In China they don’t make a fuss about New Year’s Eve and so I’d never (apart form one year with a German friend) done anything to celebrate it. Tanzania is a little better for this traditional celebration and I was invited to several international gatherings. Well, the New Year’s Even one was at least international.… Read More »
I had decided to buy a few things before I leave China, just to remind myself of my time there. I have bought enough fake rubbish and cheap tat. What I wanted was something genuine and old. Old was important, after all, are we not all sick of hearing how old China is. I have… Read More »
As I pay dues to this great organisation each year and never get the opportunity to visit, I thought a I was in London I should take an hour and wander around there for a while breathing in the history and get inspired again. I tested the taxi driver – a little bit of fun… Read More »
We have emerged from the greyness of a Nanjing winter into the sunlit balmy days of spring and all the promises that brings. Today I decided to get the bus over to Xuanwu Lake because I had heard there was a pizza festival there and by 2pm I was hungry and lookig for lunch. A… Read More »