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How not to arrive in Hong Kong…
[slideshow] The general consensus on the best (and cheapest) way to get from China to Hong Kong was the sleeper bus to Shenzhen and then on the MTR…”It’s really easy and low cost. So straight forward you can’t go wrong.” Yeah right! Collected at 8pm from Monkey Jane’s by a tiny Chinese lady in a pink…
Live scorpion skewers and Mao Tse Tung tat
[slideshow] Whilst travelling I have lived by the rule that I would try anything once, maybe not a second time, but I would at least give it a go. However, I broke my own rule instantly at the Donghuamen night market in Beijing, with snacks on offer to turn even the sturdiest of stomachs… Everyday from…
Sparkling St Petersburg
[slideshow] Although not overtly welcoming to tourists during the winter season, St Petersburg or “Piter” as its affectionately know by the locals (and previously known as Petrograd and Leningrad), has plenty on offer for avid sightseers such as myself! Few of the descriptions at main attractions and museums are in English, but the architecture, alley ways…
Is it offal?
So, there was an Englishwoman, Irishwoman, Hong Kong born Australian and Singaporean in a Peking Duck restaurant…no this isn’t the start of a tasteless Bernard Manning joke and no the duck wasn’t peeking! However, it led to a miscommunication reminiscent of “Fork Handles” that Ronnie Barker (R.I.P) would have been proud of! After ordering and…
Making the most of Outer Mongolia
[slideshow] Reading through my last couple of posts, I’m not sure I gave Mongolia its dues as a place to visit. Although it is hard to find many people who have travelled here, the handful that have seem to have spent months in Mongolia and found many things to keep them occupied. Plus, a the…
Chongquing – the real urban China
[slideshow] Behind the relative glitz and glamour of Beijing and Xi’an, Chongquing gives an insight into the real urban China. Located in the Sichuan Province, the municipalities’ 32 million people live in a sea of high rises on a scale I have never witnessed before. Tower block central, 30 plus stories high, it’s difficult to see…
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