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…
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….
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…
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…
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….
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…
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…
So after nine months, nine countries and 29 things on a list, I’m heading home to do number 30 with my favourite people in the…
I’m not sure Jenny’s suggestion that I should see a panda bear wasn’t planned to coincide with her trip to see me in China, although…
There are some sights that no matter how many photos of them you’ve seen, it still absolutely takes your breath away when you see them…