: This is a new experience. Breakfast at the Opera. Cantonese opera to be precise. The opera starts in …
: I’ve just lost my durian virginity 🤣 I’d always been to scared to try before. Opening the box …
: Cool looking Transformer in a Chinese shopping mall.
: Waiting at the traffic lights and look what pulls up next to us. It’s a parcel delivery vehicle. …
: This chonky boy with a short tail is Chinese. The Chinese word for cat is māo which I’m told it’s …
: I’ve had a very different start to the day. We came to the city hospital for a TCM massage and …
: Celebrating my birthday Chinese style. It was actually a double party - my great-niece Muchen is 16 …
: Another evening another banquet. Not sure what kind of fish it is or how they made it look like this …
: Matcha tea - Chinese style. You add, rice crispies, peanuts, floaty balls (don’t known what they …
: I’ve seen unmanned package delivery vehicles twice now. Once on a busy rural road and once parked …
: Who needs a new laptop when your car has a built-in 15.6" touch screen? Chinese BYD car. Don’t know …
: I didn’t have wild swimming in a Chinese river on today’s bingo card. Luckily tropical rivers are …
: Anyone else got traffic light timers? I’ve discovered that Chinese sat nav knows when traffic lights …
: Welcome to the modern world! I’ve heard people talk about matcha recently, but never had it. Then we …
: Where did the Teletubbies go? After their rise to infamy 20+ years ago I didn’t see much of the …
: East meets West Lays Pringles (at least that’s what I’d call them in the UK). Chinese flavour of …
: English is the official second language in China. Which mean many products get English names. I …
: Well it’s official. China 2026 is definitely happening. We went from “probably” this morning, to …
: Why does anyone trust AI? I thought I’d have a play with AI today because I keep on hearing that it’s getting so much better. …
: I’m trying a new approach to blogging. I’ve got 3 micro.blog’s which can cross post to Bluesky …
: What is KTV? I’d heard of KTV on my previous trips to China but thought it was just a chain of nightclubs. This …
: Chinese style roast chicken It’s birthday BBQ time. We’re out by a big lake in the countryside with the Chinese family. We’re …
: Small meal to recover from jetlag This is a heavy way to start our holiday. A big meal after about 3 hours sleep in the last two days. …
: We're on the way - 2018 Currently at 9000m and 600mph (sorry about the mixed units!) on Cathay Pacific CX216 from Manchester …
: China 2018 is happening! Football is coming home in 2018 and I’m going to China. The flights are booked. Got my visa on …
: Tea party This was an unplanned tea party whilst visiting friends in Laibin in 2017. The Chinese tea ceremony …
: Anyone for goat poo soup? I like to try new foods, but there are some that I won’t try (mostly raw seafood) and some that I’m …
: Another amazing karst view Driving home from Sanjiango (sp?) this evening. The landscape is forever changing and each new view …
: Spicy boiled animal parts! Does anyone like spicy boiled animal parts? Including tripe, brain and liver, plus some other …
: Charabanc trip in China? It’s just like Old Blighty here. We’re on a charabanc trip to the seaside. Fangchengang to be …
: Chinese road sign commands Don’t get offended by Chinese road signs. “Next exit Yu Dong” isn’t a command ;-) Unfortunately I …
: China 2017 - The journey begins Saturday 29th July 2017 dawned and “China 2017” was underway. A quick taxi ride to Blackpool North …
: Preparations for China-2017 Departure day is getting closer. Flights and train tickets are booked and the taxi has been ordered …
: West meets East No matter how many thousands of years of amazing culture you have, the grass always looks greener on …
: Chinese Food 101 Chinese food in the areas I’ve travelled in isn’t like the food from Chinese restaurants and …
: China - 2015 2015 was my first opportunity to visit the Far East, specifically The People’s Republic of China. My …