Day 22 We arrived in Fujian Province at around 6pm and went straight to our accommodation: a round house! They weren’t as I imagined. Kind of like the castles of china, these enormous circular buildings are 3-4 stories tall housing hundreds of people in tiny simplistic bedrooms around the edge. The centre of the circle Read More …
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China | Shanghai | Full Version
Of all the places I’ve been to in China so far, Shanghai is the city I could see myself living in. It’s like a less busy Hong Kong- cosmopolitan, fun, great night life and good public transport. We didn’t see as many cultural sites but explored the city and had time to unwind. Day 18.5 Read More …
China | Moganshan | Full Version
Moganshan is a picturesque bamboo nature reserve (I thought they’d have enough already), two hours north of Hangzhou. Our ‘hostel’, Howoolife Hostel, was like a four star hotel retreat with wooden furnishings and mud packed walls. I couldn’t venture too far from a toilet (not for the reason you’d immediately think) ( for our stay Read More …
China | Chengdu | Full Version
Coined “The Capital of the West”, Chengdu is an awesome city with loads to offer. We were only there for three days and managed to fit in pandas, Jinli Pedestrian Street. I wish we could have stayed longer but, alas that’s part of the deal with using a tour. Day 5 Sleeper Train 08:30 start Read More …