Yun Hai Hotel Ningbo

I last blogged from the Japanese island of Kyushu. My main reason for being there was to see Mount Aso, the largest active caldera in the world. I walked up the volcano to the edge of the crater which was steaming away with sulphurous gases. When the wind blew the smoke away to reveal the crater with its green liquid inside, all the Korean and J...

Just watched a DVD last night with a documentary about modern landscapes and photography and factories. It was rather slow in parts, with no commentary or narration - just some Chinese dialogue. But some of the images where beautiful and compelling, even though they were of huge industrial factories or scenes of piled trash for sorting. If you u...

Cixi is another city in China that I visit regularly. Also know as the Capital of Household Appliances, Cixi ( (pronounced "Tsuh-Shee") is a city withing the sub provencial city of Ningbo. An industrial township, this city is a major production base for small home appliances - there would be over 5000 units producing these goods. Besides applian...

Reached Ningbo after another 4 hour bus trip, all on modern highways. 20 years ago China didnīt have any highways and today itīs a 30 000 km network, second only to the US. Ningbo is another big city, and my last stop before heading back to Shanghai and flying out.

This week is a golden week for the deserving Chinese workers, they do not have to work. The highlight of this national holiday is GuoQingJie, celebrating the birthday of the People Republic of China on the 1st of October 1949. I spent the 1st of October 2008 with my friend Hank (Han Zhou) visiting the supermodern "financial center" of Hangzhou c...

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....nice & quiet place...kinda scarry especially when nearing the airport...flight lower done for landing and all you could see was hills and...suddenly runway out of nowhere... ....do get stares from people as I was probable thought to be burnt Chinesse! ...got a chinesse flute after seeing the man on the street play it beautifully and one ...

I stayed in Ningbo overnight as it was the nearest airport for us to fly home from. The hotel we stayed at was called the 'Howard Johnson' and it was amazingly luxurious. I will always remember this hotel as well as the one in Hangzhou as the most incredible hotels I have ever stayed at. The rooms were huge, the bathroom was as big as my bedroom...

Hey Hey and a Big G'Day toya,

Today was a huge day!
A day of walking and a day of beautiful Ningbo!

I decided not to zig zag so much today but to walk close to water and relax with the green all around me. The only plan was to walk at least half the city along the river. I headed out for a noodle breakfast and then decid...

Hey Hey and a Big G'Day toya,

When I woke I felt so tired this morning like I really need a good rest for a day.

I've promised myself a day or two but have ended up walking on those days too. Can't waste the great weather and who knows, I'll probably never be in these cities again so I just have to make the most o...