bumbering around

  How would you like your eggs? Standard question in any western breakfast menu.  Well I have always loved eggs any way – boiled – soft..hard…hot…cold – scrambled…poached and my favourite – fried in butter …and a side of crispy…

  We’re all going on a winter holiday No more working for a week or two Well Sir Cliff might be going on a holiday but here in China things work a little differently. China has mandated between 5 and…

The quality of air is still not very good and changes from day to day and this has got me curious about air pollution given that I am living here…well for the moment anyway! There is lots of information on the…

As we left Nanjing the air was thick with pollution – and the odd burning rubbish bin makings a unique contribution! Jo was the official tour guide and given that her sense of direction is questionable, getting lost together was…

‘China’s old ladies love to square dance a little too much’ ‘China cracks down on middle aged women dancing noisily in public’ ‘Old Chinese women won’t stop dancing in the streets’ ‘China’s war on square dancing grannies’ ‘Square dancers face…

One of the things that has struck me since having arrived in China are the number of beautiful young women …yeah I get it – that may be a strange observation but there you are. They are very slender, taller…

Here’s the thing! When you are learning a new language everyone tells you that you must practice your speaking in real situations…I have even been known to tell my students the same thing!! So here I am in China –…

  I didn’t expect too much from my journey to Inner Mongolia since I thought there are only vast plains and blue sky like window wallpaper . However, my love for this land is still on my brain now. Inner Mongolia…

You know its the little things that get to you…  The big things you can generally process and work your way through. Well thats my personal experience. But its those little things that we take for granted that can really…