Shangluo Hotels - Comments and Reviews

Hey Hey and a Big G'Day toya,

So what else have I been up to besides mopping up water from my apartment floor?

A few Fridays ago Alisa and I headed to Xian on a mid afternoon bus and as the snow had somehow damaged the new freeway we had to go the old way which though is several hours longer it is also extremely beautiful ...

Hey Hey and a Big G'Day toya,

Who left the door open and let the cold in?
Sheeeeeezus mate, where you born it a freakin tent!

Needless to say the weather has taken a turn for the extreme worst and it is now freezing in comparison to the weekend just past when it was like a trip to Thailand, just without Thai people, hum...

Hey Hey and a Big G'Day toya,

Whilst on the subject of International Food Festivals, it’s been very much that here in Shangzhou city over the past week.

After not having seen a single foreigner here for over a year here I have now set a record by having had dinner with three of them in five days and it has been such ...

Hey Hey and a Big G'Day toya,

How do you celebrate your fifth birthday in China?
Eating chicken with a beautiful girl of course!
Say hello to Chen Miao...HELLO CHEN MIAO
She says; Hello World!

Actually I forgot it was my birthday (I usually do) as it seems no one really bothers with them much here in this town or ...

Hey Hey and a Big G'Day toya, Seriously, where would be without our friends and family? Today I received a Care Package from both. The first was from Canadian Rob from Shaowo in Fujian Province (my last school). Inside there were two nasal sprays that I can't find here in Xian or Shangluo. It really helps clear the nose from all the coal pollut...

Hey Hey and a Big G'Day toya So here I am in the present day (that being Thursday, 4th September 2008) and the Summer Beers N Noodles Adventure has come to an end. My sandals and I now live in an area known as Shanglou and I will be living and teaching in Shangzhou city. The Shanglou region was formed around 2001 and Shangzhou city was made the...

It seems my last trip up a mountain wasn't exactly typical of a Chinese mountain experience. This was more what I should have expected. For a change, I had some company on this hike. It was good to have people to talk to, but it did make me realise one of the many reasons I like to do this sort of thing by myself - everyone walks at a different ...