4 China Travel Videos: Beijing and Xi’an

7 April 2011

It’s been quite a while since I posted a new blog on here and I actually have several more destinations to write up: Berlin, Cologne, Bruges, the Calais-Dover ferry, York and Belfast! I’m in the process of gradually uploading some of the gigabytes (literally!) worth of photos to my Flickr account, but in the meantime, [...]

China in 2,500 miles and 3 weeks – PART 4: China’s beaches in Dameisha, Shenzhen

11 June 2010

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My journey through China to date had been a fairly busy one and quite a fast pace. My travelling friend and I were thinking that a bit of time out in China somewhere would be a great idea to slow the pace down, especially since our next destination was likely to be the immensely busy [...]

China in 2,500 miles and 3 weeks – PART 3: Pandas, Parks and Tea Drinking in Chengdu

10 June 2010

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After a stay in Xi’an I took another overnight sleeper train to Chengdu which is further south west in China. I came here primarily for the infamous panda reserves, but ended up extending my stay from 19th to 24th May as I loved Chengdu so much. As Chengdu is within the Sichuan province, the food [...]

China in 2,500 miles and 3 weeks – PART 2: Travelling to Xi’an

9 June 2010

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The second part of my trip was a short trip to Xi’an. This was from the 16th to the 18th May. Again, click on the photos to see more on my huge-and-growing photo gallery on Flickr! Travelling to Xi’an on a Soft Sleeper Train

China in 2,500 miles and 3 weeks – PART 1: Beijing

8 June 2010

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As I’m now in Hanoi, Vietnam, I thought it’d be a perfect time to write up my journey through China. It has been an amazing 3 weeks and China went above and beyond my expectations in many ways. I have huge respect for the country, its people and even its sheltering (AKA filtering) as I [...]

Chinese family values: what can we learn?

20 May 2010

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It didn’t hit me at first until I found myself with an afternoon to spare to stroll around a gorgeous park that was fairly local to the hotel where I was staying in Beijing… there were no kids shouting, no parents telling them off and very, very little graffiti or other destructive behaviour.

Beijing to Xi’an Enroute to Chengdu

19 May 2010

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China days 1 – 9 Beijing to Xi’an So it’s day 9 of trip to South East Asia. I’m currently in Xi’an China having started in Beijing. China thus far has been a bit of mix for me. I’m both impressed and disturbed by the diversity of the people around what they have and have [...]

8 Lucky Tips for Touring China

14 May 2010

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So far during my tour of China, I’ve found a few essential shortcuts that would be invaluable to others considering a trip here, or in fact most foreign countries. Here are my 8 lucky tips for travellers:

Seeing and becoming a tourist attraction in Beijing

13 May 2010

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The last couple of days have been packed visiting the Temple of Heaven, Tiananmen Square, the Forbidden City, Beihai Park and toured lots of hutong – these are ancient alleyways lined with shanty town-like dwellings and old shop fronts and house up to 4 generations of one family in tiny spaces.

Arrived at the Great Firewall of China!

10 May 2010

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I’m finally here in Beijing, China! So excited to finally be here! Should have been weary and jaded from the 23 hour door-to-door trip, but as soon as I saw the gorgeous afternoon sunshine in Beijing (23 deg C), all that fell away!

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