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Traveling to China?
Paul Bograd
Visit Harbin for Ice Palaces, Siberian Tigers, Russian Culture, A Massive Dumpling Feast and Maybe A Glimpse at China’s Economic and Cultural Polarization.
I will be the first to admit that a winter vacation to China is not everyone’s idea of best possible use of precious days off. All of my best traveling buddies had very plausible reasons for begging off, but in their voices I could have sworn I detected their suspicions of my mental health as I described how great the -25 degree temperatures would feel and arctic beauty of the Sino – Russian border region.
But we needed a change of climate from Bangkok and the influx of tourists in Bermuda shorts and black knee socks. Besides, my Philippine-born wife had seen snow only once for about 1˝ hours during a quick July trip to the ski area outside of Melbourne. So we scoured the Bangkok markets for winter clothes, booked Dragonair to Beijing and had a great, great time.
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6/30/2006 9:00:03 AM |
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