tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-72041709197259436942024-03-12T18:34:47.633-07:00William JansWilliam is a Vancouver based photographer specializing in people. Aside from that he travels extensively and returns to host live multimedia shows about absurd travels. The shows have been dubbed "a Canadian phenomenon" with over 13 sold out shows - some with 900 people per night. Sign up to hear about shows coming to your city by going to wrjphoto.com
William likes candy but does not like litterbugs.William Janshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15712385459563360514noreply@blogger.comBlogger150125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7204170919725943694.post-738152671236131132012-03-30T18:20:00.002-07:002012-03-30T18:21:50.644-07:00PLEASE GO TO WRJPHOTO.COM FOR NEW BLOG. This one is old now. Thanks.All items here have been replicated on my website. Thanks kindly.<div><br /></div><div><br /></div>William Janshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15712385459563360514noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7204170919725943694.post-20175641039115440712011-11-08T13:13:00.000-08:002011-11-08T13:13:00.567-08:00JUST SAVED A LIFE AND GOT HAIL FOR ITWhat a day. Managed to coax a young man off of a bridge who was going to jump (he was on the wrong side of the railing too!) and then got pelted by hail during the same run.<div><br /></div><div>http://www.wrjphoto.com/blog/just-saved-a-life-and-got-hail-for-it/</div>William Janshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15712385459563360514noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7204170919725943694.post-15767748524807253052011-11-08T13:01:00.000-08:002011-11-08T13:01:00.784-08:00HORRIBLE MOVIE ALERT!<div>In short, AVOID three musketeers! Here is what I had to say about it... and a couple other notable reviews too!</div><div><br /></div><div>http://www.wrjphoto.com/blog/horrible-movie-alert/</div><div><br /></div><div>*The poster is there too... at least it is painted extremely well.</div>William Janshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15712385459563360514noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7204170919725943694.post-22245460467612785792011-11-08T11:59:00.000-08:002011-11-08T11:59:00.238-08:00LANGARA SEMINARI had the pleasure of lecturing for the First Year students at Langara's Photography program again.<div>Here is a photo of the stragglers that hung out afterwards to chat :-)</div><div><br /></div><div>http://www.wrjphoto.com/blog/langara-seminar/</div>William Janshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15712385459563360514noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7204170919725943694.post-86933198886187144422011-11-08T10:57:00.000-08:002011-11-08T10:57:00.246-08:00INTENSE VIDEO... TOO MUCH TO HANDLE?I posted two videos here. One that is pretty tame will freak you out and the other that was perceived as pretty wild seems pretty darn mild now.<div><br /></div><div>http://www.wrjphoto.com/blog/intense-video-too-much-to-handle/</div>William Janshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15712385459563360514noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7204170919725943694.post-82007128357603693722011-11-08T09:55:00.000-08:002011-11-08T09:55:00.230-08:00WORLDS COLLIDE... A NEW IMPOSSIBLE COINCIDENCE!This is really trippy and yet another one of those crazy impossible things that, based on the odds, should NOT be able to happen...<div><br /></div><div>http://www.wrjphoto.com/blog/worlds-collide/</div><div><br /></div><div>Photos there too. As you can tell I have been blogging on my new website more, but will keep linking from here.</div>William Janshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15712385459563360514noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7204170919725943694.post-13020637312021048082011-10-12T06:53:00.000-07:002011-11-08T06:54:37.174-08:00WORST BUSINESS CARD TYPO EVER?<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(82, 82, 82); font-family: Georgia; font-size: 12px; line-height: 19px; ">This is my favourite business card! I just love the size of this error! With so few words it is amazing to have a typo! And, to misspell a word so common as this is hilarious. It would be like writing a book called “My Trip to Idnia”</span><div><br /></div><div>http://www.wrjphoto.com/blog/worst-business-card-typo/</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>William Janshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15712385459563360514noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7204170919725943694.post-21611893439034033722011-10-06T06:51:00.000-07:002011-11-08T06:52:58.816-08:00COFFEE TABLE OF THE GODS (CRAIGSLIST POSTING)This is a very fun ad. The photo really helps sell the table too!<div><br /></div><div>http://www.wrjphoto.com/blog/coffee-table-of-the-gods-craigslist/</div>William Janshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15712385459563360514noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7204170919725943694.post-61684836882488043342011-09-11T19:13:00.001-07:002011-09-11T20:46:24.089-07:00DRAGONFLY SILHOUETTE ON MY TENT<p class="bloggerplus_text_section" align="left">9:30 am on my tent fly. Shot with my phone.</p><p class="bloggerplus_image_section"></p><div class="bloggerplus_image_section" align="left"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKM5VW1QPbXpe6x2EGnQ1eAITpay154OEttLQSw-BblpBjkSZFh_Ez3339c-JYMxF9kd45QGGN6050A9F8jBY493nFx8M7FLhbBSnKzk9NPYJaJdKCMNTkF6NIkxvKOSmW4_0ZpfuAwNPz/" /></div><p></p>William Janshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15712385459563360514noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7204170919725943694.post-50364862197009936312011-09-11T19:12:00.001-07:002011-09-11T19:12:15.693-07:00Not a bad place to camp! <p class='bloggerplus_text_section' align='left'>Thirty three degrees celcius. Yum!</p><p class='bloggerplus_image_section'><div class='bloggerplus_image_section' align='left' ><img src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyIYMljIi1tA3Aw2SsIin5-sd3eZvIOwP3Mk2ysXVCszOLY453JEKRwj5YQbiWsbII5D0Sed8JDyBhxuR0WrVeWMAI3-Xcy-tIUd-_Q-DTWTBt3JPJlHREUeD5UX7RoQSoShMSU6787as6/' ></img></div></p>William Janshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15712385459563360514noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7204170919725943694.post-40934234294327443492011-09-08T19:39:00.000-07:002011-09-08T19:41:35.104-07:00WELDING BY FULL MOON (REAL PHOTO I TOOK)<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuPL7X_f5WutK3NezIy-0n7xUhuoI9Dql-3g9g7IgFpAYakMJpq2aKAETSWu-sz39_Ru4d3Z7FBS_tq0KXj4dgD7RB3xn49C-rttKEnPfJ0ZILmIR8JO1Hz5YwjxhgztAj1-NYpoXWtlOF/s1600/0337_adj.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuPL7X_f5WutK3NezIy-0n7xUhuoI9Dql-3g9g7IgFpAYakMJpq2aKAETSWu-sz39_Ru4d3Z7FBS_tq0KXj4dgD7RB3xn49C-rttKEnPfJ0ZILmIR8JO1Hz5YwjxhgztAj1-NYpoXWtlOF/s400/0337_adj.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5650184374409925842" /></a><br />I had to get my excavator bucket welded and never expected it would be done with a full moon! Real photo from two days ago...William Janshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15712385459563360514noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7204170919725943694.post-44751678302833878812011-08-11T16:02:00.000-07:002011-08-11T16:04:38.193-07:00GREAT CRAIGSLIST AD (FROM VANCOUVER TOO!)<h2 style="font-family: Times; font-size: medium; ">Unconventional Offer for Adventurous Home Owner (Vancouver)</h2><hr style=" ;font-family:Times;font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:Times;font-size:medium;">Date: 2011-06-26, 8:16PM PDT</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:Times;font-size:medium;">
<br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:Times;font-size:medium;">Reply to:</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:Times;font-size:medium;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:Times;font-size:medium;"><a href="mailto:hous-wxb6b-2464265874@craigslist.org?subject=Unconventional%20Offer%20for%20Adventurous%20Home%20Owner%20(Vancouver)&body=%0A%0Ahttp%3A%2F%2Fvancouver.en.craigslist.ca%2Fvan%2Frew%2F2464265874.html%0A">hous-wxb6b-2464265874@craigslist.org</a></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:Times;font-size:medium;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:Times;font-size:medium;"><sup style="font-size: x-small; ">[<a href="http://www.craigslist.org/about/help/replying_to_posts" target="_blank">Errors when replying to ads?</a>]</sup></span><hr style=" ;font-family:Times;font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:Times;font-size:medium;">
<br /></span><div id="userbody" style="font-family: Times; font-size: medium; ">This offer is not for everyone. Those of you who have saved every penny for most of your life to afford a down payment and currently work around the clock to make mortgage payments, I commend you on your efforts, but this post is not for you.
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<br />Do you own more than one property? Do you have so many rental homes with no mortgage payments, yet you still feel unfulfilled? Tired of your illegal tenants whining that there are rats in the walls? Have you always wanted your own dinosaur? Now is your chance my friend.
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<br />In exchange for one of your properties, I will be your personal dinosaur for one year. I will be at your beck and call, 24 hours a day, wearing a dinosaur costume. The type of dinosaur is negotiable. I can babysit your children (references upon request), scare the mailman, wash dishes, entertain and impress your guests, and much more. (No sex stuff though, sorry.) I will make realistic dinosaur sounds, eat what the particular dinosaur eats and maybe even sit on a fake dinosaur egg, if you are so inclined. I am well educated, fluent in English and French (as well as dinosaur), can play several musical instruments and have no criminal record or outstanding warrants.
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<br />All this and more. This is the only way you will ever have your pet dinosaur, and the only way I will ever be able to acquire a house in Vancouver.
<br />Serious offers only please.
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<br /></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:Times;font-size:medium;">Thank you. </span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:Helvetica;font-size:medium;">
<br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:Helvetica;font-size:medium;">here is the real ad: http://vancouver.en.craigslist.ca/van/rew/2464265874.html</span></div>William Janshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15712385459563360514noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7204170919725943694.post-80209250593449103592011-07-26T09:30:00.001-07:002011-07-26T10:27:31.307-07:00DENTAL PORTRAIT<p></p><p class="bloggerplus_text_section" align="left">Just got another dental "portrait" taken but they would not let me smile. I tried to show off by using the word "frenectomy" in a sentence.</p><p></p><p></p><div class="bloggerplus_image_section" align="left"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmcoyMgSiLeVIUI4HaBcVNgknGYBKwNO8SXjQs92FT4RCoIiDcVzR7sZ73MM5PtwNV8eH4WTHJcGPaJwEoaYJsLSDC5SOKK7Wfxe0CpvUQLY3ML2QI2yT8YISFK3Fw0anX5IfdORGUPZHK/" /></div><p></p>William Janshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15712385459563360514noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7204170919725943694.post-64058673772465382432011-07-21T22:03:00.001-07:002011-07-21T22:03:54.051-07:00KITTY LITTER...<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 15px; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); line-height: 19px; ">I bought 150 pounds of kitty litter today! Really! - Big sale at Costco. I feel and equal amount of shame and satisfaction at the same time.</span>William Janshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15712385459563360514noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7204170919725943694.post-2795155425930608462011-07-21T09:32:00.000-07:002011-07-21T09:37:10.393-07:00WHY DANGLE?Testing out a new super "why dangle" lens (say it out loud and it will make sense... ha ha). This fish eye is wide enough you could see where you parked, who you were with and what was going on in every direction! Crazy!<div><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNION2Nzoz1l_LnEV1KpdV5NxG-qTsr3gpIB84QZQkuE-mQh_ktzh4Anzmwm3MEkoFyk2UNMiklvVHVi3A-WATECLw39go5Y_32wcAjyCEzUdPuBIaUxxbF6xuHkNXMJrijaI_GCmLDVq2/s400/IMG_0188.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5631844649312419826" /></div>William Janshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15712385459563360514noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7204170919725943694.post-6096962815383447062011-06-07T10:07:00.001-07:002011-06-07T10:07:52.665-07:00SIX VIALS OF BLOOD! <p><p class='bloggerplus_text_section' align='left'>Holymoley! They pulled six of these from me to test me out after trip to china. I bet I am even lighter now ( already lost 14 pounds).<br><br>I can hardly wait to do the stool tests! Wahoo. </p></p><p><div class='bloggerplus_image_section' align='left' ><img src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEildoU-xwyPXOK0SE_7J6oxf9R3B03nb7cy-2TTjAd8lYPSdVQj2J3V35weQBAxBIRJxNj0jlaTEyV_Yx5A4ol1NiAi8QUR_6QifgCnV6xQuUx_LPd57HbEW413XecTYXRcwNK6TTQqfiLf/' ></img></div></p>William Janshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15712385459563360514noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7204170919725943694.post-60345136927154382722011-06-05T17:18:00.000-07:002011-06-05T17:24:48.081-07:00CHECK OUT MY "OLDER POSTS" (BRAND NEW postings put under appropriate date) I can access blog now that I am out of China!I am posting NEW images now that I am out of china (can access blog now). One post per day for last 2 month adventure - and I am dating them for the date they took place... More going up daily. Go to "older posts" if only to see the CRUCIFICTION Photos that you will not easily forget!William Janshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15712385459563360514noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7204170919725943694.post-472018678294198822011-05-26T20:11:00.000-07:002011-06-12T09:11:21.957-07:00I SLEPT ON THE GREAT WALL (NOT LEGAL BUT VERY COOL)!Well it was really tough to get there on my own and the torrential rains and thunder as I arrived posed challenges to get on the wall, but once that stopped, it got nice and I was amazed to find I had about 10 km section of the Great Wall totally to myself for 2 days. Not a soul to be seen. In the photo where you see the run down sentry tower to the left you can see the wall snaking in the back. The middle tower (middle of photo) is the one I slept in.<div><br /><div><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv3DOmK7vAz8G7DYrqXDEdMauHLyeqZydotGUZ9EiBRbDCx9WUkcM2Jtnqlig1I1sop4FcyQuLNYlRBHvPd2IQudvfPIsSMn4Na-SipwBp0DPwqipGgZaUWW0P128khdfDr_ZXKJ9BMyi5/s400/09912-sentry-and-great-wall.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5612993816270053842" /><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbQ2EuSvtKmmqqPpEMr3tAMg4wkHF1s3V4BbFn27-sVdGnpuW91RFg5onpCPmsjSc3J8FcTbga73anPvQ8c6enynsQ0xYwaiWDPtxPAEXhCiwJqcmoA3WXeyNI9SEvoBv6qs8NIRjAQO1i/s400/09770-wrj-sleeping-location-great-wall.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5612993405760649026" /><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAj2dJHtZ199JWM5xTAs5AIYOlNwzJNycrpXU5URwKc190_a1rr2_P1DnhJpP_CdCMFUz3qgJJmZ3UEoR7G6Fdx4iSDr-UkgsAts3jwmyiWdxUItvLCu1rr0E7J0jXnWCr7MwxFCpH1vDx/s400/09778-great-wall-night-stars.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5612993816173251858" /><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAewjwq_Iemmn7yuQVz5ZfeD6tUdNMZdBZ6fxyv81OZM5Az97u3-KOJJKlLYF3UO7u2PEAFrzxEZocJ5JPiutRKndgh8-J5qEm3rpYUxRoPrTnMvQGa6T63dGzr2m7tUojwF-xYiqV6LVz/s400/09744-great-wall-snaking.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5612993412200895794" /></div></div>William Janshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15712385459563360514noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7204170919725943694.post-60437116821051020662011-05-25T09:51:00.000-07:002011-06-13T22:03:31.644-07:00STREET MASSAGE IN BEIJINGI got rooked into a massage while traipsing around this little lake in Beijing. Little did I know I would get an eyelid massage too.<div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeOypAy9UwtfANTvSHjLzsBSo9OgQ6hSRdMa4g9ViXfLIBftXg2f1RSIz4lVdoGwqrkaRxg0oS7VWhpwsaGMKG_ippWMJNGEcfQCndFbzYg2LcBCWLCFU-bYcJOvReTddhUhEIn4C0PcR1/s1600/09552-wrj-getting-massage.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeOypAy9UwtfANTvSHjLzsBSo9OgQ6hSRdMa4g9ViXfLIBftXg2f1RSIz4lVdoGwqrkaRxg0oS7VWhpwsaGMKG_ippWMJNGEcfQCndFbzYg2LcBCWLCFU-bYcJOvReTddhUhEIn4C0PcR1/s400/09552-wrj-getting-massage.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5617377277695199170" /></a><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaquA3QdXQoYjm2UjQ78ak8-CTVDL_nVEddeWwXkNAb1OALi8h4zJf86_dx0JOEReC_0ozahMmRoYXtWHeSFqwuiOudgpQX4ftdgao9Cd-3o3-TipfzI_cBaZsTmL8gcpz6oLw117fa0FB/s400/09565-wrj-head-massage.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5617377277278518322" /></div><div>Was she trying to pop my eyes out? I was not sure, but she sure was "working it"</div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhga9WHbuptNQlvZU5aMSYHRA6325nUcmn1bQynRjGtxHuaQiy_sPbkQfhyphenhyphen5zSVtRpw0mleogEsSVPX3qFmA_3WrUXmyMoAVkd6iflAymXnXCkDANAn7-TBu5Aj-DHTZij-12Tw3NFnNdFv/s1600/09528-sofas-on-bike.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhga9WHbuptNQlvZU5aMSYHRA6325nUcmn1bQynRjGtxHuaQiy_sPbkQfhyphenhyphen5zSVtRpw0mleogEsSVPX3qFmA_3WrUXmyMoAVkd6iflAymXnXCkDANAn7-TBu5Aj-DHTZij-12Tw3NFnNdFv/s400/09528-sofas-on-bike.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5617377272347341522" /></a><br /></div><div>One small man with a bicycle can move anything!</div>William Janshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15712385459563360514noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7204170919725943694.post-6044773482043623812011-05-24T09:39:00.000-07:002011-06-12T09:46:39.455-07:00TIANANMEN SQUARE. PLEASE DONT POINT THAT AT ME.<div><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUloggDn8L2S1StiejFjq9KOwCnRQECZsqRanqta4M8RwQc3TiQyjGpkXUCOXbDpABTptCWgaK0O1D4KbXOgjaFa3KPfUigrXsgpNnfI1SwSGhdSLGNavC0GKTNwk1SJnhdXds1Rnu0XE3/s400/09419-mao-maus-statues.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5617374711456577346" /></div><div>Please dont point that thing at me! (see guy on right... he seems upset)? These guys are right outside of Chairman Mao's Mausoleum. Wait till you hear my story about visiting Mao in the show (under construction). * Make sure you are on my email list for show announcements.<br /><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZm91srAFJRGFKdbsGAUcgkInhq8gvoH8Fe2HQmOkEW6LcPBNmG4a4gW9T0JLLe7K12ZiKRLjRTkG_DEi97swyCz5dJGKraD2OUIRbziM6m5kQiqmQIHYM56hWpjHFr5-hHMKePix4UI9f/s400/09385-photo-of-photo-of-wrj-and-tourists.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5617374712890380658" /></div><div>You get used to being a moving photo op for chinese tourists who all want photos with the random foreigner (it will happen to you too), but this was the first guy who paid a professional Tiananmen photographer to shoot our photo and then he PAID for this print. </div>William Janshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15712385459563360514noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7204170919725943694.post-16739800604326739852011-05-23T10:02:00.000-07:002011-06-13T08:54:15.992-07:00I ATE A SCORPION, A CATERPILLAR and A SILK WORM.And I dont think I would order them again. Eee-yuk. <div><br /></div><div><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie_Gdwpk5AHYvrSrFp6ywwCzL67xL19PrKXq1JpLc8qStDriT80ExuF2AK2BmqYSIC6NwFcSEXKO9799GH4uha7VY20sdGQpksh8goPHCgjCabFTSIkvkTkvlyxlbLKZAo0AAhSYQ9srYA/s400/09255-wrj-scorpion.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5617379946277660226" /></div><div>*The scorpion was the least iccky.</div><div><br /></div><div><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR4LkAlNlhxle1W03he-i5HjDQQCTrvEN7X7AlMZ1aqc7mgtxjmciufVkrkllEaHQ7-slGEzLdnnlCdwxKL-1MDosCbIxYf10zg3WK64Ygf6F0UFiAxJBQi5MQAHkpTMxY6rnQqb0yVrAP/s400/09211-eating-caterpillar.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5617380456864822082" /></div><div>This centipede might be way smaller than the scorpion, but it packs a quite a punch of "flavour." I will likely never be found in a line up to order another.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /><div><br /></div></div>William Janshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15712385459563360514noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7204170919725943694.post-73679329775988300502011-05-21T08:48:00.000-07:002011-06-12T09:15:13.208-07:00GREAT WALL MARATHON!What a cool event. Capacity crowds and a really great day. I did the half marathon distance but now wish I did the full just for the pleasure of covering that section of the wall again. <div><br /></div><div>People from 52 countries came to partake and everyone seemed to have had a good time. Not a fast time though since those walls are steep!)</div><div><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhr64nwpxUUH-IPyJRgD4lh9Bftpa8EqvDZpUJGzQ96rPNpdoCR6QBgevMhH63YDtnlLVjqEsp7vZAehYLuQct5oXu_qsuP60A3ELlQWES2AQx_VMwrwy24thGgYKKySUc-6vv6jszkXWwx/s400/GOPR0390-wrj-marathon-wall.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5617362154151334514" /><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_8hTCqJxp5QRlLkHdAa3xo7kZNNiAy-92HN4QeyMlHZlMLVLk9SU8rm5GV6Ixd5JwbIZZxtT7g3fnJFPeQu43yLPdsMazzFzun0RdWbGAoLQ523Jg7I_LsfUn2YmAZ7-IsWtPhGnd6M5I/s400/GOPR0371-marathon-run-down-wall.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5617362161371791970" /></div><div><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUO-FEtpazx6HYKQuLsgFds9CfzX2QQkTu4VJq6rBn08c5YhuogDrVt45BIg_btKEnEifo38mcNWHNJdrLzb9cdbu5FHZoSQrlporzqvdXP8gCQvsl97J6KJI4DOgaz4dGpFaNCZACWvf4/s400/08892-barefoot-marathon.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5617362806995615186" /></div><div>This South American fellow raced it pretty much barefoot!</div><div><br /></div>William Janshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15712385459563360514noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7204170919725943694.post-61978331966672108022011-05-20T21:30:00.000-07:002011-06-12T09:38:54.301-07:00TRYING TO GET TO REMOTE HUANG HUA... FIASCO EXTRAORDINAIREIt might seem easy enough, but getting basic transport to the small town where the marathon was taking place was just a crazy adventure... an array of subways, trains, buses, cabs, hitchiking, etc. A 3 hour trip took me SEVEN HOURS!<img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_tcLclQ7fottc0bBeUqn8tqLU7rizsaPJt_3oG9-Yig7at1Hdj7TUhQXglKdH5joCbtkZRei0UPzBudZu90h-38U7SnTj92qnFn7aulrJHtN-Hw699auUISjcpA9e3L5E-SHpbQEzkg3U/s400/08784-wrj-with-mandarin-notes.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5617372744176819186" /><div>Little did i know the village I was asking for was SO tiny that no one really knew where it was and how to help me.</div><div><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9ilK2q1RP_tiKBA1EMtD9rLcqoSKq-A49NNu0YJVLLfJGG3j0HLPTIEEe4PKFN_Rq-sRYHD1HZvAyWXDKXgJFZm38Fh6v2tzhZoKsSdpm_nLB7m4r8jzGkDDZxB9Y9ymyFQLQLH7qnPzn/s400/08753-tianjin-fast-train.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5617372745812897570" /></div><div>Fastest train in China. 339 km per hour... sadly NOT in the right direction.</div><div><br /></div><div><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFg7iS7jjRgrI80BCJTFWYllxzIdGTlsegWCfLRElNXTON25Fcbo9oQ60TLXudST30z1uTMVPX-W4WnCRg_8jfpmQ8mFeURLYKpkrRxdaKpnAbEAFICEJ5LMZMgkHJ1Oka8Epzvccx-sYq/s400/08799-wrj-on-crowded-bus.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5617372757862366834" /></div><div>A packed bus.</div><div><br /></div><div><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4u51pneCwnjKW-962_F-8w2ttfPDqSZCuoW0f4B-8PQDGOYmrBsRJswtxgR5TwxGTm51-5SjS9fujmicfConzcDbtv-DCjlY3_8t97ZcA4-C0L4g2QTf4qNgI_I47KB6tDf9_koSTxfkj/s400/08833-people-who-gave-me-ride.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5617372751078711506" /></div><div>Thanks so much to these kind non english speaking strangers who threw me in their car and helped me SO much to get further along. They even helped find another car to get me to my final destination before 10 pm. I am so lucky!!</div><div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div></div>William Janshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15712385459563360514noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7204170919725943694.post-45146780681456044752011-05-16T13:36:00.000-07:002011-06-21T13:53:38.626-07:00TREACHEROUS CLIFF CLIMB AND GREAT VIEWSThis is one of the main reasons I went to China... There are two really challenging pathways in mountains that I heard of about 6 years ago. One in Spain called Camino Del Rey, and this one in Hua Shan in China. I had such a grand adventure here and will have quite a story to tell in the show... meanwhile here are images of this amazing mountain.<div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWoeNr7w4PlPLUbpWthNJyRfDFBtoEW2B9Z9wNuHnTq_TRaj4w5fZ5DPqZfQMY-MEoc3uF3lEpCEDufe85mF8vYfVbrTcO9hUKCp5ARb0Oz1gsaOLzMTqAexR0_c0IEPD5ilKHntAYidn0/s1600/07931-hua-shan-temple-zoom-view.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWoeNr7w4PlPLUbpWthNJyRfDFBtoEW2B9Z9wNuHnTq_TRaj4w5fZ5DPqZfQMY-MEoc3uF3lEpCEDufe85mF8vYfVbrTcO9hUKCp5ARb0Oz1gsaOLzMTqAexR0_c0IEPD5ilKHntAYidn0/s400/07931-hua-shan-temple-zoom-view.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5620777190721720322" /></a></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWoeNr7w4PlPLUbpWthNJyRfDFBtoEW2B9Z9wNuHnTq_TRaj4w5fZ5DPqZfQMY-MEoc3uF3lEpCEDufe85mF8vYfVbrTcO9hUKCp5ARb0Oz1gsaOLzMTqAexR0_c0IEPD5ilKHntAYidn0/s1600/07931-hua-shan-temple-zoom-view.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a>West Peak. The most high traffic area of the mountain (15000 per day going up this!?) *but by tram... the cheesy easy way.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy11de_m9GpNKPDJNDPYInFMfnKoDqj4eUah0yUgRuyL_MT0SFpxe9F0oKNRjMw9VO-wcMF4-bMNrVGaNLXnbuyOeLd-p59E4jZzjsGfYyG2YIp4bzFDg6UwXivVdEfmk55HsArie5ydrf/s1600/07996-hua-shan-cliff-walker.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy11de_m9GpNKPDJNDPYInFMfnKoDqj4eUah0yUgRuyL_MT0SFpxe9F0oKNRjMw9VO-wcMF4-bMNrVGaNLXnbuyOeLd-p59E4jZzjsGfYyG2YIp4bzFDg6UwXivVdEfmk55HsArie5ydrf/s400/07996-hua-shan-cliff-walker.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5620776853097281170" /></a></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy11de_m9GpNKPDJNDPYInFMfnKoDqj4eUah0yUgRuyL_MT0SFpxe9F0oKNRjMw9VO-wcMF4-bMNrVGaNLXnbuyOeLd-p59E4jZzjsGfYyG2YIp4bzFDg6UwXivVdEfmk55HsArie5ydrf/s1600/07996-hua-shan-cliff-walker.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a>The scetchy part you can opt to do. Some less comfy on this...<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEih7aV52wNvj7M7qmnaLR93MqZVJEloykd_kgn4FraustlXQwBTpOmfNZZugTrKW3OZvnds-MY3THwgbezIxCOROn1wBmfgIoJZOfonUkS9Oo5QXVr8-7vFbLCu9YfiTOgNDauy4rXpwklg/s1600/08013-wrj-hua-shan-hang-off-cliff.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEih7aV52wNvj7M7qmnaLR93MqZVJEloykd_kgn4FraustlXQwBTpOmfNZZugTrKW3OZvnds-MY3THwgbezIxCOROn1wBmfgIoJZOfonUkS9Oo5QXVr8-7vFbLCu9YfiTOgNDauy4rXpwklg/s400/08013-wrj-hua-shan-hang-off-cliff.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5620776848082349842" /></a></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEih7aV52wNvj7M7qmnaLR93MqZVJEloykd_kgn4FraustlXQwBTpOmfNZZugTrKW3OZvnds-MY3THwgbezIxCOROn1wBmfgIoJZOfonUkS9Oo5QXVr8-7vFbLCu9YfiTOgNDauy4rXpwklg/s1600/08013-wrj-hua-shan-hang-off-cliff.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a>And some just a bit too foolhardy (thats me!)<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHorjjMKTKHuBGSTtHzRUGFk_AzgHiGIIOw1941P7XM4p9ZTCR_xbLzVYPkus8CKSdNEQkVrAVDu7MdSH2RtXCZMyMdNdzqZtaAGdzKpugAXfjigitFWLczWBIiK4NML_WFF1o3Jt8v1h1/s1600/08035-wrj-boards-feet.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHorjjMKTKHuBGSTtHzRUGFk_AzgHiGIIOw1941P7XM4p9ZTCR_xbLzVYPkus8CKSdNEQkVrAVDu7MdSH2RtXCZMyMdNdzqZtaAGdzKpugAXfjigitFWLczWBIiK4NML_WFF1o3Jt8v1h1/s400/08035-wrj-boards-feet.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5620776845160242866" /></a></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHorjjMKTKHuBGSTtHzRUGFk_AzgHiGIIOw1941P7XM4p9ZTCR_xbLzVYPkus8CKSdNEQkVrAVDu7MdSH2RtXCZMyMdNdzqZtaAGdzKpugAXfjigitFWLczWBIiK4NML_WFF1o3Jt8v1h1/s1600/08035-wrj-boards-feet.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a>1600 meters down likely.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpvWemK2hk8wLMaakR9xETXKhChO9AXMUxYtEQtd6yBuC1VOERpOMYTqkSvJKIvNsN_IDlF6NBwvSF19LDyQWgoEFmfqH_k3CtrMOSJnHO0ewMQPTJ_8GeugFjQ6lWL_lPu2EFF9q0dbxd/s1600/08049-hua-shan-path.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpvWemK2hk8wLMaakR9xETXKhChO9AXMUxYtEQtd6yBuC1VOERpOMYTqkSvJKIvNsN_IDlF6NBwvSF19LDyQWgoEFmfqH_k3CtrMOSJnHO0ewMQPTJ_8GeugFjQ6lWL_lPu2EFF9q0dbxd/s400/08049-hua-shan-path.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5620776836317334114" /></a></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpvWemK2hk8wLMaakR9xETXKhChO9AXMUxYtEQtd6yBuC1VOERpOMYTqkSvJKIvNsN_IDlF6NBwvSF19LDyQWgoEFmfqH_k3CtrMOSJnHO0ewMQPTJ_8GeugFjQ6lWL_lPu2EFF9q0dbxd/s1600/08049-hua-shan-path.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a>Lovely view.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3UyUv5jb5rIe4CQ3QGOeaWpI-bKwTfHRTeySIcMrUVxtDD-kAfJp9enIoR7xTfU-9f7UHHra5SrqQjcivErGZptgAg0st4vqAdVDYaRU91Gwmr2mhsVOKjHUdo7BMKeZBxPSkQ8b1_uiX/s1600/08134-hau-south-peak-tree-carving.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3UyUv5jb5rIe4CQ3QGOeaWpI-bKwTfHRTeySIcMrUVxtDD-kAfJp9enIoR7xTfU-9f7UHHra5SrqQjcivErGZptgAg0st4vqAdVDYaRU91Gwmr2mhsVOKjHUdo7BMKeZBxPSkQ8b1_uiX/s400/08134-hau-south-peak-tree-carving.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5620776354065896914" /></a></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3UyUv5jb5rIe4CQ3QGOeaWpI-bKwTfHRTeySIcMrUVxtDD-kAfJp9enIoR7xTfU-9f7UHHra5SrqQjcivErGZptgAg0st4vqAdVDYaRU91Gwmr2mhsVOKjHUdo7BMKeZBxPSkQ8b1_uiX/s1600/08134-hau-south-peak-tree-carving.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a>South Peak<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlPFBIS0FoNM59wS19f1ljncxHTzsiG0EnLcD6l5eUS25g9apqKQ2VMXvdsnYZqx-keiq0_dpnJ_R-9J1JtFQD1e6A-euq86zUlzhbJZ45mX1k6gwqdq275FkdGQpoblgg05SgrGBoEJib/s1600/08143-hua-shan-east-peak-stairs.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlPFBIS0FoNM59wS19f1ljncxHTzsiG0EnLcD6l5eUS25g9apqKQ2VMXvdsnYZqx-keiq0_dpnJ_R-9J1JtFQD1e6A-euq86zUlzhbJZ45mX1k6gwqdq275FkdGQpoblgg05SgrGBoEJib/s400/08143-hua-shan-east-peak-stairs.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5620776346674896018" /></a></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlPFBIS0FoNM59wS19f1ljncxHTzsiG0EnLcD6l5eUS25g9apqKQ2VMXvdsnYZqx-keiq0_dpnJ_R-9J1JtFQD1e6A-euq86zUlzhbJZ45mX1k6gwqdq275FkdGQpoblgg05SgrGBoEJib/s1600/08143-hua-shan-east-peak-stairs.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a>You may have seen a spam email that talks about free restaurant if you hike there... well...<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFWFXZNE4-QUa5q3Iw_1he6J2IYeZMmRh6_CuJp2MwP7_3tNnt5pAJRAFlWHi1HLouKtSo9JKBZ2YuI9XxKbnpGubgPmaJHulbkiGwTbn9VmRE8omOBujxvFpQaOkA2_DvxsHqickuACDV/s1600/08166-east-peak-drop-off.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFWFXZNE4-QUa5q3Iw_1he6J2IYeZMmRh6_CuJp2MwP7_3tNnt5pAJRAFlWHi1HLouKtSo9JKBZ2YuI9XxKbnpGubgPmaJHulbkiGwTbn9VmRE8omOBujxvFpQaOkA2_DvxsHqickuACDV/s400/08166-east-peak-drop-off.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5620776345946393378" /></a></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFWFXZNE4-QUa5q3Iw_1he6J2IYeZMmRh6_CuJp2MwP7_3tNnt5pAJRAFlWHi1HLouKtSo9JKBZ2YuI9XxKbnpGubgPmaJHulbkiGwTbn9VmRE8omOBujxvFpQaOkA2_DvxsHqickuACDV/s1600/08166-east-peak-drop-off.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a>This is the restaurant at West Peak (photographed from a challenging spot outside of the fence) and I can assure you it is certainly not free. It turns out I ran out of money and had to be shrewd for accomodation (see below)<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjx120gR3Ul_ZyDPedJYZvTh7UTTAu9mEez7BiyHDacGrnqxfRzUIY2dHFtEzJTxCsWF7MtCQp6UAckz7Sa2mr7rWSBnyhOVKf-t8o6MIeawiCZSPPgphLkZ3FfrmB8frYnat28ZvtqaMHv/s1600/08214-wrj-sleeping-place-on-westpeak.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjx120gR3Ul_ZyDPedJYZvTh7UTTAu9mEez7BiyHDacGrnqxfRzUIY2dHFtEzJTxCsWF7MtCQp6UAckz7Sa2mr7rWSBnyhOVKf-t8o6MIeawiCZSPPgphLkZ3FfrmB8frYnat28ZvtqaMHv/s400/08214-wrj-sleeping-place-on-westpeak.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5620776342164879922" /></a></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjx120gR3Ul_ZyDPedJYZvTh7UTTAu9mEez7BiyHDacGrnqxfRzUIY2dHFtEzJTxCsWF7MtCQp6UAckz7Sa2mr7rWSBnyhOVKf-t8o6MIeawiCZSPPgphLkZ3FfrmB8frYnat28ZvtqaMHv/s1600/08214-wrj-sleeping-place-on-westpeak.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a>Normal room costs here were $160 plus per night. I simply didnt have it. I only had $70 Kwai... and the folks here took it all to let me sleep in an attic. I guess I am lucky. That meant hiking all the way down next day with no money for food. What an adventure. More about this in the show when it is ready. Please make sure you are on the email notification list (register at wrjphoto.com)<br /><br /></div>William Janshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15712385459563360514noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7204170919725943694.post-91024898211916078252011-05-12T20:00:00.000-07:002011-06-12T09:11:44.612-07:00KANGDING - YOU COULD WHITEWATER KAYAK IN THE CITY.This might be the only city where you could actually whitewater kayak right through town. The water is really moving and there are some white caps for sure.<div><br /></div><div><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggbj2KXCwv2v3QoBIz6a9LJhC8zO60BcCUisaSUrZLvPvhujM5ESwIl0PdUvinRkEFZ8ja7dYFWHnzIEfeOnt3p_6Jbce70okDMPTzDf0TqAxTQvfxuY-fEIufL1btjFRcNPZNy6v0klt5/s400/07232-kangding-dusk.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5615678672218393314" /></div>William Janshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15712385459563360514noreply@blogger.com0