

On A Personal Note
So it's been a long old time since I last wrote something personal... Today it has been 6 months... Or 24 weeks. Or 183 days. Or 4392...


Niu Bei Shan, Sichuan Province, China
Niu Bei Shan (or if translated directly to English 'Bulls Back Mountain') is situated to the South-East of Chengdu, near Ya'an. The...
TEFL/ESL Job Hunt, China
If you’ve ever done any research into finding work as a TEFL teacher, you’ll find that one of the countries you’ll come across most is...


Hitch Hiking, China
My previous experience of hitch hiking is a quick 5 day trip from London, UK to Vilnius Lithuania; 7 countires, 12 cars, and around...
Car License Plates, China
During a recent 10 day, 2500km hitch hiking trip through Yunnan Province and up to Chengdu, Sichuan Province, I studied the license...
Dali, Yunnan Province, China
Dali, much like Lijiang, has an Old Town district. In Dali however, this district is free to enter and feels much more like a real life...


Lijiang, Yunnan Province, China
Our time in Lijiang was rather limited, but our experience there was just as interesting as the rest of Yunnan Province! On the outside,...


Shangri-La, Yunnan Province, China
Shangri-La originally derives from Tibetan for ‘sun and moon in heart’. The name was made popular due to author James Hilton, who...