Rest day in the Sunshine hotel and a complementary breakfast, which I had to drag Rog to and then wished we hadn’t bothered! (more…)

Today we’ve had a short day to take us to the small city of Ping Xiang, 20Kms from the Vietnamese border; our visa starts the 10th, so we are resting here tomorrow as well.  So, very soon it’s “Goodbye to China’” ………  (more…)

“Everything has its beauty but not everyone sees it.”  Confucius

We stayed in Haiyuan last night, a small town with seemingly not a lot going for it, but that is just our Western perception.  (more…)

Another very tough day today. 

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Missing home today as we love to go to a good firework display; the bonfire, the guy, the fireworks, the baked potatoes and sausages and the sparkler wands being waved around.  (more…)

When you finish a day, it’s sometimes easier to remember the difficult times of the day, (or the less rewarding moments), rather than the opposite!  I think today could easily have been one of those days ……………….. (more…)

Day 216 (Tuesday 2^nd November) –    Lovely Scenery Hepu to Qinzhou

We left Hepu city and meandered through the older part of this huge city, crossing a small river, where there was a busy market in progress.  Lots of activity, lots of noise, lots of different smells and lots of inquisitive stares!  I think lots of people are surprised we are in short-sleeved tops as they are now in wooly hats and quilted padded jackets, or at least long sleeves!  (more…)

Day 214  (Sunday 31st October) –  Sallys  Blow Out!

“Men’s natures are alike, it is their habits that carry them far apart”.  Confucius

 I love the above quote; with all we’ve seen on our trip so far, it is very, very true. (more…)

Day 212 –  Supermarket Stalker

As we left Dianbai we followed the road down to the coast, hoping we’d get a view of the South China sea.  (more…)