I hope you are all having a good start to the new year! My January was a busy one, I practically lived in the Beijing subway system moving from place to place! A lot of fun was had along the way though, so I can’t complain. This is going to be a great year! What [...]
2013 is finally here! I thought I’d take the time to set myself some challenges.. One of them is to visit EVERY single subway station on the Beijing Subway map (below).. There are currently 261 stations and over 275 miles of track which makes this the longest subway system in the world! I will visit [...]
在中国看视频请按这里 I had previously felt that there was very little Christmas spirit here in Beijing, but then my friends came to the rescue and brought a little to me! Christmas here in Beijing is purely a commercial affair.. Shopping malls are lined with Christmas trees and decorations to attempt to get more visitors – it [...]
I have heard so many things about semi-completed, abandoned London-size cities in China and abandoned projects of similar scale all over the country, but never seen one for myself. For those of you who don’t already know, China’s government is super rich! Possibly the richest in the world in terms of unallocated free cash. They [...]
I have now been in China for a full year! I’ve had some of the most amazing times of my life as well as some of the worst times.. All squeezed into one whirlwind of a year. My first year here, I had no internet access in my home, so keeping you updated on the [...]
There was once a time when I only associated China with bicycles and factories.. That hasn’t changed much, but I have learned so much more about this nation since arriving here a year ago. Everyone’s dream is to own a car. More specifically a German made car such as an Audi, BMW or Mercedes. To [...]
I went to the art district in Beijing a few weeks ago with some friends. It’s really cool and it was totally free (apart from the bus fare). There were some exhibitions which we could have paid to see but if we did we would have waited in line and there were so many people! [...]
I love wandering through the Hutongs in Beijing! Hutong just means ‘alley’ and in traditional Beijing, there were thousands of them! There still are a good few hundred around where I live and I find them so interesting. There are some things that you just never see anywhere else. Take a look and let me [...]
These past few weeks have been so busy for me! First my family came to visit me in China and then my friend came here alone to visit too. I have been to so many tourist attractions and had so much fun! It was so good to see my family as I haven’t seen them [...]
I was walking near my house when I saw this.. I thought of a few different scenarios about what it could mean. The best one I could come up with was this – “I really want to sit there tomorrow, but I don’t want to take my chair back inside and also I don’t want [...]
