Joseph Harrison

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• 6 Months in Beijing, China!

  

  Getting back to China took some going, it was something that I had to do. Leaving Wuhan was a bitter pill to swallow but Beijing had the make-up to paint my nex... Read more

  Posted on 09 May 2018 TRAVEL

• Labour Day 2018: Returning to Suzhou, China!

  

  Suzhou still had more to show me, with one full day left I was looking for another fill from one of China's prettiest cities! Without my friend in-tow I was... Read more

  Posted on 30 April 2018 TRAVEL

• Suzhou, China: Venice of The East!

  

  Promising to return to Suzhou during our first encounter in June 2015, on the eve of 2018's Labor Day weekend fulfilled that promise as my night train departed... Read more

  Posted on 29 April 2018 TRAVEL

• Changchun: Culture, Lakes & History!

  

  Feeling a lot less human after the previous nights shenanigans, Changchun had many more things for me to discover. With one of the 'Eight Departments of the... Read more

  Posted on 23 April 2018 TRAVEL

• China: Changchun's Japanese Secret...

  

  Changchun had been a place that crossed my path during a bullet train journey from Harbin to Shenyang, a feeling that I would return eventually filled my heart... Read more

  Posted on 10 April 2018 TRAVEL

• My Wuhan Withdrawal...

  

  Leaving Wuhan wasn't a difficult choice but here in my new China life I do feel certain pangs for that Hubei provincial city. Living in that city for two years... Read more

  Posted on 25 March 2018 TRAVEL

• Weekend Life... Beijing, China!

  

  Straight up, I took my weekends for granted before starting my weekend Montessori teaching course! Trying to salvage what I have of a weekend right now, have I... Read more

  Posted on 23 March 2018 TRAVEL

• On The Metro: Beijing's Line 15!

  

  Going underground in Beijing opened my eyes for sure, beginning on the capital's vast network at Line 15 it's been an education compared to my previous... Read more

  Posted on 22 March 2018 TRAVEL

• Xiamen: Art Zones Temples & Fortresses...

  

  2018's Chinese New Year festivities hadn't been dull by any measure, Shenzhen and Xiamen had so far thrown tones of shade but their attitudes had been for a... Read more

  Posted on 13 March 2018 TRAVEL

• Let's Introduce... Xiamen, China!

  

  Trading Shenzhen for Xiamen was a done thing, I was looking forward to seeing what all the fuss was about a city that's hotel prices had risen to the same as... Read more

  Posted on 28 February 2018 TRAVEL

• On The Borderline... Shenzhen, China!

  

  In the zone from the previous day's sightseeing I was fired up for my second day in Shenzhen, China. Looking for a Hong Kong style Dim Sum breakfast was... Read more

  Posted on 24 February 2018 TRAVEL

• Shenzhen, China: From Rice Fields To Riches...

  

  During Chinese Spring Festival 2016 I saved my pennies by crossing into Hong Kong via Shenzhen, going over the land border at Luohu was an experience I won't... Read more

  Posted on 23 February 2018 TRAVEL

• Chinese Spring Festival 2017

  

  Spring Festival is undoubtedly the new Christmas for me, after two in China I'm anticipating my third but before that Guangdong and Fujian moment I want to... Read more

  Posted on 22 February 2018 TRAVEL

• Niu Jie... Beijing's Muslim Quarter

  

  This New Year's period has hit me with some serious bad luck, one part of that misfortune made my Niu Jie exploration very tough indeed! Read more

  Posted on 31 January 2018 TRAVEL

• China: Rolling On A River!

  

  Chinese people say that a city only truly has wealth if it has a river running through it or alongside it, I suppose London prospered with the River Thames... Read more

  Posted on 27 January 2018 TRAVEL

• 2017: Something To Remember?

  

  2018's here now but I would like to evaluate the final quarter of 2017, well to reflect on all of its craziness! My final month in Wuhan during July 2017 might... Read more

  Posted on 17 January 2018 TRAVEL

• 48 Hours: Tianjin, China!

  

  2018's eve gave me the key to unlock three days off from teaching, making my way to Beijing South Railway Station had to be done, that Tianjin high speed train... Read more

  Posted on 06 January 2018 TRAVEL

• Shunyi District: Strictly Suburban Beijing...

  

  Transferring to Beijing from Wuhan was my number one priority but I had one district that I really didn't want to be placed in! Read more

  Posted on 29 December 2017 TRAVEL

• Wangjing's Korean Connection...

  

  Beijing isn't just about the Great Wall or its Temple of Heaven! Beijing is made of different neighbourhoods that aren't in the tourism glare. Read more

  Posted on 23 December 2017 TRAVEL

• 2016: A Very Yunnan Christmas!

  

  Christmas 2017 is only round the corner, this year I'm shelving any holiday plans so I wanted to cast my mind back to 2016. Taking just over ten days off from... Read more

  Posted on 20 December 2017 TRAVEL