Random scribblings from a man in Asia
Posted in Journal Entries, Places on May 10th, 2010
Hi Everyone, we’ve just arrived in Darjeeling after a day driving through a mixture of lovely hill views of tea plantations and thick cloud permitting the sight of nothing. I have settled for a cup of tea and to catch up on the blog. We spent the past week in Bhutan which was really spectacular [...]
Posted in Journal Entries on May 3rd, 2010
Dear Everyone,
I’ve arrived in Kathmandu after nearly two weeks spent crossing Tibet. It’s been an amazing journey, sometimes exhilarating with off-road driving through incredible terrain, but at other times difficult and sad because of the conditions of abject poverty faced by so many people. And that’s without even mentioning the political situation in the region. [...]
Posted in Journal Entries on Sep 9th, 2009
So it’s half twelve and I’m onboard a 1pm flight to Shanghai. Boarding was very quiet. It’s half empty – and I don’t just mean every other seat – no, its more than half, more like three quarters – the entire front section of economy is empty. I’ve never seen a flight like this before [...]
Posted in Journal Entries on Sep 8th, 2009
Tomorrow I fly to mainland China for the first time. It has been a long time coming and I’ve been fascinated by the country for ages and ages. When I finished working at one company in 2004/5, I had hoped to go east and spend time exploring China and Asia but shortly after got a [...]