Guilin is my last real stop in China, and what a beautiful place it is!!I arrived pretty tired and to some thunderous weather, however the lightning lit up the sky and from my bus window i could make out really big hills that i couldn't wait to visit in the morning! I left the hostel, turned a few streets, and found myself on the main street standing in the shadow of some spectacular limestone mountains all around me! It reminded me a lot of when i went to St...

Hello all!!!! I'm currently at Guangzhou airport waiting for a flight to Guilin. I arrived here this morning, and have spent the day in the lounge drinking jasmine tea, talking on MSN and trying (in vain) to decipher Chinese symbols on computers, and get my USB working. Living the life eh?!? haha Soooooooo....man im tired!!!!!!! This last 7 days has seen me go from here to there, and back again. I have hardly had a chance to set my bag down and lay my head,...

HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ALL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I'm currently in Kaifeng staying with my friend and his family for new year's, then heading out to see a few last sights in China, then will try and make my way down south to exit China, and enter Vietnam! I will update my journal on all things Kaifeng hopefully on Sunday. The pics will have to wait as this computer has no USB.

Greetings from the city of Xian! Sorry i have not updated in a while i have not really had the time to use the computer, we only have 3 screens here and they are always busy. I have some photos to upload but you will have to wait a little while im afraid!!!!! This is my last day in Xian today i arrived on the 11th after a 15 hour train from Beijing. I head off today for another 10 train trip to Kaifeng, where i will see my friend and enjoy new years celebrati...

Ok so after 5 days in Shanghai i thought i had seen everything i was likely to see, so i packed up my things and made my way for Beijing!!Beijing is about a 12 hour overnight train ride from Shanghai, but the train was pretty cool. I was in with 2 other Chinese dudes who couldn't speak any English (no surprise there!). I arrived at 7am this morning. I stepped out of the station and thought "right i know im staying at a hostel nearby....but where is it!!&...