tues: got into shanghai around 2:30. threw up in middle of night. metro was easy to use and hostel card i had gave excellent directions. its raining. unpacked and chilled out. wasnt up for going out tonight. played pool by myself in the common room while evedryone else played on their laptops.wed: actually woke up feeling hungry so had breakfast at hostel then ventured out today. i went to the peoples square, just a green area that has the museum and urban planni...

fri 16th: got into zhangjiajie at 9:45am. went to the bus station, loads of buses but everything in chinese. with a few 'cherades' i managed to find out there was no bus that went to the village. i then had to figure out which bus went to the station in the city. saw a westerner jump on a bus so followed him. he was heading the same place as me. a girl with basic english said she'll tell us where to get off and what bus to get on. got to the village, but its hug...

tues 6th: beth felt ill so had a late start, didnt help her that we then had a 2hr queue for the ferry to macau. catamaran thing. journey 1hr. free shuttle bus to the strands casino. walked around fishermans wharf. caught a free shuttle bus to emperor palace, walked into old macau and to main square with st pauls church and a hill fort. jumped on a bus and ended up having a tour of macau. was told to get off in the bus station. then the same bus and driver drove ...

april 11th sun; went to airport with beth. got back paid for room and caught mtr to central. got 123hk dollars back even tho was -15hkd and put on a 100hkd. bus came on time. issues with language happened immediately. at the border crossing it was just a case of pointing and following the rest of the chinese people on the bus and flashing my ticket. the woman checking my passport photo didnt think that the handsome man in front of her was the same guy in the pass...