Archive for June, 2008

sudden company

day 206: 武南镇 (wunanzhen) – 武威 (wuwei) = 18,4km My night in the office had been short and repeatedly interrupted [...]

Sunday, June 1st, 2008

shiat!!

day 207: 武威 (wuwei) = 0km What a nice hotel. There is a sparkling clean shower, a porcelain toilet, and [...]

Monday, June 2nd, 2008

the singing and the dancing

day 208: 武威 (wuwei) = 0km Day 2 of my computer struggle. I took a break at noon and went [...]

Tuesday, June 3rd, 2008

not every fight can be glorious

day 209: 武威 (wuwei) = 0km Hello, I am Chris and this is day number 3 I am spending with [...]

Wednesday, June 4th, 2008

spinning, circling

day 210: 武威 (wuwei) = 0km Day 4, and we’re slowly getting there: I went out and got some things [...]

Thursday, June 5th, 2008

oh Sichuan…

day 211: 武威 (wuwei) = 0km I am still here, and now that my notebook is up and running again, [...]

Friday, June 6th, 2008

yes, I’m done here

day 212: 武威 (wuwei) = 0km Again, my pictures need to go home: This is actually a shot from yesterday, [...]

Saturday, June 7th, 2008

under the eyes of the twenty-seven gods

day 213: 武威 (wuwei) – 四十里堡 (sishilipu) = 21,7km So many days = so many nights = so many places [...]

Sunday, June 8th, 2008

Waiting for Godobi

day 214: 四十里堡 (sishilipu) – 六坝 (liuba) = 35,4km What a morning. So early… …so green… …and so short. “Why [...]

Monday, June 9th, 2008

double happiness

day 215: 六坝 (liuba) – 永昌 (yongchang) = 21,8km I started walking at six in the morning today. After 5km, [...]

Tuesday, June 10th, 2008

non-horseshit beard advice

day 216: 永昌 (yongchang) – 水磨关 (shuimoguan) = 13km The valley around 永昌 (yongchang) was so green and so nice, [...]

Wednesday, June 11th, 2008

what’s first?

day 217: 水磨关 (shuimoguan) – 水泉子 (shuiquanzi) = 23,1km One last look at all that beautiful green… …and then it [...]

Thursday, June 12th, 2008

lucky bastard

day 218: 水泉子 (shuiquanzi) – 丰城堡 (fengchengpu) = 34,6km Most people in 水泉子 (shuiquanzi) are farmers that try to profit [...]

Friday, June 13th, 2008

the dragon

day 219: 丰城堡 (fengchengpu) – 山丹 (shandan) = 43,1km I didn’t know I would have to walk that much today. [...]

Saturday, June 14th, 2008

good kiwis

day 220: 山丹 (shandan) = 0km There was once a foreigner who lived in 山丹 (shandan): He was here in [...]

Sunday, June 15th, 2008

why can’t frogs learn from ducks?

day 221: 山丹 (shandan) – 祁家店 (qijiadian)= 14,8km I got up late and started walking through the fields and the [...]

Monday, June 16th, 2008

oh thy dreadful burrows!

day 222: 祁家店 (qijiadian) – 东乐 (dongle) = 16,6km How I loathed the day! After I had started walking just [...]

Tuesday, June 17th, 2008

谢老师 – Teacher Xie

day 223: 东乐 (dongle) – 太平堡 (taipingpu) = 25,3km 2008-06-18.kmz show on large map I once used to have a [...]

Wednesday, June 18th, 2008

speech after speech

day 224: 太平堡 (taipingpu) – 张掖 (zhangye) = 16,9km I had spent the night at 连先生 (Mr. Lian)’s place. 连先生 [...]

Thursday, June 19th, 2008

life unrecorded

day 225: 张掖 (zhangye) = 0km I stayed in my room all day. Had to, all my clothes were in [...]

Friday, June 20th, 2008

trolley trouble

day 226: 张掖 (zhangye) = 0km Remember my water problem? (what’s first) I figured with the large arid spaces that [...]

Saturday, June 21st, 2008

PMA

day 227: 张掖 (zhangye) = 0km After two days of digging through the markets and the back alley shops, I [...]

Sunday, June 22nd, 2008

Herr K. and the corridors

day 228: 张掖 (zhangye) = 0km 王先生 (Mr. Wang) and I had laid out a master-plan for the construction of [...]

Monday, June 23rd, 2008

manners or bust

day 229: 张掖 (zhangye) = 0km Of course my postal scam got immediately busted: … I got criticized, and I [...]

Tuesday, June 24th, 2008

Buddhist caves

day 230: 张掖 (zhangye) = 0km The caboose was almost ready to go: It only needed some minor adjustments and [...]

Wednesday, June 25th, 2008

caboose

day 231: 张掖 (zhangye) – 沙井子 (shajingzi) = 30km I had bought 6 large water bottles, a considerable amount of [...]

Thursday, June 26th, 2008

Paul says: constipation is bliss

day 232: 沙井子 (shajingzi) – 新华镇 (xinhuazhen) = 31km I have this friend I was going to tell you about: [...]

Friday, June 27th, 2008

twenty years

day 233: 新华镇 (xinhuazhen) – 南华 (nanhua) = 25,4km Well, it wasn’t exactly pouring cats and dogs out there when [...]

Saturday, June 28th, 2008

food court

day 234: 南华 (nanhua) = 0km I already whined to you about my sore legs. Besides, those of you who [...]

Sunday, June 29th, 2008

3-0-0-0

day 235: 南华 (nanhua) – 元山子 (yuanshanzi) = 37,6km When I got up, I wasn’t sure whether I would get [...]

Monday, June 30th, 2008
 




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