Archive for the ‘china’ Category

SFTGE: The best 49 pictures

August 20th, 2008

We’ve taken a lot of pictures since February the 4th. Some good, most unspectacular, and a few worth having a look at. Click here to see the top 49.



The first five months: The Google fallout

July 1st, 2008

The truly interesting part of our trip has come to an end, and we’re on a kind of backpacker hiatus in Sydney. Still, SFTGE has had its fair share of readers. Click here to find out how you arrived.



What I’ve learnt

June 29th, 2008

Five months, 15,000 miles, and over 6,000 photos. One fake driving license and a multitude of cockroaches. Countless trains, buses and boats. We must have learned something. Click here to find out what.



Hong Kong

March 12th, 2008

As soon as we arrived in Hong Kong, I knew I was going to like it. The places all have names like Victoria Peak, or Jackson Road; the underground trains and buses look strikingly similar to London buses, and best of all, after occasionally struggling in China (our record was six restaurants in one night [...]



Xian to Hong Kong

March 12th, 2008

So that was China. Almost. We still had to get to Guangzhou, and after that we still needed to get tickets to Hong Kong. Click here to see if we managed, or if I’m writing this from a rice field in the back end of beyond.



Xian, China

March 12th, 2008

We get all excited about Chinese trains; plus why we took two days longer to reach Hong Kong than we’d hoped. Click here to find out how badly we stuffed things up.



Tiananmen Square, Beijing

March 5th, 2008

We visit Tiananmen Square. Where NOTHING EVER HAPPENED, GOT IT? Read on to see whether we completed our world tour of dead communist icons.



Beijing, China

March 4th, 2008

We visit one of the most populous cities in the world and see whether it’s ready for the Olympics. Plus, we buy the world’s worst map. See whether we resorted to desperately eating stray animals by clicking here.