Bottle opener
30 August 2012
I never went up the giant pair of pants whilst in Beijing, and until now I havent been up the bottle opener in Shanghai. These are both names of l....
There is no museum
30 August 2012
Due to being burnt and tired from yesterdays trek in the dusty city, today I decided to try and keep indoors. First up I walked in the blazing sun....
More canals, far canals
29 August 2012
I ended up walking much further than I thought. It was nice and cool, a giant 30 storey high thermometer told me its 26 degrees. There was a nice ....
My bag arrived
28 August 2012
My bag got here from Sydney. According to the tags it came via Hong Kong and Taiwan. I have never been so happy to brush whats left of my hair in ....
I forgot my passport
28 August 2012
I totally forgot that you need your passport to buy train tickets. You are actually supposed to carry it all the time and there was a recent crack....
Getting here
27 August 2012
Well, I am here, but my bags are not. I kind of knew that would happen. The connection in Sydney went smooth for me, my flight from Adelaide was ....
Time to go
27 August 2012
Its about time to go on another holiday. Asia of course, more specifically China yet again. This means I have actually managed 4 overseas trips in....
Shanghai to Beijing
9 November 2011
Well, I made it to Beijing without incident, despite dire predictions the high speed rail was a deathtrap designed by 5 year olds and regularly ex....
Last night in Shanghai
8 November 2011
Tomorrow I am off to Beijing. Shanghai is a very modern, clean, western city. I would say it is more modern than Hong Kong, certainly a lot cleane....