Hi all! I am now in Bangkok and about to head North to Laos, which will mark the halfway point on my South East Asian adventure. I have had an amazing time in Asia - the food has been amazing, everything has been cheap and I am travelling with a brilliant bunch of folk on my tour. Vietnam has been my favourit place so far and highly recommend vising the place before it changes. The place has a lot going for it from Halong Bay to temples, war sites & museums...

Hello all! Here is my blog about the Peoples Republic of China - only really saw Beijing, so that's all I can really talk about. I have to say that despite having a fairly decent time in Beijing and meeting some good folk, I really didn't like the place at all. I don't know what it was - maybe people persistently trying to scam you, being harassed by security in Tiananmen Square or just all the temples and other touristy things looking like they had been built y...