Hahahaha, very funny messages russ. You would certainly love Shanghai. If you have time in between the unmentionalble "B" and London you should come out here. In fact that goes for anyone. Visits are welcome. I have a v.nice flat and THE most chilled out house mate in the world. In regards to the beard situation, it has been successfully re-moooooved! I can now comfirm that Gary's chin has returned to an acceptable size and they are both (the normal...

My transformation in being Chinese has begun! I now have a very plush pad in the centre of Shanghai, which I move into tomorrow, and have a few jobs "in the mix", (in other words I have not actually got one yet but it is looking likely). Over the past 2 weeks I have flitted between Gary's University and Shanghai. I have sampled the night life in that crazy city and it really is a 24 hour party. There is simply an endless list of things you can do. F...

Following from Gary's departure to Ningbo University, Helen and I ventured North to the well-acclaimed city of Beijing. Apparently they have a big long wall there...??On arriving in this dusty, noisy city following a 12 hour train journey (on a very upright SEAT), we were greeted by a rank smelling dorm room. To put it nicely, it was consumed with a suffocating smell of thick, intense HANGOVER. It was (we think) generally down to one very stinky boy in the room. ...

"w**** of the Orient, Paris of the East".... Shanghai! From the natural beauty of Tiger leaping Gorge to the heaving urban metropolis of Shanghai, I've seen it all now! YSL, Dior, Chanel, bars, rastaurants, cakes shops, clubs, dirt and sweat, there is nothing this place doesnt have!! We even got our hair cut in Tony and Guy (for less that half the price!) We have indulged: Our minds, in the strange modern art gallery where, the chinese tourists insist upon taki...

While Gary nearly got arrested for political crimes crossing the border from Vietnam into China, Helen and I glided through trouble free. The rather threatening border control phased us for a mere moment... will explain in detail on return!! So China!!! a land of beautiful architecture, noodles, rice, tea, no English speakers and so so much more... We started in Kunming... for someone who is not so keen on shopping, the shopping was pretty impressive... Sara...