One of the gladdest moments of human life, methinks, is the departure upon a distant journey into unknown lands. Shaking off with one mighty effort the fetters of habit, the leaden weight of routine, the cloak of many cares and the slavery of home, man feels once more happy.
Sir Richard Burton

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Unsorted traveltips #3 - Sightseeing in China

April 18, 2010

It´s not the smartest of all ideas to visit popular (especially with Chinese) sights in China on a week-end, let alone a popular holiday - unless you want to be in the middle of what the chines call “rén shān rén hăi” - a mountain of people and a sea of persons. Bus load after bus load of tour groups. Several guides speaking simultaneously over the cheapest wearable PA system little money can buy within a few meters around you. It is definitely an experience.

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