travelogue – Page 4 – Just Turn Left

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By Andy Smart on March 7, 2014 ( 60 Comments )

Living in the Shadows of Beijing

After years having the countryside on my doorstep in the UK I can’t believe the level of feeling I have for this place now but I do. I feel utterly […]

By Andy Smart on December 25, 2013 ( Leave a comment )

Looking for Furniture with Officer Zhang: Yangshuo: Guangxi Autonomous Region, S China

10am and the phone rings “Andy, its Jason. I am outside and we have a bed for you. Are you still asleep?” Mercy! I mean I hit the sack in […]

By Andy Smart on November 12, 2013 ( 22 Comments )

Chinese Hospitality

One of the first things you notice when setting foot on Chinese soil for the first time is the incredible hospitality that you will be shown from the word go. […]

By Andy Smart on August 1, 2013 ( 14 Comments )

An Interview with Professor Su: Memories of Mao & Hardship

One of the great things about teaching in China is that your students can be so interesting. If you are based in one of the big cities you’ll find that […]

By Andy Smart on December 30, 2012 ( 33 Comments )

I Met Michael Gao. An Amazing Tale of a Blind Man: Dunhua, Jilin Province, N China

I’ll never forget my trip to Dunhua in northern China in 2008. Some things really stick in my mind. Waiting to check in, the old faithful trolley bag was once […]