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....
Resurgence
9 November 2017
Eating Mapo Tofu in Yokohama Chinatown
Its not game over yet. I seem to be going through a resurgence. Maybe it will be brief, maybe it will be lasting, time will tell....time will tell....
The turn for home
6 November 2017
Riding the Shinkansen from Kobe to Gifu
Now I am in Gifu, which means I have stopped heading West and am now heading back East towards Tokyo. A sad day indeed. I have never been here bef....
London is quite familiar
27 May 2016
The familiar shops and streets of Oxford
2 updates today. I set off for a long walk, first of all I had to find a laundry to do my clothes washing tomorrow morning. I found one I used yea....
A real city
26 May 2016
Heading from Warrington to Manchester for dinner
Finally I managed to get to a real city. Manchester, which is Englands second biggest city, for those of you who have no geography skills at all. ....