Tomorrow night me and my brother are off to Beijing via an overnight sleeper bus. The overnight train was all booked unfortunately, but the bus should be fine. We’ll arrive Tuesday morning, and then we plan to head up to the Great Wall for the day.
Can anyone recommend a decent Great Wall tour?
If […]

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As I said before, my brother is in town visiting and it’s been great fun so far. But it has given me an interesting perspective on my life here - watching him watching me, observing him observe how I live here.
But my brother has been surprised by my short temper when faced with certain day-to-day […]

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Well, I finally replaced my old Nokia cell phone. It had seen me through about 3 long and bumpy years in China, but I think it’s definitely time to set her out to pasture.
For a replacement phone, I went out on a limb and bought a Blackberry 7100. Yes, a Blackberry in China. […]

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Nothing China-related here, but this is just too funny so I’ll put it up anyway. This guy does a parody of David Blaine doing street magic, and it’s just so ridiculous you gotta check it out:

Anyway, my brother is finally in town, and I’ll be playing tour guide for the next two weeks.
But look […]

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