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Halfie on the Mainland: The Road We Rode
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Halfie on the Mainland. On traveling, teaching, learning and living in far western China. Thursday, May 3, 2012. The Road We Rode. Finally, here's the epic post about our Vietnam bike trip that I've been promising for a while. For our route, see the map. View Vietnam Bike Trip. In a larger map. It all started in Hanoi, at our couchsurfing host's apartment. From Bac Giang we headed northwest, aiming for Ha Giang, the capital of Ha Giang Province, which we had heard had "stunningly beautiful" mountain road...
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Halfie on the Mainland: Camping at Kanas
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Halfie on the Mainland. On traveling, teaching, learning and living in far western China. Wednesday, July 11, 2012. Kanas Lake is a long, skinny lake (a "finger lake") near Kazakhstan and Russia, spanning only a few kilometers in width, but stretching up through a glacier-carved valley towards its source high up in the mountains. The ticket price for Kanas was rather steep, so I was glad we actually got to use the tent we borrowed and save some money. We weren't out in the backcountry (certainly not ...
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Halfie on the Mainland: Meat and Wheat
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Halfie on the Mainland. On traveling, teaching, learning and living in far western China. Thursday, June 7, 2012. It's getting to that time of year when I'm sick of Chinese food. Luckily, Xinjiang's Uighur cuisine adds some diversity to the palate. Xinjiang food is mostly wheat- and meat-based - mutton, nang (flatbread), and noodles. The freshly pulled noodles in banmian beat the best pasta I've ever had anywhere. I'm going to miss this stuff when I go home! Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom).
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Halfie on the Mainland: China's disaffected youth / My obscured identity
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Halfie on the Mainland. On traveling, teaching, learning and living in far western China. Wednesday, May 23, 2012. China's disaffected youth / My obscured identity. Sitting in a smoky KTV (karaoke) room on Saturday night, I was painfully aware of two things: I don't know how to talk to China's "lost generation", and it's awkward to look like a Uighur in a room full of Han Chinese people who don't know you're American. Me: Hi, what's your name? Him: (something I can't remember). Me: Are you from Urumqi?
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Halfie on the Mainland: Turpan / 吐鲁番
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Halfie on the Mainland. On traveling, teaching, learning and living in far western China. Saturday, May 5, 2012. We have three shorter breaks in the spring: Tomb-Sweeping Day in April, May 1, and Dragonboat Festival in June. The long weekend isn't enough time to go too far away, but it is a good opportunity to see more of Xinjiang. During my last day in Turpan, I headed east on the national highway that leads out of Xinjiang. As I was biking, I met a Chinese girl and a Taiwanese Brazilian who were al...
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Halfie on the Mainland: My new favorite place in Xinjiang
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Halfie on the Mainland. On traveling, teaching, learning and living in far western China. Wednesday, May 9, 2012. My new favorite place in Xinjiang. On a Friday night in the end of April, a friend and I boarded a night bus and got off the next morning in Yining City, Yili, Xinjiang, gateway to some of the most beautiful places in Xinjiang (and arguably all of China). Where the only thing worth seeing was this cool calligraphy:. Check out the beautiful rugs and embroidered bedding. After a short hike duri...
