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....
Gentrification
17 April 2018
Walking to Sanlitun from Wangfujing
Tonight I went to the nightclub and drug dealing area of Beijing, Sanlitun. It is located near all the embassies and the theory goes that all the ....
The west lake of the northern capital
17 April 2018
Exploring the summer palace by subway
Today I went to another top tourist attraction, the summer palace. I had never been there before. Parts of it are modeled on the famous west lake ....
The Mongolian spicy cold noodle denial
16 April 2018
Eating dumplings in Wangfujing
Tonights update will be short because I did not stay out too long because I got back from the great wall too late and am exhausted and cannot wait....
A really long journey to a really big wall
16 April 2018
Getting to the great wall at Mutianyu on the bus
The pollution came back, but the weather is still good. Its Monday so crowds should be low, time to go to the great wall of China. When I went in ....
Walking too far eating too much
15 April 2018
From Wangfujing to Xidan to eat Biang Biang noodles
Really tired now, eyes struggling to focus, tripping over imaginary stairs that dont exist, waving at confused Chinese people who I thought were s....
Pollen count
15 April 2018
Wandering around Wangfujing on no sleep
I am suffering from extreme tiredness so none of this will make sense. Beijing seems much nicer than when I was last here in 2013. I think on that....