Having enjoyed my time in Beijing, I was looking forward to Shanghai. Everyone I had spoken to, who had been to Shanghai was full of praise for the Whore of the Orient. However, I didn’t enjoy my time there. It is completely dislocated from the rest of China. It’s just like being in New York, [...]
Posts Tagged ‘China’
2 Dec
Beijing
I ended up staying in Beijing for far longer than necessary. I was also the victim of credit card fraud while in Beijing. So one would think that I should dislike Beijing, yes? Quite the opposite actually, I loved Beijing. It’ll become clear why… I arrived in Beijing around 8AM Wednesday morning. I hadn’t slept [...]
25 Nov
Xi’an
So, onto Xi’an, which happened over a month and a half ago… Time flies and all that On the train to Xi’an, I befriended a Chinese guy, who didn’t speak a word of English. In any case, upon disembarking in Xi’an on Friday evening, he invited me along to dinner with him. So we had [...]
17 Nov
Guangzhou
So, while Hong Kong was fairly easy to remember, my time in Guangzhou not so much. My memories seem to have amalgamated into one big day rather than three separate days… There weren’t very many western tourists in Guangzhou – five to be exact, including me. Also, as you might expect, english wasn’t very widely [...]
8 Jun
China
Last Friday, I applied for my Vietnamese visa. I should receive it in 2 to 3 weeks. This coming Friday I am scheduled to get my last two vaccinations. It is all coming together now… Guangzhou: I will be getting a bus over the Hong Kong – China border to Guangzhou. The main attractions here [...]
1 May
Asia
So, as I mentioned in my first post, my destination is Asia. At the moment, the countries I’m visiting will be Thailand, Laos, Vietnam, Cambodia, Malaysia, Singapore, Philippines, Hong Kong, China, Japan and South Korea. I’m still not sure how long I will travelling for, or how long I will be spending in each country, [...]
