The magic of the Yangtse
September 7th, 2010
Ever since I was quite young, Wuhan was part of my vocabulary – even before I knew that it was at thre heart of China. You see, an ancestor of mine once worked there in the 1920s as a teacher. He died before I could meet him, but his story is handed down in family [...]
Dainty in Dingshan
September 7th, 2010
As a overseas instructor in China just one cannot escape ‘English Corner’. no make any difference whether it be on one’s individual campus, an additional school, a regional rectangular and even KFC you will at some place be invited to show up at these gatherings in which English is anticipated for getting spoken as well [...]
Summer in Ninghai
September 6th, 2010
General rambling: Ninghai
I’m slowly getting over another food poisoning episode, my first in six months. I think this is due to my own compliancy, as I unrightly presumed after Chongqing I would be able to stomach anything Ningbo had on offer. But alas, I spent two days of acquainting myself with my hotel room porcelain [...]
Under the Capital
September 6th, 2010
Ice, Ice Baby
This is a hot time to be travelling. The Chinese summer is a sweltering heat, and running around outside looking at temples and historical sites is a big ask on any class of traveller. Most people can only make one sightseeing stop a day before the unforgiving sun drives them back to [...]
The Square Awakes – Tiananmen
September 2nd, 2010
Forgive my enthusiasm, but I’ve just witnessed something that represented every reason why I came to China in the first place, and I feel inspired. China’s a tough country to get to know, and it’s easy for travellers to feel frustrated in their endeavours to get under the skin of this place. But there are [...]