Far East

We arrived in Shanghai as we had left Beijing, in a thunderstorm. We decided that we would find the hotel first and foremost and check in. The idea I had to wear sandals and shorts/dress coupled with a Gore-Tex jacket worked a treat. Everything I needed to stay dry did and those I wasn’t bothered about getting wet got wet.…

We went to the train station at Beijing – Now, if you have ever been to a train station in China you will understand where I’m coming from when I say it is madness. Apparently at any one time 10million people are on a train somewhere in China and I am sure they all decided to board at the same…

Hello my little Bhuna, firstly let me thank you – Before I left and you made me watch the Roary the Racing car song over and over and over and over (x 2,000,000) well, guess what song I have had permanently stuck in my head for the past week…… 😉I am thinking about you every day, every time I close…

We are getting loads of attention everywhere we go, people keep staring at us and smiling, for some reason people keep touching Abi on the head? We get let to the front of queues and people even stand up for us on the metro. Dad is doing his best but we know sometimes he is really tired and we are…

We decided to go see what all the fuss about the Forbidden City was, the city set on Tiananmen Square had apparently been closed doors for hundreds of years and had not so long ago been opened to the public. Wow. Why anyone would not want to show off such an amazing – and sprawling huge place I will never…

It’s not difficult getting a trip to the Great Wall of China, you get loads offered daily, but most cost within the region of 200+ yen, That’s an absolute scandal by all accounts and if there is one way to make sure you get the best deal it’s to do what the locals do. And the locals get the bus.…

We wanted a relaxing day so headed for Olympic Park. The subway of Beijing is great, it’s modern, clean, Air conned and easy to navigate. Most things in Beijing are written in both Chinese and English and the subway is no different. It’s a flat rate of 2yen per journey which is approx 20pence and so is very cheap. Trains…

First of all let me apologise, this is being posted from Vietnam and not China. All has been quiet on the blog front since due to the web censorship of China. Sadly in China Freedom of speech and expression is not something high on the agenda of the supposedly democratic government. I appreciate in the UK we have some form…