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Xi’an, the ancient capital of China

In Chinese New Year we planned to visit Xi’an and Tibet. We spent the entire month of January planning the trip and obtaining the special permit foreigners need to visit Tibet. We planned to go by train and come back by plane, but buying train tickets for during Chinese New …Read the Rest

Mutuanyu section of the Great Wall
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Mutuanyu section of the Great Wall

In 2008 I visited the great wall in the Janshaling-Samatai section. In 2010 Christina and I visited the Mutuanyu section …Read the Rest

Saying hello to Mao in Beijing
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Saying hello to Mao in Beijing

In December Christina and I rode the train from Shanghai to Beijing for a week long holiday. We visited some …Read the Rest

Hui-hang Ancient Trail
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Hui-hang Ancient Trail

In December I hiked the Hui-hang Ancient Trail with some CEIBS students. This trail is an old tea route used …Read the Rest

Hangzhou
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Hangzhou

In mid-Autumm holidays in September I scaped to Hangzhou for one day. There were loads of Chinese tourists but I …Read the Rest

Nikon 35mm 1.8G
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Nikon 35mm 1.8G

This is my new toy. Expect to see much better pictures here from now on!

Shanghai Expo 2010
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Shanghai Expo 2010

As the Expo was closing at the end of the month and I still hadn’t visited the famous Spanish pavilion …Read the Rest

Guilin and Yangshuo
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Guilin and Yangshuo

Christina and I flew to Giulin on our first trip out of Shanghai on the second weekend of July 2010. …Read the Rest

Friends in Shanghai
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Friends in Shanghai

In September I had serious overbooking at home. Julio, Serena, Antonio, Alberto and Guillen decide to visit me at the same …Read the Rest

CEIBS, the business school where I study
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CEIBS, the business school where I study

You can read a lot about CEIBS in its wikipedia page. When I was researching the school I could not …Read the Rest

Shanghai, my new home
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Shanghai, my new home

I’m in China because in 2010 I was awarded with an scholarship by ‘Fundacion La Caixa’ to study an MBA …Read the Rest

From Moscow to Shanghai. Notes on a transiberian journey
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From Moscow to Shanghai. Notes on a transiberian journey

UPDATE 4/4/2011: All the stories related to this trip are now published in the blog. Please check out the last …Read the Rest

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Chinese Opera and Acrobatic spectacle
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Chinese Opera and Acrobatic spectacle

No Beijing visit would be complete without attending Chinese Opera and a Chinese acrobatic spectacles. It was not in the …Read the Rest

Made in China
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Made in China

Bargaining is a skill that you really need to master in order to get a decent price on Chinese markets. …Read the Rest

Cultural Beijing: The Summer Palace, Lama temple, Temple of Heaven and the Forbidden City
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Cultural Beijing: The Summer Palace, Lama temple, Temple of Heaven and the Forbidden City

Forbidden city Beijing is built around the Forbidden City so the palace is the heart of the city. The Forbidden …Read the Rest

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