Hong Kong, Guangzhou & (finally) Yangshuo: (Nearly) finding inner peace, and the small matter of my leg falling off . . .: Photos 21 to 42

I was a little apprehensive about leaving the Philippines for China, and more than a little sad to be leaving after the amazing and fascinating time I had had on the island. But the time had come to move on, and I was so excited at the prospect of meeting up with Antony, the first person from home that I was going to see since leaving the UK 7 months previously. Just before I left my hostel in Manila, I checked my email to discover a message from Antony, saying that he was stuck in Paris and would not be arriving in Hong Kong until the next day. This was a huge disappointment for me in a couple of ways: the first being that I was so looking forward to seeing him that the thought of waiting a few more hours seemed like a whole lifetime to me; and we were due to be staying with Richard, an old friend of Ant's that he had made all the arrangements with. I had no idea how to get in touch with him other than via email, and luckily I was able to catch him online before I left for the airport and

Full Text Entry: Hong Kong, Guangzhou & (finally) Yangshuo: (Nearly) finding inner peace, and the small matter of my leg falling off . . .

thanks for the postcard - it looks awesome, wish I could be there. Nice to see you've got rid of your overdramatic tendencies and played it cool about the leg. (hehe) Good to hear from you. Hope it all goes well.

Sorry about the mix-up on the China visa. We'll get up to the countryside next trip. Have a great further trip!

Just wanted to let you know how much I've enjoyed reading your entries - you have a real talent for travel writing & I love the photos, too! Yangshuo is one of the places I've wanted to visit and now I want it even more. So, thank you :)

Hi Em. Good reading as usual. Fancy Mike thinking you might be over dramatic! Not like you at all! Thoughts of meeting you in Vietnam now occupying almost ALL of my thoughts. Can't wait to see you. Maybe not quite looking forward to seeing the mozzies though! Keep them coming (journals that is). Love Mum xx

I thought your leg had REALLY fallen off. Boring. :-)

Hey Em! Great to see you in the Tai chi pics you look the business. Sitting at work reading about your adventues makes me feel very envious but gives me great escapism so keep them coming! Missing you!

Wow... and ow, sorry to hear about your leg playing-up again. One question that's been bugging me for a long time is what is the Chinese take on delivery food? E.g. Do people order an "English", or are take-aways not an integral part of the Chinese culture? Anyhow, good to hear that you got your hands on some marmite! And I am taking this chance to challenge you to a round of "sh*t-head" sometime after your return! Kx

Em! That pic of you doing flying kicks had me in stitches for about 20 minutes! You must be with mum now....gutted.

I have ever been to yangshuo, and now u make me have a whim to learn Tai Chi :)casue your pics....Cool

so nice to see these pictures and your writing. i am very proud of you! and i am very gald to be a Yangshuo ren. hope to see you again! cheers dr.lily

thanks for the postcard - it looks awesome, wish I could be there. Nice to see you've got rid of your overdramatic tendencies and played it cool about the leg. (hehe) Good to hear from you. Hope it all goes well.

Sorry about the mix-up on the China visa. We'll get up to the countryside next trip. Have a great further trip!

Just wanted to let you know how much I've enjoyed reading your entries - you have a real talent for travel writing & I love the photos, too! Yangshuo is one of the places I've wanted to visit and now I want it even more. So, thank you :)

Hi Em. Good reading as usual. Fancy Mike thinking you might be over dramatic! Not like you at all! Thoughts of meeting you in Vietnam now occupying almost ALL of my thoughts. Can't wait to see you. Maybe not quite looking forward to seeing the mozzies though! Keep them coming (journals that is). Love Mum xx

I thought your leg had REALLY fallen off. Boring. :-)

Hey Em! Great to see you in the Tai chi pics you look the business. Sitting at work reading about your adventues makes me feel very envious but gives me great escapism so keep them coming! Missing you!

Wow... and ow, sorry to hear about your leg playing-up again. One question that's been bugging me for a long time is what is the Chinese take on delivery food? E.g. Do people order an "English", or are take-aways not an integral part of the Chinese culture? Anyhow, good to hear that you got your hands on some marmite! And I am taking this chance to challenge you to a round of "sh*t-head" sometime after your return! Kx

Em! That pic of you doing flying kicks had me in stitches for about 20 minutes! You must be with mum now....gutted.

I have ever been to yangshuo, and now u make me have a whim to learn Tai Chi :)casue your pics....Cool

so nice to see these pictures and your writing. i am very proud of you! and i am very gald to be a Yangshuo ren. hope to see you again! cheers dr.lily