China
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Northern China Over the Himalayas
So can you guess which way I chose? I arrived in Xi'an in Northern China after another 16 hour 12 hour bus journey (they promised 12 hours, but of course it...
Planning a Himalaya Crossing
Living easy, living free Season ticket on a one-way ride Asking nothing, leave me be Taking everything in my stride Don't need reason, don't need rhyme...
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Country roads and Kunming
I took a night bus at 19.30 from Shangri-la bus terminal to Kunming (205Yuan- 12 hours). The beds are never long enough, even for me at 1m 76. A few people...
Beijing sightseeing
OK, so other than just becoming random economo-political creatures, we also actually did/saw stuff in Beijing. Like: - Tiananmen Square. Famous/ infamous...
Beijing Beijing Beijing
(to the tune of ’Finland, Finland, Finland’ by the Monty Python-ers.) If India and Japan are polar opposites then Beijing nestles somewhere in the middle...
Shanghai Scam
I did not even realise it was a scam until I told my story to some other travellers in Tai An a week after it had happened.... Two innocent looking girls...
Shangri-la
Past greetings from China! I thought that Shangri-la was in India somewhere. I know it was the name of a bungalow we took as a weeks hoilday at a long time...