Well, I should probably keep my current blog going because it'll take me a while to type up my backlog from my big trip. Also I'm avoiding doing any work! So, to continue from my blog which you haven't read yet... 1st February I landed in Changsha safe and sound, successfully managed to catch a bus from the airport to the city centre then caught a taxi back to Yiyang. When I arrived in Yiyang I was SO tired after the long day travelling and lack of ...

This is a very sad day, the end of my trip :( I have a couple of days to catch up on... When Jess woke up on Friday we took it easy and went shopping. It was cool to wander around the shops and Jess bought a coat and a few other bits and pieces. We had a cake at a bakery which was very yummy! We found Nate and Andrew when we got back to the hostel and started talking to another Aussie called Bret. The five of us had a few beers then went to the muslim quarter ...

On Wednesday afternoon, me and Jess got some lunch once we were sorted then went to visit the Bell and Drum towers in the city because they are close to the hostel. The were interesting and we saw some people singing Auld Lang Syne on the bells. Afterwards we walked through the muslim quarter looking for the great mosque but got distracted by all the shops and food stalls, it was really cool! We did some bargaining, bought some souvenirs and ate some weird food....

Things have been nice and slow this morning. When we got off the train we met a guy from our hostel who helped us catch a free bus there. We checked in and I had some beans on toast (!!) and caught up on my diary!

I woke up early at 8am, saw Greg as he was leaving then grabbed a shower. I was checked out by about 9am and found Kyler. Since we were early we went to meet Jonny for breakfast in a cafe down the road, he'd arrived early that morning. We ordered food then rushed to finish it to meet people at 10am at the hostel, but just as we were leaving Andrew walked into the cafe. Since he was the only person coming we took it easy and Kyler took his bag back. We left Jonn...