Solo female traveller from Scotland
I turned 25 in December and inspired by the wonderful Rachel from Rachel meets China I decided to put together a list of things I want to do and achieve in the next five years. It’s just a bit of fun and I might not manage to tick off every single one of these items …
December 29th, the day after my 25th birthday, I boarded my first ever sleeper train. It is a backpacker rite of passage when travelling through Asia to take at least one journey on a sleeper train and, having been in China for a whole year, I figured it was about time I gave it a …
Continue reading "China by Sleeper Train: If Sleep is for the Weak then call me a Body-Builder…"
My time teaching first grade at Sanxin School came to an end at the beginning of July when the summer holidays began. There were many tears, some of them mine, many hugs and more high fives than I could count, but it is not good bye! I might not be their English teacher next semester, …
Continue reading "Xi’an: How to get to the Terracotta Army and what to expect when you get there."
Moving to a completely new country can be a terrifying idea. Leaving everything and everyone you know behind, packing up and moving your whole life to another part of the world might not be everyone’s cup of tea, but for some it might be exactly the right move (pun not intended).
Our last day in Zhangjiajie was also our worst weather wise, not ideal considering our chosen activity for the day was Tianmen Mountain which is more suited to a warm sunny day than the wet and cold day we were stuck with. We decided to give it a go anyway, we had known this was …
Continue reading "Rain Rain Go Away!: Zhangjiajie, Hunan, Day Four"
I've not written a blog post in over a year! Well not for this site anyway, but I'm in China and I want to document it. So as of Monday I hope to be posting a weekly blog about my experience. I arrived in China on the 20th of February and it has been a …
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