Having been home almost a month now (what?!), I felt it was about time I stopped sulking and manned up enough to write a post. However, after getting over the problem of denial, I found myself at another issue; I just don’t even know where to begin writing about the wonderful time we had in … More Bye to the Blanchard’s
Having been off home turf for another week taking small journeys on bicycles mainly to bars or the beach, it was time to step it up a gear and get back to adventuring and what better place to start than Las Vegas?! Along with the late arrival, my Auntie Sue, we took a road trip … More Viva Las Vegas
Who would have thought that walking down run down streets and saying good morning to a local rat could make two people so happy?! It’s as though we never left! It’s definitely a little more than the wildlife that made us smile. The bright colours, the diverse culture, the smell of wonderful food at all … More Back into Asia
What a week it has been. The title really does say it all. In short: sleeper buses, scary mansions, Disney princesses, rollercoasters, city life, losing two days between the bathroom and bed. That’s the gist of it really, but if you need a good laugh today then by all means read on. Our crossing from … More Ups and downs (and even lower than down!)
With a little help from our Chinese-speaking friend Kai, we booked and boarded another sleeper train to Chengdu. Not as luxurious as the last, we quickly realised we had been quite fortunate on our previous train journey. The toilet experience can only be described as somewhat traumatic, but after trying to hold it for a … More Getting good at getting places!
The next leg of our journey took us to Xi’An, which as you may have gathered from the title of this post, was very rainy. This was a shame as we didn’t get to see as much of this old city as we would have liked, but we still had a great time and got … More Rain rain go away
I can’t believe we have been here over a week! Although China is proving somewhat colder and wetter than we imagined, it’s still been quite the adventure. Since my previous post we have managed to get ourselves in a few more predicaments but the main thing is we have also managed to survive said predicaments so … More A week already?!
31 hours and several modes of transport later, we made it to Beijing! Not without a few mishaps, but what fun would it be if everything ran smoothly? There was a lost purse before we had even left home, which was found in the bottom of the wardrobe (obviously someone’s attempt at tidying!). Our journey … More 2 planes, 4 trains and an automobile.
The last few days have been absolutely mental. We have finished work, handed back our keys, said a lot of goodbyes and had a pretty awesome party to send us off! Although work has been a little crazy for a good couple of weeks now, I’ve not found it in myself to care! I’ve been … More Bye bye England!
Not sure if it is excitement or sheer panic that is setting in! … More 30 days and counting!
Bunkbeds & Backpacks 