The first of the three long journeys
26 April 2019
The long train journey from Xian to Chongqing
I write this as we finally approach Chongqing West station. Unfortunately this brand new high speed rail station has opened before the metro line ....
Around the bottom of the wall
26 April 2018
The morning markets of Xian
Today I am going to Chongqing, I have been there before, that journey will likely be described in laborious detail below. For some unknown reason,....
The other great wall
25 April 2018
Walking a full loop of the city wall of Xian
It certainly was a big day for doing the tourist things. This evening I walked a full lap of the city wall. I guess not too many tourists actually....
Pottery barn
25 April 2018
Visiting the Terracotta warriors of Xian by bus
In about 1970, the forgotten former ancient capital of China, Xian, decided that they had nothing much to offer. Smart thinking central party memb....
Shining beacons of ancient
24 April 2018
The drum and bell towers of Xian
This evening I did not really go far and I did a bit of a repeat of last night. Mainly because I was starving and my legs were tired from the sold....
Everybody can get fogged
24 April 2018
Hiking the soldiers route to the top of Huashan in the rain
Today was a very long, very wet day. The steps in my journey went subway - high speed train - free shuttle bus - paid shuttle bus - epic hike in t....
The grandest scale
23 April 2018
The muslim street market of Xian
Everything in Xian is huge and made to look ancient, except its all really very modern, and ultra clean, and well lit. I like it. There are certai....
How to make a short train ride really long
23 April 2018
The high speed train from Zhengzhou to Xian
After what seemed like an all day journey to take a 2 hour train ride, I have arrived at my hotel in Xian. I will talk more about Xian when I have....
Named in my honor
22 April 2018
The modern malls and great food of Zhengzhou
Tonight I went to........ David Plaza! They finally named a giant shopping mall in my honor, and what a mall it was, the best mall I ever went to ....