The year I discovered the Chinese I arrived in Lijiang in Yunnan province in south east China in the late evening. Although Lijiang, the old town is a world heritage site and often referred to as a travelers Mecca most of it has now been built specifically for tourists and thus for me, it lacked authenticity. However, I stay with a traditional Naxi family one of China's 55 minority ethnic groups who are native to the area. Mamma Naxi was very pleasant she sort...

Going Solo in China There is not much to tell about HK. there are double yellow lines on the roads and you can buy a normal pint sized beer and everybody can talk English. For me it was the first built up city with hundreds of sky scrapers. We did see the, famous Hong Kong Skyline Light Show, viewed from across Hong Kong harbor. The skyscrapers are lit with different colours of lights that are synchronized with the music. They do this every night in the name ...