OK then - so Hong Kong. It was very very frantic! We had absolutely no time at all to explore! A lot of people from the tour were staying on a couple more days but a few of us had to rush around the place like headless chickens - I was meeting Kelly in Bangkok the next night! Day 1 We arrived at the land border from Yangshou and it took absoutely ages to get through customs. We were so annoyed with our tour guide by now because he had left most of us to try and...

I have had no time at all to update this blog so sorry! Its been mad hectic and I only have a few minutes to write so its gonna be brief! Day 1 We arrived in Yangshou so early and had a walking tour of the area which took about 10 minutes because it was so small! Lovely though and definately the best place we'd been to in China. It was everything we wanted to see from China - amazing moutains, relaxed atmosphere, rice paddys... We had the first western style br...

I was looking forward to this part of the trip but many weren't. We'd be travelling non stop for about 4 days and wouldn't see a hotel till then. Our accommodation would be boats and trains but I really wanted to get out into the country as we'd been in the cities up till now. Because of all the travelling I didn't even have a clue what day it was most of the time so I can't guarantee that my days are going to be in order I'm afraid! Day 1 We'd be on the train ...

Day 1 We arrive in Xi'an (pronounced shee-an and not zion as I was saying!) and we can't get into our hotel because our rooms aren't ready. So we decide to do a tour of the city in what we had on the day before and what we slept in. Oh and did I mention it was pretty much 40 degrees again...Nice! Again this city was sooo different from the others - it was a lot smaller and easier to navigate which was good for me as I have no sense of direction! Also it was qui...

I knew I was going to prefer Shanghai to Beijing as soon as we stepped off the overnight train. It was so busy - its kind of dirty and soooo big! It feels like such a real city whereas Beijing was very clean and controlled. Didn't realise that until I left though. Saying that - there isn't a lot of culture in Shannghai and 3 days there was almost too much time! I don't have much time to write so I'll try and keep it brief. Day 1 We arrived and took a tour of th...