What a week. I would say that this week has been the most fantastic week of my travels so far. Of course it all started with my Birthday which I have already reported on. We then ventured into the deep West, to reveal a world of adventures. Gary and I started a week of freezing temperatures, camping and horse trekking early on Friday morning. We flew to Chengdu, which offered us a base from which we travelled and 8 hour bus journey to Songpan, a Tibetan town in ...

So a quick entry from Chengdu before we jump on a plane to Beijing, we are true jet setters! Since I last wrote it has been my Birthday. I had a great day. Gary and I went to a great restaurant in the back streets of Shanghai. As we were walking alomg, I could not imagine we were going anywhere spectacular, but we turned off the main street to find a bustling, sophisticated restaurant, waiting for us to indulge ourselves. And Indulge we did. they had their own ba...