Qingdao
For the second time in one week I’ve arrived back in China’s sprawling capital, Beijing. I…
Month: February 2007
Neon Night in Nanjing
One of the best parts of my visit to Nanjing was seeing the center of the…
Days 21-23: Nanjing
At the beginning of the New Year festivities I had the good fortune to spend 3…
CNY2007
Saturday night was probably the closest I will ever come to experiencing life in Baghdad (figuratively…
Local Colour
One of Beijing’s lesser know historical attractions are it’s Hutongs surrounding the Forbidden City which I…
Day 13 : Beihai Park
Days 8-12 basically consisted of work work work so I wont bore you with the details…
Thinking Backwards
No pictures but instead a curious bit of Chinese history: “For a man to think forwards…
Day 7.5 : Ming Tombs
On our way back from the Great Wall we stopped of at the Ming Dynasty Tombs.…
Day 7 : Great Wall
As if visiting one World Heritage Site in a weekend wasn’t enough on Sunday myself and…
Hearing Loss
I arrived back to my hotel tonight to a barrage of fireworks directly outside the main…
Day 6 : Forbidden City
There are some things you have to see before you die; this has got to be…
Day 4 : Crash & Duck
This morning we were travelling along the express-way (think M25) heading to work and someone ran…