After the Pig Planet, we headed north of Jiaxing to visit a farm, a real farm this time, where there was some land for rent. My friends were interested in renting 30mu for growing potatoes and other vegetables to sell to local businesses. One of the men was an agriculture expert and the other is… Read More »
Sean said – Why not come to JiaXing with me on Sunday. And why not – what else is there to do. And so we jumped in a car with two of his business associates and burned down the Jiaxing. First stop was a pig theme park called Pig Planet – well, at least I… Read More »
I bet I was the only person on the bus who had spent a day with a family of North Koreans and chatted freely to them. There is a softening of relations between North and South Kora but sitll there’s distrust and hostility. That’s what the guide said anyway – Qiang – nice girl but… Read More »
Having had an accommodation disaster in Seoul I decided to head out into the countryside and chose Chuncheon as my destintion. I had read some good things about it online. The journey on the train was beautiful and very cheap but took around two hours. Mind you, I wouldn’t have minded if it had taken… Read More »
I had booked a hotel in Seoul for four nights – I’m not crazy enough to turn up in a capital city late on Saturday night without having a room booked. I turned up at the hotel and this arrogant little shit said he wanted the cash up front before doing anything. I said I… Read More »