Comments on: China Travelogue: To Chángbáishan and Heart-in-Mouth Bus Rides http://www.myseveralworlds.com/2007/03/03/china-travelogue-to-changbaishan-and-heart-in-mouth-bus-rides/ Destinations, Lifestyles, and Cultures in Asia Thu, 02 Feb 2012 22:35:42 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: China Photo Journal : Revisiting Chángbáish?n (???) « My Several Worlds http://www.myseveralworlds.com/2007/03/03/china-travelogue-to-changbaishan-and-heart-in-mouth-bus-rides/#comment-180 China Photo Journal : Revisiting Chángbáish?n (???) « My Several Worlds Wed, 15 Aug 2007 15:20:23 +0000 http://myseveralworlds.com/blog/2007/03/03/china-travelogue-to-changbaishan-and-heart-in-mouth-bus-rides/#comment-180 [...] 15th, 2007 by globetrotteri Several months ago, I wrote about my journey to Mount Chang Bai in August 2003.  My trek to Changbaishan (???) was one of the first of many pilgrimages [...] [...] 15th, 2007 by globetrotteri Several months ago, I wrote about my journey to Mount Chang Bai in August 2003.  My trek to Changbaishan (???) was one of the first of many pilgrimages [...]

]]> By: globetrotteri http://www.myseveralworlds.com/2007/03/03/china-travelogue-to-changbaishan-and-heart-in-mouth-bus-rides/#comment-179 globetrotteri Sat, 03 Mar 2007 05:03:41 +0000 http://myseveralworlds.com/blog/2007/03/03/china-travelogue-to-changbaishan-and-heart-in-mouth-bus-rides/#comment-179 The crazy part is, we had a Chinese friend with us acting as a tour guide! We let him do the bargaining and he arranged all our travel details for us, including the bus ride from hell. Back then, most teachers at our school relied on Chinese friends and co-workers to arrange train tickets, travel tickets and hotel accomodations because we'd automatically end up paying twice as much if we did so ourselves. We just had really really bad luck. When we returned to Chángch?n, we found out that the local police in BeiHe had been contacted about a ring of drivers who were running this scam with all tourists that summer, Chinese and foreigners alike. John returned the next summer and had a completely different experience. John and I have been lucky. We haven't been caught up in any ''foreigner scams" yet. We were approached by scam artists a few times in Beijing and Thailand, but we didn't bite. The crazy part is, we had a Chinese friend with us acting as a tour guide! We let him do the bargaining and he arranged all our travel details for us, including the bus ride from hell.

Back then, most teachers at our school relied on Chinese friends and co-workers to arrange train tickets, travel tickets and hotel accomodations because we’d automatically end up paying twice as much if we did so ourselves.

We just had really really bad luck. When we returned to Chángch?n, we found out that the local police in BeiHe had been contacted about a ring of drivers who were running this scam with all tourists that summer, Chinese and foreigners alike. John returned the next summer and had a completely different experience.

John and I have been lucky. We haven’t been caught up in any ”foreigner scams” yet. We were approached by scam artists a few times in Beijing and Thailand, but we didn’t bite.

]]> By: range http://www.myseveralworlds.com/2007/03/03/china-travelogue-to-changbaishan-and-heart-in-mouth-bus-rides/#comment-178 range Sat, 03 Mar 2007 04:30:13 +0000 http://myseveralworlds.com/blog/2007/03/03/china-travelogue-to-changbaishan-and-heart-in-mouth-bus-rides/#comment-178 Makes me want to carry some shivs when I go to China! Naw, seriously, foreigner scams are all over Asia. It's really hard not get trapped, unless you have a Chinese friend with you. That lake looks incredible, I guess your trip to Sun Moon Lake got you thinking about lakes. Makes me want to carry some shivs when I go to China!

Naw, seriously, foreigner scams are all over Asia. It’s really hard not get trapped, unless you have a Chinese friend with you.

That lake looks incredible, I guess your trip to Sun Moon Lake got you thinking about lakes.

]]> By: globetrotteri http://www.myseveralworlds.com/2007/03/03/china-travelogue-to-changbaishan-and-heart-in-mouth-bus-rides/#comment-177 globetrotteri Fri, 02 Mar 2007 18:04:18 +0000 http://myseveralworlds.com/blog/2007/03/03/china-travelogue-to-changbaishan-and-heart-in-mouth-bus-rides/#comment-177 My apologies. I meant to mention that these photos were taken by Mr. Globetrotter aka John Kellenberger. My apologies. I meant to mention that these photos were taken by Mr. Globetrotter aka John Kellenberger.

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