The State Council raised the overall confirmed death toll to 40,075, most of those in Sichuan province and more than thousands in neiboring provinces in Shaanxi and Gansu. Officials have said the final number killed by the quake is expected
I was woken up by the guide shaking me and saying that we were about to leave. I hadn't even packed. I had a little bit of time so I headed back up to the room to sort out my
Great Wall of China We arrived sweating at the post office to see not so friendly looking roller shutter doors and cursed the fact we would have to start 'backpacking' with 3 extra boxes of stuff meaning our total weight
Earthquake happened on May 12, 2008. Around 2PM, I had a smoke break after lunch. When I sat in front of my computer, its screen started waving from left to right and right to left again. I felt like cigarratte
More than 32,000 people were dead and 22,000 were injured because of the earthquake till now. Here are some pictures. A teacher was dead when she decided to rescue her student. She saved 13 students and dead for saving 14th.
In 2 weeks, we will be heading back to Xian for our summer traveling adventure. We leave here next week, stay overnight in Chengdu ,and then fly on to Xian. We leave Chengdu at about 5:30 pm and arrive in
Chop Sticks/ Cockroaches/ and Squat Toilets? One of us have it wrong. Its really a game of east versus west here. The west has knife and fork/ SMALL (Squashable) little insects and well toilets that you sit on and think
Though before I began gushing about the wonders of Tibet I should preface this by saying that I was on a tour. I'm not talking about a massive bus, wearing matching jackets and following a flag or plastic flower. Actually,
This week seemed to go by even faster than the one before. Sunday was taken up by working out. I am happy to meet people who are "living the dream," but I was hoping to make some connections with folks
Miss Tiffany Universe aka Tanyarat Jirapatpakorn aka no longer a man but not yet a women aka most beautifully ladyboy of the year has done it so why should not your boyfriend do it?For 1625 US dollars you can now
Now when One Two Go is banned for a while you might think it is safe to fly, but think again. Being approved in one country does not mean they meet up with the safety regulations in EU for example.EU
