China Trips

From Coffee to tea... | Nov 24 10'

"I landed at a tea-shop on the airport and asked for coffee"

Sitting at the departure lounge I wondered if it was a mistake to have booked myself on the China Southern Airline. I was likely the only non-Chine... Continue reading »

Oooops, wrong place...Luckily! | Aug 03 10'

"Despite the fact that this was one of the most touristed places in Yunnan they still didn’t see many foreigners riding the local buses, let alone one with a big bushy beard "

When we got up in the morning it was still pissing rain. We hadn’t had much luck matching the map on the card of the hostel  I had booke... Continue reading »

A bit of Oz in China | Jul 30 10'

"The road was great and there were limited unscheduled pick-ups...We were mystified as to how the trip was going to take 7 hours."

We were up pretty early so we could grab a coffee before setting off to Dali. We bumped into two Aussie girls, Molly and Alison who had just come i... Continue reading »

We hit a biiigggg hump | Jul 19 10'

"When I got back he was huddled under the doona, shivering like he was in the middle of Antarctica and thinking he was going to die...Shit. Automatic thoughts were Malaria."

We were about to experience our first sleeper bus EVER. We weren’t much for travelling overnight. Despite the fact that you could save a nigh... Continue reading »

First Taste of China | Jul 19 10'

"......for the first time in a very long time, I think we were experiencing culture shock!!!"

We were up early and went down to the pick-up point for our transfer to the bus to China. We were going to be travelling with 4 Nth Americans who w... Continue reading »

Hangzhou Famous West Lakes & Temples | Aug 20 10'

"It is the lake that inspired artists & it's where romantics dwell"

Day 1 Hangzhou aug 20-24Shanghai has some kind of magnetism. We also traveled to nearby places. I traveled with Ma'am Cinch, Sir Bong & Ma'am C... Continue reading »

WHAT DO MEAN, WE'RE NOT FLYING BUSINESS CLASS!!!!! | May 16 10'

The start of the Mission Impossible Tour did not start well, checking into Qantas I was waiting in the Qantas Club line and was called over to anot... Continue reading »

THEY LEFT THE BEST TO LAST | May 20 10'

Just so nobody gets the wrong idea with the above title, we did not leave our best golf to the last day, the organisers left the best golf course t... Continue reading »

ANIKA WAS NOT VERY KIND TO US | May 18 10'

Monday night we were treated to a very enjoyable Poolside BBQ to ease the pain of the Leadbetter course. Our course for Tuesday is the  couse... Continue reading »

Shangri La...Not quite! | Aug 05 10'

"The first one was too full and as I turned to walk to the second one, my foot rolled on the cobbles, my ankle gave way and I was on my back in the wet like a stranded turtle.......the "

We got our early start for our journey to Shangri-La. No-one much was up and about in Shuhe but the taxi drivers and mini-buses were. The taxi driv... Continue reading »