We had visited Tiaanamen Square a few weeks earlier but decided to go to the Forbidden City this […]
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Not for all the tea in China…
Our time came to an end for China and the saddest thing was saying goodbye to new friends. Michael, […]
Tokyo nights
It’s a common misconception that the Japanese people are shy and uninviting. Well I have it on good authority that […]
Confucious says, if you want to go on long trip, be prepared to change your plan
I don’t think Confucious actually said these words, it’s one of my sayings. However, I did not know that […]
And I shall walk one hundred miles…..
Waking up to see the Beijing city smog had lifted for ten first time in days and the temperature […]
Smells a bit fishy
The worlds largest fishmarket we incorrectly thought was in Seoul where we ate fabulously delicious sushi, now we discovered […]
Somewhere over the rainbow
I have lost count of the movies that have a scene overlooking Tokyo harbour and the bridge spanning from […]
Reunited at Nippori Train Station
The single biggest sacrifice we made by going on our exploration was to leave our daughter in Cape Town where […]
Liu Fei a night at the opera
Our great friend Micheal managed to get us tickets for a Chinese Opera in Tianjin. We are not particularly […]
New Years Eve 2015
Reflecting on the past year and looking forward to the next as the New Years Eve celebrations kick off […]
into the strange 