Tag Archives: China

Jul 24, 2002 8:24pm As someone recently remarked to me, people are the same wherever you go. At least, they share a fascination in shaved heads. Every morning as I leave my apartment for work an old man sitting outside … Continue reading →

May 12, 2002 1:16am Hello all. China beckons! In a few hours I’m on a plane to Cairns, where I do a month-long English teaching course, then I hop on another plane for Jinan, China, to teach for a year. … Continue reading →

17 Feb 2000 I don’t know. I go halfway round the world to a country where hardly anyone speaks English and head into the mountains. And I still get people coming up to me to ask me if I know … Continue reading →

10 Feb 2000 1. Don’t lose your phrasebook just as you leave the last town where anyone speaks English. 2. Never travel with your sister – everyone thinks you’re married. This leads to a number of interesting predicaments, which we … Continue reading →

30 Jan 2000 I’m currently in Kunming (=”Spring City”) where it hasn’t snowed in living memory and the temperature is always mild. So it should come as no surprise that there is a foot of snow outside (and rising) and … Continue reading →