Yo people. So, Shanhai is pretty cool. As first I wasnt too keen, and I think I still prefer Japan, but China definately has a character to it. So yestarday I just go for a walk down the main street called Nanjing Road...very long. Levels of English in China aren't great, but people on the street just say the same thing OVER and OVER. "Hello sir, you want shoes, DVD, watch, clothes, bag?" It reminded me a bit of Kenya because people try everywhere. I...

Hey Everyone. Arrived in Shanghai. First impressions are that it is busier than Japan, more polluted than Japan, and not as friendly as Japan. Anyway so the boat trip here...Jesus. 3 big mistakes by me. 1) I brought only Yuan (Chinese), they accepted only Yen (Japanese). 2) I booked a room thinking it was an 8 bed dorm...it was actually 20 mats on the floor and it was full...for an extra tenner I could have had a 4 bed dorm. 3) This is the biggie...checked my ...