Here we are again, the time for reflection has fallen upon me once more. I'm spending my ninth milestone in bed however as food poisoning has finally got me after nine months in China (it was inevitable really) but regardless here it is; do remember to re read my six months milestone (and the others if you're up to it) to truely grasp how my feelings are changing. My last blog opend with my life seeming to flash before my eyes and what can I sday but dastardly t...

Ni hao true believers! Welcome back to the exciting adventures of me (very vain, I know) but I'm back in Fukang now yet life is no less exciting. Since my last bog there has been a lot going on, some of which will be mentioned briefly other parts will be covered in greater detail (once again if you ever have any questions don't be afraid to drop me a message or a comment). The biggest mention this time will go to the visit from my lovely father. It was a nig time...

Ni hao true believers! Welcome back to the show, when we last left our hero he was about to embark on the final leg of his epic journey; Guilin to Xi'an. So without any further deals, lets see what happened… Train journey length: 19 hours Total: 92 hours traveling Distance: 960 miles Total: 6160 miles As we boarded the final train journey (more on this later) of our travels we were feeling rather down. This was it, the end of the movie, roll credits. T...

Ni hao true believers! And welcome back. After an extended break from blogging (due to blog overload) I'm back to finish off the 'Spring festival' Series of blogs. These next two blogs will be rather short and show the highlights of my last two destinations, Guilin and Xi'an, as we did rather little in both of these places due to travel fatigue. I won't hold back any longer, here we go.... Train journey length: 22 hours Total: 73 hours traveling Distance: 930 m...

Ni hao true belivers! Welcome to the fourth installment in my spring festival series of blogs. Thus far I've documented my travels to some of the major cities in China; Beijing, Harbin and Shanghai. However when we left Fukang early in January we had no idea where we would be heading after Shanghai. We made the decision to visit the small city of Suzhou just west of Shanghai, famous for its beauty and it's canals. Unfortunatley my camera was MIA at this point so ...