Inner Mongolia – the hard way…
How not to visit Inner Mongolia – The Guide. Sign up for a guided to in Beijing for 500 yuan through a friends’ friend. and then get in a bus at 6 in the morning with a guide who doesn’t speak 1 word of english but has that cunning smile on his face. (in china, … Read more
Things you cannot buy in China in English
When in China, there are inevitably some things you have to accept. One major thing is that most people don’t speak English (at all). So here is a list made up of our own experiences with things you cannot buy in China when you don’t speak Chinese. I will continually update the list, so keep … Read more
The Mu Tian Yu Great Wall – in dense fog
Grab another foggy and rainy day. Make the worst decision to see the great wall in rain and you are off….. a fast day: wake up at 7. eat breakfast. run out to the train station. miss your train by 5 minutes. wait another hour and half for the next one (the tickets are dirt … Read more
Bird’s Nest – Inside
Grab a pinch of salt, a foggy and smoggy day and go out to the Bird’s Nest a.k.a. the national stadium. It seems like a foggy day doesn’t make for good pictures , but hey, let’s give it a try And don’t forget to take your student id with you, it’s usually half off from … Read more
first steps in Beijing
we landed. and it was a big ‘wow’ moment… at a glance, gone are the days of old, raggedy buildings and cars and it’s a new day, of tall office buildings, wallsigns, 3 liter engines, brand-new metros and 10-lane highways. the city is huge, officially 22 million but locals say on a good day there … Read more
