You know how sometimes you have a life-changing meal? I don't necessarily mean those meals at posh restaurants. I’ve had a few of those, and I’ve blogged about them here. I mean those meals which stay in your memory forever. On the downside, I thought I was going to die from food poisoning, after eating … Continue reading Memorable Meals
Tag: China
Have visited China twice now (2010 and 2014) but there is so much more to discover. I’ll be back.
I really love the train trip between Sydney and Newcastle, except of course when there's track work, and you're transported by bus instead. It's only happened to me once. The train trip is, by world standards, already quite slow (almost three hours to travel 150 km), but when you also have to get on and … Continue reading Between Two Worlds
When my friend Sue first spotted the "Nexus Holidays China Sampler" late last year, we both thought it sounded "too good to be true". For about the cost of a return flight from Sydney to Beijing (about $1200-$1300), the sampler price also included an internal flight from Beijing to Shanghai, accommodation in "five star hotels", … Continue reading Nexus Holidays China Sampler