China On A Budget - Shanghai

Part 4 - Shanghai

Sunday 27/6/2010

It’s 6.00 am on a wet and misty but beautiful morning as we sit on the street-level terrace eating breakfast in Yangshuo before our cab arrives for the ride to the airport. Yangshuo was one place we were very reluctant to leave. It’s tranquility washed over you like a shroud and enveloped you to such a degree that you forget everything but the surrounding vista. Read more..

China On A Budget - Yangshuo

Part 3 - Yangshuo

Wednesday 23/6/2010

The staff at the Ibis Hotel arranged a cab to run us to the airport for our flight to Guilin, and eventually to beautiful Yangshuo. I’m not sure if the taxi driver was on a promise or what, but he was certainly in a hurry to get to the airport. Read more..

China On A Budget - Xi’an

Part 2 - Xi’an

Sunday 20/6/2010

Our cab arrived on time at the hotel to take us to Bejing Airport for our flight to Xi’an, about an hour’s journey southwest of Bejing. On arrival at Xi’an (the ancient capital of China) a tout approached us inside the terminal (we had targets painted on our backs) and offered to drive us into the city in a private car for the price of 180y ($30). Read more..

China On A Budget - Bejing

I’m writing an account of a recent holiday my wife and I had in China. I’ve broken it down into four parts, one for each area we visited: Bejing, Xi’an, Yangshuo and Shanghai. I hope I can make it sound as interesting as it was in person. Read more..