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Part 3: Chengdu

By Lori Rothschild on July 23, 2008 10:33 PM | Permalink | 3 Comments

Day 1
When I woke up this morning, I remember opening one eye and thinking, "I am on the other side of the world right now!" I jumped up out of bed at 7 a.m. and threw open the drapes so that I could see Chengdu in the daylight. I peered down to the street level below and across what appeared to be a river was a giant pagoda with red lanterns hanging from each of the levels.

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Part 2: Arriving in Beijing

By Lori Rothschild on July 23, 2008 10:28 PM | Permalink | 2 Comments

I was amazed when I entered the terminal in Beijing. My first reaction was, "Holy s***! I'm in Beijing!" I then quickly came into contact with chaos. There were so many people, and everyone was moving so fast! It was like a mad dash to baggage claim, and I had no idea why I was running.

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Part 1: The Joys of International Travel

By Lori Rothschild on July 23, 2008 10:23 PM | Permalink | 8 Comments

As kids, we were told that if we dug a hole too deep in the garden that we would fall into it and land in China. It was that far away. So, when I was given the opportunity to travel to China for Travel Channel's Passport to China project, I was excited, but still hesitant. In the back of my mind, I could hear myself say," and leave my 2-year-old motherless on the other side of the world?" I would then rebut with, "it's a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity that I have to take." That conversation with myself went on with other excuses -- I would miss too much back at the office, the ticket would be too expensive, and what if I got sick there and got stuck in China. Then came the responses from relatives --"You can't leave your daughter for that long!"-- and from friends --"Wow, that's amazing." Constant mixed signals.

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