Author: glen and Mandy

We had to go back to Guilin to catch a train on the 7th of November and so decided to spend another two nights there before we left China.  We didn’t expect to write a blog during our return but Read More …

I so wish you could be here with us now, we are on the coach, listening to our ‘English speaking’ guide as we make our way from Guilin to catch a boat, bound for Yangshuo.  There is little difference in Read More …

We arrived in Guilin train station and took the local bus to town to find our hotel. The bus cost the equivalent of 22p each and the hotel told us it would take just over an hour. They said for Read More …

Sichuan is what we know as Szechuan. It is officially Sichuan but is commonly known as Szechuan elsewhere in the world.  Chengdu – who knew! Chengdu had the worlds first paper money. Jiaozi was a form of promissory note which appeared Read More …

We took the subway to Xi’an train station. Glen is a dab hand at navigating the ticket machine and working out our journey now. Smile. Instead of the usual condescending, and what should be obvious, safety messages/ instructions being acted Read More …

On our journey to Xi’an we travelled out of town in to the countryside with huge mountains in the distance, although shrouded in mist or fog. We passed arable terraces and deep ravines. One area was totally flat and had Read More …

Sunshine after the rain. When we arrived at the station in Pingyao it was dull and grey, it had been raining by the look of the streets. We had a short drive to the ancient walled city that would be Read More …

We set our alarm and got up early to travel to our next destination. Glen had booked and paid for our train tickets online a few days before. We had to get to the main train station and we were Read More …

After two years of Glen planning and gently persuading me that this could be done, all of the hard work and preparation, packing up the house, braving up to tell the family and letting go at work, the short car Read More …