Saturday, April 4th.

It had been raining in Canton but by the time the train got to Shenzhen, it had cleared. The border … Continue reading Saturday, April 4th.

Friday, April 3rd.

Our train wasn’t due to leave until 6 p.m. so we didn’t check out of our room until 11:50 then … Continue reading Friday, April 3rd.

We went down to the railway station to try and buy tickets to Canton but all we got was “Meiou” … Continue reading April 2nd

Wednesday 1 April A steward woke us up at 6 a.m. and we left Marco and Sharon asleep and stepped … Continue reading Wednesday, April 1st

Linda and I were both awake early, helped, no doubt, by the squawking of the sound system which began at … Continue reading March 31st

We were awakened at 8 a.m. by a succession of attendants trying to eject us from our rooms saying that … Continue reading Monday, March 30th.

After an hour or so of hunting around, I found a hotel that would change travellers’ cheques, then Marco and … Continue reading 28/3/92

A rich pageant was rolling by outside the windows of the train as rerolled northwards all day. An endless pattern … Continue reading 27/3/92

About 7:30 a.m. we caught a bus from the bus station across the road from the hotel bound for Liuzhou, … Continue reading March 25th.

We spent nearly the entire day at Lisa’s, eating drinking and talking to other travellers. Linda and I made a … Continue reading March 25th.