Right today (now I am actually up to date) we left Jing HOng for a 3-5 hour coach journey to the Laos border -got the visa sorted and went through a village to a quaint guest house - where we are staying for the night (before our 9 hour coach ride tomorrow LONGTING!)... It is so lovely here the drive here was through green mountains...think box hill for 4 hours but each hill bigger than the nxt and covered in greenary - the scenery - wow I tried to capture it on...

Right so JingHong... was only there for one day so kept calling it jingjong/jingkong...and really didnt think it was goint to be anything amazing but after what a missiong though firstly we (me and my surrogate family in the group lol - we are becoming close due to all the adventures we are having) had to get up at 5.30am - ARG!! Then catch TWO planes (of which were delayed due to the foggy conditions - long! SO we only really spent an afternoon there - going ro...

Right another hour spent in a smokey internet cafe to give you informatin on my travels - I am trying my best to keep in touch - though EVERYONE tells me that after the first 2-3 weeks you get behind and no one really keeps up with these things... ahh hell I'll try! So Chengdu - well first6ly WOW its so beautiful - more what I thought China would be like... lots of old fasion buildings with the funny "oriental" roofs and temples everywhere...gardens..m...

Right after getting off the sleeper train this morning (now today) we have been to the traditional bell and drum tower.., a market (bought only a limited amount of crap - so proud) and then to supermarket... exploring and to get some dinner. Right now it is 11pm and I am sitting in a random internet cafe to catch up with my blog with another friend and about 80 other Chinese randoms - on the 4th floor of this centre through a games room... being smoked out by th...

Shanghi... Wow what a blur I have to actually think about this to remember it as we didnt have long at all here... after the LONG sleeper train journey we went back to the hotel to freshen up and an hour later was on an orientation checking out the museum - getting food from the supermarket (basically western food like sandwiches dont really exist her - you have to get your cakes, sweet breads in the mornings along with fruit etc and we keep them for breakfasts ...