Cross China Road Trip 02: Beijing > Hebei > Inner Mongolia: Maximum Freedom & Genghis Khan
So after nine and a half hours I make it to my first target Ulansu Lake in Inner Mongolia with just enough time to find somewhere to park up before […]
Cross China Road Trip 01: Beijing > Hebei > Inner Mongolia: Maximum Freedom & Genghis Khan
All the years of dreaming, slow build-up and preparation and it’s finally happening. Just incredible to be able to look back and reflect on that part of the journey now; […]
Cross China Road Trip: 10,000 Miles Ahead & One Tent Peg
Well it’s taken long enough but at long last all that needs to be done is move the massive amount of gear from the apartment down into the back of […]
Kai Che Driving Phrasebook: China (Free Download)
Dear amazing followers. As most of you know, touch wood I’ll be heading the road for an optimistic 10,000 miles across China to Xinjiang and then the rest. Being my […]
10 Reasons Why Travelling is a Terrible Idea: Tormented by the Negative Voices from My Subconscious
Before we go on an adventure we all have our demons. So with the countdown clock ticking to D-Day one would naturally expect a certain level of excitement to be […]
Dinner at Your Own Risk: Chengdu, Sichuan Province, SW China
So Rui shows up with her sister Xiao Xiao and after introductions they take me out to a local restaurant to sample the legendary Chengdu hot pot or ‘Huo Guo’. […]
WeChat Has Taken Over China: Please Stop Looking at Your Phone While I’m Talking to You
The mindlessness of mobile phone overuse is a well-worn topic these days. It is however, something that has in recent years, accelerated in China to the point of being a […]
Three Months in Swindon: A Chinese Adventure in the UK
So I’m chatting to my friend Zhen Lei Wei aka Eric, when he mentions that he’s been over to the UK. “Oh really,” I reply with interest “Where did you […]
Ten Seconds of Mayhem: Wudaokou Railway Crossing, Beijing China
The distinct shrill of the warning siren from the railway crossing resonates throughout the area so dropping a couple of gears I stand on the pedals and cycle as fast […]
Visiting the In-Laws: Beisujiagoucun 北苏家沟村 in Lulong County, Hebei Province, China
So we’re packing our things the day before the trip. Our inventory is an interesting one. We have bags of dried hawthorn, mango and dates, two whole roast ducks for […]
Nu Qiang Ren and Shen Nu: Power Women and Leftover Woman in China
Names have been changed in this article and dialogue has been translated into English. A recent advert by the cosmetics company SK-II telling the story of China’s ‘sheng nu’ or […]
Beijing’s Vanishing Hutong: Last House Standing
2008: I remember it clearly like it was yesterday. The route from the apartment to Tsinghua University would take me through the warren of narrow streets, alleyways and dirt tracks […]
Thanks for the Memories: Yangshuo: Guangxi Autonomous Region, S China
I must say I miss working in the smaller towns around China; magical amazing days of initiation into TEFL that will forever stay close to me. The attitude and way […]
Thank you Mr Xu: Bicycle Repair Man
Bike Stats: • Bought: 2007. Used nearly every day though placed in storage for two years. • Back wheel: Now on third. 1st was stolen, 2nd damaged (see below). • […]
Beijing Subway Line 10, Huo Qin Ying Extension: TBM Tunnel Boring Machine
To accommodate the rapid growth of Beijing and in a bid to reduce the number of cars, the subway system is also expanding. A good friend Wang Chun Guang who […]
My Local Supermarket: There is No Queue!
I’ve always hoped that one day I can take a friend who’s just arrived in China to my local underground Chaoshifa supermarket just to see the look on their face. […]
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