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We get away from the hassle of Bali and Lombok and head to one of Indonesia’s various active volcanoes. Find out if we fell in/drowned in lava/got hit in the head by falling volcanic rocks by clicking here.

We wave goodbye to Thailand and head to northern Malaysia by way of a suicidally fast speedboat, held together in parts with duct tape. Find out how wet we got by clicking here.

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.

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.

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.