The bittersweet Embassy After hours of research online and hassling fellow travellers, today was the day I attempted to beat the system and obtain my visa for China. Up to this point I had already been in touch with the embassy of which they told me all visa applications need to go through CVASC (China Visa Application Service Centre) which costs an additional £36. After reading numerous travel forums rumour had it that you could obtain a visa directly from t...

Tube hell! So here we are, another day in paradise. Packed in like sardines, people rush to grab that essential seat. Its not as if they'll be sat down all day or anything! I remember once giving my seat up for an old lady and she was surprised I'd done it! That, to me, is very sad. I don't know if it's the way I've been brought up or if it's just time to get away from it all. Ok rant over (for one day at least)! You may be thinking, "this is supposed to b...