Ni Hao, Well here I am again, same internet cafe, same computer and same can of empty cold tea drink sitting next to me. Hope everyone is getting on ok at work, school, etc good luck to heather in her exams! I should really stop now... Yesterday I made it to the Great Wall of China, and it was a pretty magical sight to behold. Im sure I saw it from the plane on my way in though and have to say its even more impressive from the air just to see a thwack of...

Well thats me arrived safley in Beijing, and although I may not of been so nervous abut comming here it has deffinatley been more challenging than South America so far. Most Chinese men seem to proud to be letchy towards me and most beggars (whom there are many of) are too proud to try and steal. So from a saftey aspect its much improved, however the language barrier is huge, and as Im staying on my own western faces are few and far between. Although a couple of ...

Today I met with Marie for the last time, managing to finally get the corrent bus to her apartment at the correct time tocomplete the final beijing sightseeing challenge that is the Forbidden City. Which by the way, really is the size of a small city. It took 6 hours to get round, with much of it in some disrepair and limited English captions beside artifacts. The most amazing sights were the amazingly intricate tapestries, reading about the strange habits and cu...