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Thread: Travel companion request -> Autumn 2011 trip
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[quote=THE_GREEN_MARTIAN,427931]Antwerp, Belgium, 06/05/2011, Hello, I’m going to China for the twelfth time now, from September the 16th to October the 14th, 2011. It’s mainly a vacation for me, but as me and another friend of mine (Who was been in China fourteen times already…) are working on a photo book about China too (More specifically about scenic railways lines through special landscapes and everything around it…) one of the goals during this tour will also be photography. Photography of those scenic railways, but also of other things, such as landscapes, buildings and general atmospheric shots… Of course, it’s also a vacation for me, so there will also be time for some relaxation… :-) And to make things go smoother I am seriously considering to hire a travel companion again, which was the reason for posting this… :-) But let me first introduce myself... My name is Joeri Vanvaerenbergh, I’m a Belgian guy (31 years old), who is very fond of travelling through China, mainly to places that are less known or to areas that lie well off the beaten path… In my opinion that is where the “real China” can be seen and enjoyed, without hawkers behind every corner or without “Mickey Mouse” atmosphere… ;-) Furthermore I’m also interested in Chinese culture, Asian food and last but not least also Chinese railways. Professionally, I am a freight train engineer in Belgium too (Operating within Belgium and to/from Germany), and that’s also why I have a keen interest in railways… What I like the most is combining all the things I like, for example by hiking through great landscapes all day long, while taking pictures of landscapes and trains, and finishing the day with some tasty Chinese food… ;-) But now more about the tour in September/October… As I already wrote, the goal is to focus on photography for our future book. And therefore I already planned a schedule for this tour, focusing on places in Northwest China… Some of the places I have already visited, but other destinations will be completely new to me… This is the planning so far: - Beijing - Chifeng / Inner Mongolia - Jingpeng / Inner Mongholia - Huhehaote / Inner Mongolia - Ejina Qi / Western Inner Mongolia - Baiyin / Gansu - Xining / Qinghai - Tianzhu / Gansu - Zhangye / Gansu –> Linze Daxia - Jiayuguan / Gansu –> Jingtieshan (July 1st Glacier?) - Tulufan / Xinjiang - Dunhuang / Gansu (Not sure yet) As you can see this is far from a “standard” tour through China… :-) And most of you might not even know all these places, but that’s really no problem, since I already did a lot of research, and I’m also used to travelling through China by myself… (This planning is still not definitive by the way, and it can still change, since I’m still working on it to improve it even more...) There’s a good chance that there will be a younger colleague coming with me too (Also a Belgian guy, he is now 23…), but he’s not sure yet whether his application for leave will be granted, so I might be on my own during this tour… (See below)[/quote]
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