Mount Everest has grown
International Mountain Day (today) seems the perfect day to share the breaking news that Mount Everest is now, officially, a whole 86cm higher. Over the years, Nepal and China have …
Category: China
Hello and “ni hao” from Shanghai
All good things must come to an end, and sadly our wonderful time in Shanghai is fast drawing to a close. We are packed (almost), we just went for a …
And here is your bonkers story of the day
And it’s not from India at all, but from China. And it is deliciously bonkers. Now to give you the back story first of all. In China, line dancing by …
The outrageously dyed but oh-so-pampered pooches of Shanghai
Last week in Shanghai, I had my running route to the Bund down to a T – but I nevertheless took a detour every morning, just so I could try …
Dear dancing grannies of Shanghai, you rock!
When we were in Shanghai this time last year – our first re-visit in over 20 years – we encountered the phenomenon of dancing grannies for the first time. Ladies …
Ni hao from rainy Shanghai
Hello from rainy but oh-so-fantastic Shanghai. We were warned that Monday would be rainy, after a fabulous weekend, and true to form (or the weather widget) Monday has dawned grey …