Category Archives: China

Twenty Five hours after we were picked up at our Hong Kong hotel we landed in Ottawa! Now to try and stay awake a little longer to fight off jet lag!

Sent from 35,000 feet over Northern Russia!!! The end is nigh, currently we are waiting for the Beijing to Toronto flight. If the internet is working on the plane, I’ll send my first airborne log! Was trip worth it? Absolutely! Did … Continue reading →

Today is China’s 67th Birthday. This is  national holiday here, they celebrate for 2 days in Hong Kong an 7 days in mainland China! We woke up to  dull morning after some storms went through last night, but the visibility … Continue reading →

Despite having been upgraded to a Club Room on the top (18th) floor, despite having a TV in the wall at the end of the bath etc, we woke up to reality this morning. No complimentary breakfast and no guide … Continue reading →

Today was a travel day. We headed back to Guilin, from the beautiful Rice Terraces, where we had lunch and then went to the train station for the 3 hour ride on the bullet train to Shenzhen which is the … Continue reading →

This morning was a little cooler than yesterday, I forgot to mention yesterday was a tad warm, the temperature was around 36°C and I am guessing that with the humidex it was closer to 45°C. We met up with our … Continue reading →

Last night we headed out of the hotel in search of food. It turns out we both had the same idea about our meal…… anything but Chinese, we needed something we could sink our teeth into (the bull frog we … Continue reading →

Last night we had an early dinner, and then we were picked up from the hotel by our driver. We were taken to the Ritz Carlton Hotel, where there is a theatre for an acrobatic show. About 20 minutes before the start … Continue reading →

Originally we had nothing but free time planned for the daytime in Shanghai. Our guide suggested a couple of extra activities and we went ahead with them. A walk along the Bund or embankment of the Huangpu River. Again, this … Continue reading →

I am going to do half a blog  tonight I am afraid! We’ve had another full, but pleasant day but to be honest the thought of spending a couple of hours putting the photos and blog together at the moment doesn’t … Continue reading →