the 15th of march, 2008, a date marked on all the calendars i've owned for the past several months (just one), had finally arrived after a wait encroaching on two years. the whole waiting process was interesting, to say the least. of course, both jesse and i'd had the pleasure of experiencing the anticipation that waiting for a trip this immense...

Tues 20th June Woke up still feeling a little tired, something somewhere needs oiling as it squeaked all night and the ride was a little bumpy. At 7am we pull into the station and head out to find a taxi to the hotel. We get in a taxi queue but no-one will take us! Only the expensive touts wanting to charge 20yuan are hovering around trying to ...

After an uneventful flight (short delay seems to be the norm) we arrived in the Capital, Beijing for a four day stay.  Kim, another winner.  The hotel was so-so but the location was great.  We tried out the hotel's dining room and were less than impressed but we've been spoiled by some great hotels in the past.  The first...