http://toshuo.com/2006/the-26-hour-train-ride/ Chinese, Linguistics, Science, Cultural Observations and whatever else I feel like writing about Thu, 20 Nov 2008 21:28:13 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 http://toshuo.com/2006/the-26-hour-train-ride/#comment-123518 First Impressions of Beijing | Doubting to shuo: Chinese, Investing, EFL and Being a Geek in Taiwan Thu, 14 Feb 2008 06:36:05 +0000 http://toshuo.com/2006/the-26-hour-train-ride/#comment-123518 [...] arrived in Beijing, I was completely overwhelmed. I had just finished a “colorful” 26 hour train ride on the cheapest sleeper class train available. An incredibly kind co-passenger who was heading the [...] [...] arrived in Beijing, I was completely overwhelmed. I had just finished a “colorful” 26 hour train ride on the cheapest sleeper class train available. An incredibly kind co-passenger who was heading the [...]

]]> http://toshuo.com/2006/the-26-hour-train-ride/#comment-123514 Arriving in Beijing | Doubting to shuo: Chinese, Investing, EFL and Being a Geek in Taiwan Thu, 14 Feb 2008 06:17:10 +0000 http://toshuo.com/2006/the-26-hour-train-ride/#comment-123514 [...] « The 26 Hour Train Ride The Youth Hostel [...] [...] « The 26 Hour Train Ride The Youth Hostel [...]

]]> http://toshuo.com/2006/the-26-hour-train-ride/#comment-4552 Mark Sun, 16 Jul 2006 17:06:50 +0000 http://toshuo.com/2006/the-26-hour-train-ride/#comment-4552 From what everybody told me, I guess the company on the hard sleeper would have been fine if I'd just gotten the 特快 ticket. But, hey. I must have saved something like 40% of the travel cost by getting the 普快 one. The spitting was nasty, but from what some Mexican dudes I met at the hostel said, it's MUCH worse if you take the hard seat, as opposed to the sleeper. From what everybody told me, I guess the company on the hard sleeper would have been fine if I’d just gotten the 特快 ticket. But, hey. I must have saved something like 40% of the travel cost by getting the 普快 one. The spitting was nasty, but from what some Mexican dudes I met at the hostel said, it’s MUCH worse if you take the hard seat, as opposed to the sleeper.

]]> http://toshuo.com/2006/the-26-hour-train-ride/#comment-4549 Lantian Sun, 16 Jul 2006 15:03:28 +0000 http://toshuo.com/2006/the-26-hour-train-ride/#comment-4549 Yah you bought the wrong ticket. I took an overnight hard-sleeper train to Xian from Beijing and a soft sleeper on the way back. I don't even recall anyone spitting, and not many smokers. Everyone was quiet and lights out by 9 pm. Yah you bought the wrong ticket. I took an overnight hard-sleeper train to Xian from Beijing and a soft sleeper on the way back. I don’t even recall anyone spitting, and not many smokers. Everyone was quiet and lights out by 9 pm.

]]> http://toshuo.com/2006/the-26-hour-train-ride/#comment-4547 Prince Roy Sun, 16 Jul 2006 14:48:23 +0000 http://toshuo.com/2006/the-26-hour-train-ride/#comment-4547 wow, sounds like quite the trip. Is it what you expected? Bet you can't wait to get home (Taiwan). wow, sounds like quite the trip. Is it what you expected? Bet you can’t wait to get home (Taiwan).

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