I love waterfalls so off Phil and I went from Kunming on a 17hr train ride to Guiyang to discover China's largest waterfall. Guiyang is not a beautiful city and is very industrialized, making everything very smoggy. But it does have monkies! After a naughty old man sent us on a mad goose chase up some mountains we eventually found some friendly monkies just around the corner from where we had started. They're great fun to feed and everyone else has great ...

Welcome to fairy land! It is breathtaking. The most magical place I've ever been to though absolutely freezing (-30 degrees!) I had the opportunity to wear some delightful padded thermal underwear. We ended up looking like a bunch of Michelin men, in contrast to the Chinese people who still look tiny even with 10 layers on! You just can't believe it's all made of ice. It's huge. All overlooked by a majestic ice castle. It's quite a death trap ...

To some Tianjin may seem like an ugly polluted city but for me (and I'm sure the other Tianjinners would agree) it's home and we love it! I wouldn't necessarily advise visiting it for touristy purposes but stay there for a while and it strangely becomes very difficult to leave. It kept hold of me for one year longer than it should have and I still miss it and can't wait to be back. Living in a typical Chinese city is a truly unique experience. It ...