See this billboard of rolling green grass stretching into endless blue skies? Yup, today is exactly NOT what Tianjin looks like. The day I dreaded most has arrived - the day of a sweltering summer. I stepped out of my fantastic air-conditioned hotel today just to go to the bank across the street, but just …
China’s best-kept Alpine Secret.
This is Changbaishan 长白山, or the Everwhite Mountain. Isn't this stunning? Really reminds me of a snow-white version of Mount Rinjani in Lombok. It's actually not very high (2,799m), but is snow-capped all year round. Jilin Province is far northeast of China. Changbaishan is one of the least …
My kinda taxis!
Something nice about China's smaller cities is the option of the 'in-between' transport hire - the motor trishaw. I call them the Scooty. These fancy little open taxis usually hang around train and bus stations to ferry people through winding small little off-the-map streets to their homes. These motor trishaws have zero suspension, go at …
Little Roots in China 