Itchy Traveller ... Literally! Photo 2

Itchy Traveller ... Literally!

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September 8th 2008
So I discovered that it's not just Ollie who likes my legs .... Shanghai bugs do too! I don't know what it is - the heat, the mugginess, both which make me sweat profusely, but this past week alone I have discovered 21 different bites on my legs (and bum)! At first I got one or two, and I wasn't very concerned, but the last few days after coming in from an afternoon out or a night on the town I ... read more

Asia » China » Shanghai

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For centuries China stood as a leading civilization, outpacing the rest of the world in the arts and sciences, but in the 19th and early 20th centuries, the country was beset by civil unrest, major famines, military defeats, and foreign occupation. A... ... read more