China

Tianjin- last stop in China!
December 9, 2007 - Tianjin, China
We ended up switching hotel rooms twice. The first one had the flood and the second one had a smell/heat problem and no windows. The one we finally settled into is nice and I even somehow pick up a wireless connection! This feels like the most polluted city we've been in so far since so many of us are having breathing problems. I don't feel sick...
Placed by Katie Jean in Asian Tour

Shaaanghaiiiii!!!!!
November 29, 2007 - Shanghai, China
Yey, finally civilisation, shanghai is truely amazing. Had a minor problem wen arrived as station we were in was new and not in the guidebook yet so had no idea wer we wer and had to put our faith in a taxi driver to get us to our hostel, luckily made it in one piece. Had the nicest shower i've had in a long time, last few hostels had cold water...
Placed by laura in Scouser on Tour

Hong Kong...
December 6, 2007 - Hong Kong - Kowloon, China
OMG! Hong Kong is amazing...i want to live here for ever and ever and ever and ever and ever....I know muma dn jay will love it here and must must must come here on holiday. all i can say to everyone i know is this: YOU WILL LOVE HONG KONG! the hong kong dollar is the same exchange as the chinese yuan ($15 to 1 pound) but the prices to buy...
Placed by Polly in DONT PANIC!!!!!

Yangzi river and Wuhan
November 28, 2007 - Wuhan, China
Well the first night went by ok, except for this rude pig of a man on the opposite bunk to me, came in at 5am stinking put the light on and climbed into his bed leaving lights on, was fuming, had to get up and turn off light then he proceeded to snore so loud the second his head went down so spent rest of night awake, o well, plotted to kill him...
Placed by laura in Scouser on Tour

Shanghai baby!!!
December 6, 2007 - Shanghai, China
well, we were told that the journey from wuhan to shanghai was 17 hours....it wasnt, it was 12...so we were fast asleep when the train pulled into the station (and these are sleeping compartments, so we were in out bed, in our pj's!!!!) we had to grab our belongings into every plastic bag we could see, grab out pack and bags and leg it off the...
Placed by Polly in DONT PANIC!!!!!