China On A Budget - Xi’an

by John on August 17, 2010
in Lifestyle

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

by John on July 24, 2010
in Lifestyle

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..