1st April 2013-Shanghai What is it that makes religion so fascinating? A group of fanatics devoting their lives to the unbelievable, unlikely and unheard off. It never ceases to amaze me the practices, traditions and superstitions that people will carry out in the name of a higher power and not a signal person will bar an eyelid. "The tiny tornado of swirling ash swept through the temple court depositing its heavy burden of dust, smoke and paper over the fee...

Pop, pop, pop (ears just went) Pop, pop,pop (feeling slightly giddy now) Pop pop pop (bodies shifting weight on feet and slightly swaying) Pop, crackle pop (too hot, and claustrophobic) LET ME OUT! 21 people emerge from the tiny lift, 80 floors and over 600m later to be welcomed by the skyscraper skyline of modern Shanghai. To me...Fish fingers which jut from the ground sticking it to the sky, the crowning glory of commercial success. Our day includes a visit ...

Arrived in Shanghai. Really strange to stay in a nice hotel! Made for quick escape to find authentic China beyond holiday inn, and grabbed some noodles with Yuwen back of 9.30pm. The guy literally beat the hell out of these noddles before serving them in the hottest soup ever. Throw in a tonne of coriander and its magic! The tiny street vender with the plastic stools and cupboard sized shop was as close to real as life gets! 25 local Chinese people all speaki...