Hello, Arrived in Xi'an yesterday after a 12 h bus ride (probably our last long one of the trip!). The weather here is lovely, warm and sunny. Today we visited the bell and drum towers inside the city and made a bit of noise! Tomorrow we are off to see the famous terracotta warriors, hopefully not all of them will still be on holiday in London! ...

En ole koskaan kaynyt Yhdysvalloissa. Mutta viimeisen kahden paivan aikana olen ollut kahdesti Kentucky Fried Chickenissa, muutamassa muussa ylikansallisessa pikaruokaketjussa, shoppaillut Wal-Martissa ja kavellyt putipuhtaita katuja, joilta lahes kaikki kuvaan sopimattomat ihmiset on putsattu pois. Tietysti homma muuttuu kun poistuu ydinkeskust...

The pace of the China stage is starting to tell. Working to somebody else's itinerary's a world away from the laid back approach that we took in Europe, and this, along with another overnight train and the wet desert experience have taken it out of us.We're finding the lack of space and time for ourselves a bit frustrating but the group are a gr...

A few photos of Xi'An. Today I leave to Hong Kong. I've got two train days ahead. Should be fun... ;-) XXX

On my last evening in Songpan, I walked into the old city, which I had seen only after being paraded through town on horseback. It was pretty amazing, and even had a pedestrian only area. I was quite mistaken in thinking that Songpan was a quiant little village. After a couple of hours of walking, I decided to go for a Tibetan massage to try and...