March 28, 2010

long time no see

Category: Uncategorized — Tags: , – karen @ 10:59 pm

There is long time that i haven’t update my blog. Maybe I’m a  lazy bone :) !

After 2 weeks’ consideration, i bought two British Shorthair cat (blue color). One is the big sister and the other is the little sister. Yes, they are from one family and the big sister is really very “big”, and the little sister is really very “little”

Below is the little sister DaDaEr

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Below is the big sister JuJusunshine juju

What a nice sunshine bath!!!!!

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March 8, 2010

Kangding project (Mt.Minya Konka)

Category: Uncategorized — karen @ 11:36 am

Kangding project is at the end point of Mt.  Minya Konka trekking. So I suggest to use this proejct for the team choose the Mt. Minya Kongka trekking.

Shangmuju center school

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Shangmuju village

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shangmuju local people

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Shangmuju school

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January 1, 2010

Happy New Year

Category: Uncategorized — karen @ 12:03 am

Happy New Year to everyone! Best wishes!

KarenLee

December 29, 2009

Motorcycle self-driving tour in China

In Dec.2009, i have received 4 individual motorcycle self-driving tour inquires in China. Here i would like to list some information about the self-driving tour in China.

1. The Chinese government paper work. If the foreigners wants to drive their own vehicle to China, they should first find an in-country agency to help them deal with the process of Chinese government. And Vietnam also has this rule. It’s not so free like drive the vehicle in other countries. China has many restrictions in this field.

2.  The prepare time period. For me, i need at least 3 month to apply the government permits for our guests. And once i do this, it means the guests has already paid the first payment to us. So the prepare time including the talking through the emails, it need at least 4-6 months in advance.

3. According to the chinese law, it’s necessary to have a guide accompany the whole journey. And if you drive the motorcycle or the whole team are combined by motorcycles, then the in-country agency have to send a guide vehicle to you. Because they can’t take risk to ask the guide sit back to the motorcycles. This part will raise the costs too much because of the guide vehicle.

4.In China,  Motorcycle is not allowed to drive on highway, and this will add the difficulty of crossing most big cities.

So if you are plan the motorcycle self-driving tour in China. First, please contact the in-country agency as early as you can.  And the most important, please be sure your heart is well prepared for seeing the high price from the in-country agency. If there just has 1 or 2 motorcycles  group, I don’t suggest you choose this way to travel in China unless you have another normal vehicle to go with you. Or you just want to waste your money.

December 9, 2009

Tibetan New Year Festival

 What a coincidence that the spring festival and the Tibetan new year festival nearly the same period in these years.

This year, we have the festival tour Amdo 2010 Losar and Monlam  (Repkong—Labrang ) Tibetan New Year in Qinghai and Gansu provinces.

As you may know that Tibet is different from Tibetan area, and below is the picture we took in 2007 about the Sichuan Tibetan area.

Well it would be better to show than to say.

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November 7, 2009

Terrible things are coming

Category: Uncategorized — Tags: , , , , , , , – karen @ 7:53 pm

here not very well! Yes, these days, i’m facing the problem of the high price quote from the Lijiang local agency. Something almost drive me crazy~ especially in my period.

Next week, i will go to Phuket in Thailand. And i don’t feel very excited about it. Bow will go to Xi’an and a terribel guy is coming. I can’t explain how terrible he is, because i have a bad feeling before he comes to my house.

I Suppose to write an article about our recent recce in Lijiang Yunnan about the Tiger Leaping Gorge. However, the passion of writing ending with the high quote and unsure things there. The terrible leader and also the terrible leader’s girl friend. I was wondering that the just came for honey moon but not do the recce for the winter team. Well, let’s get back to the winter tean.

They told me that one team prefer camping while the other team prefer hostel. There are limited hostel in the Tiger Leaping gorge in each station and the dame host told the leader whenever the team comes, they will give the price 25RMB/PP for one bed. He didn’t mention that when the high season is coming, there is no swear anymore.

I hope i can handle this thing well this year, and i won’t want to suffer a lot because of the other people’s fault.