Hello, Just to let everyone know we are fine, didn't feel earthquake at all. Everyone in city was evacuated out of buildings, except us white people who were left confused and stranded in supermarket at an empty checkout. Seriously though the devastation looks awful and we would have been at the epicentre in two days, so we are all feeling very lucky. The remainder of our trip now looks to be re-routed, and possibly shortened. We shall see. Just don't want to be...

Hello from China, Well it seems as if we have gone from an oasis of calm and dignity to a whirlwind of noise, smell and being constantly the centre of attention. Shanghai is cheap, with poverty alongside massive skyscrapers. People constantly spit and hock onto the streets, pee anywhere and oh but they stare. We have had people on bicycles nearly fall off they are staring so much, even when you stare back their gazes do not falter. They muscle on to trains with...