There are some things I have seen since being here in China that have made me laugh more than the usual person might.. But while rushing to a Chinese class, I caught a glimpse of this sign and had to turn back to get a closer look! This is a public toilet believe it or [...]
When I was in the UK, I was used to buying the kind of milk that would go mouldy if left out of a fridge for more than a couple hours.. The kind of milk that came from a farm only a few days before I bought it (or maybe same day if I was [...]
I have been thinking lately about the different kinds of food we have here in Beijing compared to ‘Chinese food’ I’ve had back home. It’s quite fascinating when I think about it in detail.. My favourite Chinese take-away back home is called Wok Heaven and if ever used to get Chinese food, that’s usually where [...]
I have never been somewhere that has so much construction! Beijing just has so much of it all over the place! Whether it’s HUGE sites like the one above and below…. Both pictures show a dividing wall with one side completely developed and one side awaiting development. It shows the scale of development when it [...]
2012年新年快乐!! This past year has really flown by so quickly – it’s unbelievable! 2011 has been a great year for me, so much has happened and I had so many new experiences. One of the main things that happened to me was moving to China! I have been here now for almost 4 months and [...]
I visited the tiny Chuandixia Village (川底下) a couple weeks ago with the ZhongGuo Feng team. It is definitely a very beautiful place and I’d recommend checking it out if ever you get the chance. We stayed there for 2 days, 1 night and did some in depth exploration of the village. I think if you want to [...]
I went on a trip to Chuandixia Village (about 90km from Beijing City, still within Beijing province!) and saw these two odd signs.. I couldn’t make much sense of them, what about you? Am I missing something?
The more I travel around Beijing, the more I am noticing that there are some really funny street signs when translated into English. When I get some funny ones, I’ll put them all here! This one isn’t that funny or terrible at all, but it’s written/spelt almost phonetically like how many people here speak – [...]
I had heard about the air quality being bad in Beijing before I came.. But, let me tell you, until you have arrived here – you ain’t seen nothing! For those who know me in China, they will know that it’s what I talk about maybe 50% of the time. The air quality! Now, I [...]
I can´t believe it has only been one month since I arrived in Beijing! It feels like so much has happened in such a short space of time. I was supposed to try and update this blog daily, but that just wasn´t possible, neither was weekly. But finally after month and a few days, I [...]
