Paul Mc

So... honestly where do I start, at the beginning I suppose! When last I left you I was sunning myself on Christmas day on a truly magical isle. The “former” God know to all as Lonely Planet says in its 10 things you have to do in China “you haven’t been to China if you didn’t wake by the sound of a cockerel in a Tolou.” These are enclosed villages, were a whole community effectively live in one rather large house, please Google them for the history as I have neither the knowledge nor the skill to tell you properly. What I will tell you that in 1985 the Yanks spotted these with a reconissense satellite (KH22) and thought they were nuclear launchers and sent a spy to check it out (Howard H Beck) I don’t ... read more

Well as you probably know i have been in china for a little while now, i have decided i am going to make a few observations about the Chinese and China itself... First of all let me say that the Chinese are without doubt some of the most friendly, helpful people i have had the great pleasure to meet... (And the place is truly spotless and i thought jersey was clean!) However there are some “small” cultural difference between the Chinese and us good old Brits. Our well known love of queuing has not caught on so much in China, the method which i shall name “the push, shove and poke” is much more favoured, regardless of age, race or gender everyone falls victim! And on to driving... it seems to me that the Chinese must ... read more

Hi Peeps Just a quick one today, a cold day spent wandering the old side of Suzhou dodging the manic motorcyclists! They have E bikes (electric) so you can't even hear the buggers coming! They just appear! Looneys! much love all... read more

So here we go 7 am flight out of jersey! (Up at 5am after an hours sleep, bags of fun, please excuse the pun!) Arrive to Gatwick with ZERO stress, taxi to the infamous Terminal 5 of Heathrow..... remembering horror stories of millions of pieces luggage apparently deciding they didn’t fancy going on holiday with respective owner and wandering off to live a life free of getting dragged to various countries around the world only to be locked in a hotel room for the whole time, not surprised they jibbed their owners!! Flight to Shanghai called on time, board plane, sat on tarmac not moving for 2 hours while they “de Ice the plane??! (were they using hand warmers or just blowing on it??) So a total of a 14 hour flight is slowly drawing to ... read more