Windwalker
22 April 2018
Walking a great loop of the tree lined city of Zhengzhou
Brace yourself for a huge barrage of grey wind swept photos of every day life in Zhengzhou. I went on a HUUUUGE walk, over 30km, just going wherev....
The new old is new again
21 April 2018
Eating street food in Zhengzhou
I already said that last night I went the wrong way, I really did, so wrong. Tonight I went no more than a hundred metres in the other direction b....
Everybody was kung fu fighting the rain
21 April 2018
Getting to Shaolin from Zhengzhou by bus
Apparently the main attraction 'near' Zhengzhou is the Shaolin Monastery / Temple / Amusement Park / Tourist Trap. I say near because it was 2 hou....
The most China of places I have ever been
20 April 2018
Wholesale fabric markets of Zhengzhou
Zhengzhou is a lot different to Beijing! It seems to be a tier of development below Chongqing, which up until now was the most China of places I h....
From the old to the new old
20 April 2018
From Beijing to Zhengzhou by bullet train
Today I moved cities, from a 30 million person city to somewhere between 10 and 12 million people, its hard to measure. Zhengzhou is where I am, a....
Fun running race but I cant join in
19 April 2018
Walking round Tiananmen Square at night
For my last evening in Beijing I thought I would return to Tiananmen square. Everyone goes there, I went there in 2011, you can line up to see emb....
The bus debacle illegal taxi comedy show
19 April 2018
Getting to Mangshan on public transport
Three funny things happened today so strap in, wall of text to follow. First of all, there were a lot transport debacles. I had selected a spot t....
An uncomplicated exchange
18 April 2018
Collecting train tickets from Beijing station
I will be taking 6 high speed rail journeys while in China. Tickets sell out, and you can only book one month in advance. To do this from overseas....
The bee filled mountain of many amenities
18 April 2018
Exploring the fragrant hills by public transport
Another day, another opportunity to spend many hours walking around in the glorious pollution haze. Despite the air quality index suggesting the p....