Day 361: 306KM/H Baby!

306km/hour baby!

Shanghai – Beijing, China A warning to those travelling China during summer: book your train tickets at least a week in advance. I had wanted […]

Day 360: Such and Such

Anhui

Huangshanshi – Shanghai, China So I hung out with a 11 year-old kid all day long. Little Yiyi took quite a liking on me that […]

Day 359: The Rising Sun

Huangshan

Huangshan – Huangshanshi, China A friend told me that it’s impossible  to take a photo without a person in it in China. China is simply […]

Day 358: Mellow Yellow

Huangshan

Shanghai – Huangshan, China Huangshan literally translates as “Yellow Mountain.” A week ago when chatting with a local, I asked whereabout in China I would […]

Day 357: 穷游 = “Budget Travel”

Budget Travelling

Shanghai, China What did I do today? Nada! Si, nada! Not true. I did go to Yanchen’s house to hang out. Then to a Couchsurfing […]

Day 356: I’m In with the “In” Crowd

Wuzhen

Shanghai – Wuzhen – Shanghai, China I kept wondering if I had made a mistake choosing to visit Wuzhen. It’s  mad crowded and hardly enjoyable. […]

Day 355: Odd-Eyed

Odd eyes

Shanghai, China Could.not.bring.myself.out.to.touristy.spots… I didn’t step out of my hostel until 2 in the afternoon. Even then I only went out to do some necessary […]

Day 354: Paris of Asia

Yuyuan

Shanghai, China I arrived in China a total mess after the brutal train ride. I already dreaded my future longer rides; one of which is […]

Day 353: Empty Train (NOT!)

Empty train?

Xinhui – Guangzhou – Shanghai, China A typhoon hit north China today. I woke up to a rainy morning. Wailong and I sent Christina off […]

Day 352: 容

容

Xinhui – Yangmeicun – Xinhui, China Armed with a piece of paper with contacts and direction in Chinese written by my dad, Christina and I […]

Day 351: RaceaЯ

Racecar

Macau – Zhuhai – Xinhui, China Racing Museum and Wine Museum in Macau (Free admission) Racing Museum: Display of racing cars and motorbikes. Stories about […]

Day 350: Egg Tart Is British :o

Dance festival in Macau

Macau, China Awesome day: cheap lunch, indoor basketball in a luxury high rise, free festival, free food sampling. Couldn’t ask for more. Knowledge gained today: […]