Every end has a start

Every end has a start

So it happened. I turned 30. The big 3-0 and to be honest, not that much has changed. Before the event a friend asked me…

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Home Sweet Home

Home Sweet Home

“Why do you go away? So that you can come back. So that you can see the place you came from with new eyes and…

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#30 Go to the London 2012 Olympics with my family

#30 Go to the London 2012 Olympics with my family

I actually can’t think of a better time to arrive home than during the 2012 Summer Olympics. Maybe it was the fact that my family…

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#29 Visit a place starting with each letter of the alphabet. X to Z.

#29 Visit a place starting with each letter of the alphabet. X to Z.

X is for Xindong Lu in Beijing I was on my way to see an Irish priest in Beijing (and no, this isn’t the prelude…

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T to W (continuing with the alphabet challenge)

T to W (continuing with the alphabet challenge)

T is for Tai Kang Road in Shanghai’s French Concession Shanghai is definitely the city in China which most people instantly fall in love with….

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#28 Write yourself a postcard from every country you visit on your trip (suggestion from Ruth)

#28 Write yourself a postcard from every country you visit on your trip (suggestion from Ruth)

I love this suggestion from my friend Ruth. When you’re on the road for a long time you have the tendency to forget about the…

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#27 Shop till you drop in Beijing, China

#27 Shop till you drop in Beijing, China

Anyone who knows me knows that I love to shop. I’d been so good in the lead up to my trip, watching every penny I…

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Q to S (continuing with the alphabet challenge)

Q to S (continuing with the alphabet challenge)

Q is for Qin Jade Pavilion Q is one of those awkward letters isn’t it? Even in the alphabet game it always catches you out….

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#26 Sample some of the more "unusual" cuisine in China (suggestion from Tony)

#26 Sample some of the more “unusual” cuisine in China (suggestion from Tony)

I think when you travel in a country where you don’t speak the language you kind of accept that you’re probably going to eat a…

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#25 Do some voluntary work

#25 Do some voluntary work

After a month travelling around China I decided to spend my last three weeks volunteering. It felt like a nice way to end my trip…

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