and what’s worse - no a/c and no shower curtain.

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back from a long hiatus

May 27th, 2007 | Posted in travel, tv

It’s been five months since I last posted. Here’s some highlights of what’s happened in the interim

I went to Thailand for Christmas with my sister Lauren, Helen, and some of Helen’s friends. We spent time in Chiang Mai and I sneezed a lot. While in Bangkok I got sick, and about a week after returning [...]

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brief summary (cebu + hk visitors)

September 25th, 2006 | Posted in music, musings, travel

I’m totally exhausted, so pardon if it’s not terribly comprehensive, but here’s a short rundown of things as of late.
Two weekends ago I visited Helen in Cebu. That was fun. We went cliff diving and I kind of hurt myself, you can see the pictures on flickr if you’re interested. It was my first time [...]

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trip report from guangzhou, china

September 10th, 2006 | Posted in travel

While I’ve been living in Hong Kong for about 6 months, this weekend was my first foray into the PRC proper. Thing is, while Hong Kong is technically part of the People’s Republic of China, the current laws give it a different currency, court system, educational system, written language (traditional chinese in HK versus simplified [...]

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shinkansen: more frequent than the 7 train

June 11th, 2006 | Posted in flickr, travel

shinkansen: more frequent than the 7 train
Originally uploaded by jordan hare.

I’ve posted three sets on Flickr from my trip to Japan. Not all photos have been tagged/titled/described - I’ll be doing that before my trip to London in two weeks.
And I’m not kidding about the frequency of the Nozomi Super Express. Take a look at [...]

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