Hey all we're back again at last! I tried to update the blog yesterday but got half way through and all the computers went down so i lost everything i typed... so here i am again tonight hoping that i get it finished before anythin crashes on me! Got a few days to catch up with so i'll try to be brief and to the point for a change; Monday night... went to the kareoke bar as predicted and had a great night trying to sing all the usual 80's and 90's greatest hits...

So we finally made it to Japan! Managed to get a flight here from Shanghai to Osaka last week but the site has been under maintenance for the past few days so sorry for the delay in posting the blog. Anyway, we're lovin Japan so far, the first hostel we stayed at in Osaka was small but really traditional with beds on the floor and pebble corridors. Spent the first full day in Osaka looking around the castle then checked out the Osaka night scene from above at th...

Hi! Well as usual - things have not gone entirely to plan. We were meant to go to Osaka yesterday but got up too late (as we thought we could check in a lot later than we actually could) and therefore missed our ferry to Japan. We have found a flight that goes out there for around 150 pound though so its only 50 pound more than the ferry (and only takes a few hours rather than a few days). The night before we were meant to leave we decided to take a look at t...

Evenin all. Not a great deal to report at the moment, just been takin it easy here in Shanghai and wandering around the streets gazing up at the massive sky scrapers. Spent quite a lot of time walking up and down "The Bund" looking across at the Pearl TV Tower and Jin Mao tower (the tallest building in China). It's been great weather here today which makes a nice change from yesterday when it was grey & wet all afternoon! We've had a bit of a shop...

Happy Easter everyone; We're back! Sorry for the delay since the last post but we had mountains to climb and monkeys to defend our biscuits against! It's been a truly epic last few days since we left for Mt Emei and we've seen some unbelievable sights on the way. We started on Tuesday morning at about 8:30 while it was raining at the bottom of the mountain. The walk began in much the same way as it continued for the next two days, steep steps and more steep st...