The overnight train from Xi'an had us in Pingyao at the crack of dawn, 5.30am to be exact. Neither were fully awake when we got off and it was with great relief that we found our pre-arranged pick-up waiting for us and we were checked into the guesthouse and into a comfortable bed soon afterwards. Pingyao is probably the best-preserved ancient walled city in China, or so the guide book says. We stayed in a chinese guesthouse with a small double room which open...

Greetings to all, It's been an absolute age since i sent an email to everyone but i hope to keep this short and sweet. Those who have been following our travel blog probably won't read anything new so continue at your own boredom. Also, as bebo is one of the many internet sites banned and therefore blocked here in China (along with the likes of BBC News, etc) i haven't been able to reply to people's comments, sorry. Since i last wrote we been through Thailand...