One thing that makes China special is with over a billion people, and lots of places to go, you come across interesting transport options.
You can often find the newest Audis and Lexuses driving alongside makeshift three-wheeled motorcarts and horse-drawn carraiges.
An option that I particularly like is the concept of an overnight train or bus. If these were available in the U.S., I would definitely take them! If you think about it, you can travel somewhere really far away (say, from New York to Chicago), a trip that is usually 14+ hours by car and 3+ hours by plane, overnight. You go to bed on the train or bus, and you wake up at your destination. Awesome.
China's complete lack of concern for public safety has also allowed the invention of the sleeper bus. Beds on buses! It works in a pinch. Also, with over a billion people, you get used to being in tight quarters. On my sleeper bus from Qingdao back to Beijing last night, a group that was desperate to get back to Beijing ended up taking spots in the aisles. So I was literally shoulder to shoulder with a random old Chinese woman. How's that for traveling in style?
Monday, September 11, 2006
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that's freaky.
did you like qingdao?
Qingdao was quite nice. Lots of beaches, European architecture and beer. There was so much beer.
Any interest in teaching there? My mom has a friend who is the principal of a private school (K-12) and is in the process of starting up a new international school (K-7) and is looking for American teachers.
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