So here I am in the club lounge of a 5 star hotel making the most of the free internet for my last night in china and, the last night of my round the world trip. This has definately the way to travel with free cocktails, snacks, jasmine tea and they even put a chocolate on your pillow before you go to bed - perfect he he!!! It still hasn't really sunk in that I am on my way home tomorrow morning. I really am a mix of emotions about it. I have had such an inc...

Am just killing some time before we all get our last overnight train back to Shanghai. Yesterday trekked up Yellow mountain - considerably higher, steeper and longer than any of us were expecting but worth it. The views wern't that great as the cloud was low but it was an experience and it was nice to get your heart rate up. Visited Concubine Valley this morning - where some of Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon was filmed - lovely realxing scenery of waterfalls and m...

Greetings from Hangzhou. Arrived midday today to torrential rain so haven't seen much of the picturesque East Lake - just the inside of restaurants and internet cafes! Head to Yellow Mountain tomorrow. Really enjoyed my stay in Suzhou. It is a nice little place and the Lingering Gardens were very pretty. In the evening Dave, Leesa, Stephen, Rebecca and myself went to the bowling alley which was inside 5 star hotel (because we are western they didn't eve...

Thankyou for everyones kind words regarding today, 27th july - much appreciated. Arrived from an overnight train at 6.55am this morning to witness the locals doing thai chi in the main shopping street and then visited the silk museum and the world heritage botanical gardens. Leave for Shanghai tomorrow morning. Have found a bowling alley, yey, so maybe tonight we\'ll head there........ The group is much smaller today as the Inland China group finished i...

O my God what a great time I am having!!!! Good company, food and sights in a truly colourful and lovely country. The Kung Fu Show was excellent - very dramatic and theatrical with vibrant colours, loud music, unusual dancing and some great martial arts stuff involving knives and breaking steel rods on their heads! Jason I was thinking of youu the whole time - you would have loved it! he 'actors' were genuine Shaolin Monks - got to meet them afterwards and ...