Cat Ba - Hanoi - Nimh Binh - Hue 8th - 14th March 2009 The last seven days have been quite busy as we haven’t really stayed anywhere yet for more than two days at a time yet. The weather has been far from perfect, but we’ve enjoyed ourselves none the less and we’ve taken in some great sights. Our second full day on Cat Ba wasn’t exactly what I’d call enthralling, but none the less we spent the day making our way around some other parts of the island we hadn’t yet seen and generally relaxing - taking it easy [View Full Entry]

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Why aren’t you in China? 3rd - 7th March 2009 Let me just start by saying I didn’t imagine making it all the way to Vietnam to find myself sitting here, almost shivering with cold on the balcony of our cheap hotel! Northern Vietnam is cold right now! Despite us eventually having no choice but to catch a 16 hour train ride which departed at 4am (hardly ideal!), both Caroline and I managed a big cheer to ourselves as we boarded the train and finally left Guiyang. It’s not that we didn’t like the place, In fact we loved the experience, [View Full Entry]

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Much is said about the ‘assault on your senses’ - that way so many have chosen to describe Asia. I’ve been here in China for a year now, living and working, and to say it’s an assault is to do it an injustice - it’s an inescapable barrage! My alarm clock goes off at 7:30am. That’s not so bad, and after a shower I feel liberated and ready to conquer the world. I grab my necessities for the day, not forgetting the necessary sound insulation (the iPod) and step outside into the big wide world. I feel the rays of sun [View Full Entry]

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Hey Guys, First of all, a belated merry Christmas and happy New Year! I hope all of you are taking good care of yourselves! So, guys, it's been a while...... what to talk about this time????? I think I'll start by just saying my patience for living in China is starting to wear thin, and hence when my contract finishes at the end of February I'll be happy to leave this country and start travelling again! Over the last 4 months or so, we've been living in Guiyang in the south of China and I have to say it's been a [View Full Entry]

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