Arriving first thing in the morning on the night train from Fujian we were met by our final guide for the Dragon Trip, Tjice, a Dutch national who seems to be working 24/7 and speaks five languages. From the station we took a two hour coach transfer to the China/Macau border and said fairwell to mainland China. Macau, our final destination of the Dragon Trip is an ex Portugese colony which gained independance in 1999. Its economy revolves around the gambling indu...

We arrived in Fujian province with our guide Eva, a Cameroon national fluent in mandarin with a passion for the area, its history, the culture and the cuisine. At the station we met with an Austrian couple, Markus and Belinda who wanted to see as much of China as possible whilst Markus is based near Shanghai in a temporary Engineering secondment. Our driver was Mr Liu whos family have been living in Fujian for centuries and are native to the roundhouses (Tulous) ...

Shanghai has been insane. From the moment we arrived to the moment we left we were caught in a torrent of drinks, bars and clubs. On arrival we were passed from our Moganshan guide Dexter to our Chinese Shanghai guide Monica (her English name comes from the Friends character.) Dexters second job as well as his dragon trip duties is night club promotion. The score is that he gets paid to take Westoners into various clubs around Shanghai and the Westoners get free...

Following our hectic itinerary that took us to the end of Beijing, we were keen to have a chilled couple of days to recharge before heading to Shanghai. We arrived in Moganshan on the night train from Beijing and was greeted by our guide Dexter, a Chinese national who lives in Shanghai and has just finished his studies. Following an hour transfer in a taxi we arrived at a quiet and picturesque village in the hills with one of the nicest hostels I've stayed in. ...

Arriving in Beijing in the morning following the night train, we were met by our guide Emma who is working for The Trip over the summer between uni years. We had a bit of much needed downtime in the morning to have a chill, regroup and wash after the train from further south. Our first activity was the Great Wall which was an exciting first destination. With bright blue sky, Emma said that it was the best day she had known to visit the wall. The trek up was diff...