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