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 ....
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....
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....
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....
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 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....
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....
Night of the long exposures
14 November 2017
Don Quijote in Asakusa
First of all, the same girl is still at the lonely part of Ueno station trying to convince foreigners she needs money to get back to Kyoto because....
Surprise downpour whilst tired
13 November 2017
Ginza in the rain
I had planned to catch the train past Ginza, walk all the way back through Ginza, see lots of lights, gawk at eastern Europeans, then there was a ....