As the clock struck midnight last New Year’s Eve I was on a rooftop in Buenos Aires, surrounded by new friends I’d met at the…
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…
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…
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…