I found a nice site with an easy to use way to help you dial another country. Since I am currently in China and I call both the USA and India, here’s some examples from http://www.simplecountrycodes.com/
TO
FROM
Dial:
China
India
00 + 86 + area code + phone number
China
USA
011 + 86 + area code + phone number
India
China
00 + 91 + [...]
Here’s a picture of a desert that I had in Beijing Airport last August, when leaving for India. It was a Korean restaurant, and judging from the staff’s reactions after I ordered it, I doubt that anyone else had ordered it in a long while…
However, it tasted pretty good…
for “beans” over shaved ice. [...]
Almost everywhere you go, you get (or can get) receipts. Always ask for one, especially from cabs!.
For cabs, you MUST tell them you want a receipt before starting off, or shortly after, or they might not turn on the meter. That’s almost a sure bet you’re going to get overcharged. With a receipt, they can [...]
Since I’m travelling with another student from Harbin, he wanted to go to the great wall, etc. We ended up doing the same 10k trek that I did in January. This time, the wall was full of tourists, so you see people all the time. Also, there were people selling books, fans+, postcards, ice water, [...]
Xi’an (pronounced as two syllables, and written (in Pinyin) with a quote mark to separate the syllables, means West Peace. It was the capital of China for quite a while. My history knowledge doesn’t go much farther than that.
It’s famous for it’s Terracotta Warriors, which are pottery statues that were made to accompany the emperor [...]