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!!&...

Hey peoples i hope all is well with you im on the next stop of my world tour......CHINA!!!!!!! I left Hong Kong on the 24th January and got a ferry to Shenzhen, and then caught a flight to Shanghai. Shenzhen gave me my first insight into China, and what an insight it was i thought i was in Baghdad!!! The roads and traffic were something you had to see to believe NOBODY kept to lanes and it turned out to be a 50 car (and bicycle) pile up to get into the airport!!!...

Well here it is eh? The first stop on my big adventure! I have a rough idea where im heading on this trip, but I have no idea what is in store for me! The beginning of a new chapter is always like that I suppose. I could never have dreamed that the last 5 years would have turned out the way they did. I feel truly blessed to be able to undertake this trip and I look forward to all that awaits me.  Hong Kong proved to be the ideal first stop. It is steeped in ...