China

24 Nov 06 WE'VE ARRIVED IN HANGZHOU - WE LOVE IT HERE! As always the train was spot on time. This time, luckily, the journey was just over two hours. We booked ourselves in a hard seater carriage, which is an experience to board! Loads and loads of...

 

China 2006/07

After a lie in and a little work I headed down to meet Mary-Ann. We wandered around the area where she lives for a while which is much closer to the city; there are loads of shops and restaurants. Her apartment is fine but a little dingy and she has mo...

 

my life...on the road

start my journey at the age of 17, walking on the street alone with all guys speak different language from which i do. NObody understand me ,and i understand nobody neither... good. give it up or life goes on. did not think too much and 7 years already...

 

Exploring The Global Mind in Asia

Shanghai! It's like New York! Pretty classy, yup. I immediately fought for my hotel room. The receptionists always said MAYO. No room. I then stood fast and started taking secretive notes. They would then finally give in. This theater was really old no...

 

China Tour

On Boxing Day, 2005, I embarked on a tour of China with the Amadeus Orchestra. We went all over the place by way of 10 flights, 2 ferry journeys and hours and hours on mental motorways. Here are some of the highlights....

 

A Viking Life in The Peoples Republic of China

Yesterday was one of China's big three holidays/festivals, the Mid-Autumn Festival. China's calendar is based on the lunar year, and the Mid-Autumn Festival is when the moon is full in the year's eighth month. The festival is celebrated by having a fam...

 

Hangzhou weekend trip

Everyone warns you that traveling during Chinese New Year is not a good idea, but we decided to ignore that piece of advice and jump on the bus to Hangzhou. We arrived on Thursday afternoon after a very pleasant bus ride. Unfortunately you cannot buy r...