I woke up this morning with the flu. Eyes watering, runny nose and a sore throat, but you wont hear my complain. Like most blokes I will just work through it. I was booked on a tour to the wall at 7 and the guide was knocking on the door at 6.30. Lucky I was nearly ready. Spent the next 2 hr picking people up. There were some Uruguian's and I was kidding with the girls in my best Espanich...Buenos dias me nombre hhhhhjuan. They loved me. the tour guide, Scarey Sh...

As I said I was booked on the slow train. When we left Shanghai the carriage was only half full so I grabbed a window seat and had 3 seats all to myself. First stop was about 1/2hr after start and heaps of people got on. I managed to keep my window seat. Second stop and people got on and off and I still managed to keep my window. 2hr in and I lost my window and had to go back to the isle seat with a couple of fat blokes. At this point the train was nearly full an...