Category Archives: China 2007

Train from Qingdao to Jinan

Posted on September 11, 2007 by Nils

After several days in Qingdao checked out of the [Shangri-La hotel](/2007/09/02/shangri-la-qingdao/) and traveled to our next destination, Beijing. However, we would do so by train to see a little of the countryside. Since it’s quite a distance from Qingdao to … Continue reading →

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Shangri-La, Qingdao

Posted on September 2, 2007 by Nils

A quick hotel review: We are staying in the Shangri-La hotel, in Qingdao. The rooms are surprisingly expensive (I booked for 95 Euro/night plus taxes; 50 Euro more buys you a feather bed sheet and a view towards the ocean … Continue reading →

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Qingdao and Traffic

Posted on September 2, 2007 by Nils

12483Qingdao is a coastal city east of Beijing. It used to be a fishing village until the Germans arrived and set up a colonial garrison. One of my great-grandfathers actually volunteered to go to China with the Imperial expedition force … Continue reading →

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Arrival in Beijing

Posted on September 2, 2007 by Nils

The Air China flight to Beijing was very uneventful, if relatively comfortable. It arrived in Beijing on time. Even before the arrival, the airline prepares their passengers for the immigration formalities by handing out the appropriate forms and showing instructional … Continue reading →

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Flight to Beijing

Posted on September 2, 2007 by Nils

12450 So the big day came. I went to the airport – almost too late, because I had remembered the departure time incorrectly by 30 minutes. My taxi driver then drove me to the wrong terminal (I had told him … Continue reading →

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Geek without a Notebook

Posted on September 2, 2007 by Nils

So I am still a geek without a notebook. I am sorry. And honestly I was having too much fun to update my blogs. I write these entries as I am sitting in the Phuket JW Mariott resort. I am … Continue reading →

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Got my Ticket

Posted on June 14, 2007 by Nils

Well, yesterday’s [booking problem](/2007/06/13/china-2007-problems-before-departure/) was only temporary and I just bought my ticket. China, here I come! – Well, in two months.

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China 2007: Problems before departure

Posted on June 13, 2007 by Nils

My next trip will take me to China and Thailand. It’s scheduled for late August and early September – three weeks in total. I’ve made a rough plan, with enough details that I wanted to buy my plane tickets today. … Continue reading →

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