Joseph Harrison

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• The Nanchang Weekender!

  

  China has given me so much to be thankful for the last two years, remaining within its vast mainland I have visited cities regardless of their size or... Read more

  Posted on 29 June 2017 TRAVEL

• Enchanted Enshi

  

  As the clock ticks before my departure back to England I wanted to explore the city of Enshi, Hubei. Inspired by two fellow teaching friends I booked up... Read more

  Posted on 17 June 2017 TRAVEL

• 2 Years In China...

  

  I can say for certain that two years ago my Sri Lankan Airlines flight took off from London's Heathrow Airport! With this two year milestone reached this will b... Read more

  Posted on 16 June 2017 TRAVEL

• Next Stop... Hefei, China!

  

  Located in central China I was attracted to Hefei because it's not a mega-city, but a growing city that's got a lot of competition from its neighbours. Read more

  Posted on 02 June 2017 TRAVEL

• Lhasa, Tibet: Temples, Pilgrims & Palaces

  

  Lhasa kept giving me everything but the dizzying altitude had sent me sick, waking up with what felt like a hangover and a nosebleed I hadn't paid all that mone... Read more

  Posted on 21 May 2017 TRAVEL

• Lhasa, Tibet: Like A Prayer...

  

  Refreshed from my train journey from Lanzhou I was ready to begin my Lhasa city tour. Being part of a group wasn't something I was used to but for that... Read more

  Posted on 17 May 2017 TRAVEL

• Lhasa, Tibet: Heaven On Earth!

  

  Tibet was the big one, the trip that almost didn't happen, through the craze of cancellations I made my two day journey to the Tibet Autonomous Region from... Read more

  Posted on 13 May 2017 TRAVEL

• Wuhan: Hankou's Calling!

  

  Hankou was calling, trading a weekend on the booze to be cultured. Me and my best one, Fiona decided to meet in the middle one beautiful Sunday afternoon. Read more

  Posted on 27 April 2017 TRAVEL

• April: Through The Years...

  

  So, April has come around with equally exciting opportunities for new memories to be made. Looking through the years I'm going to see what 2012, 2015 and 2017... Read more

  Posted on 26 April 2017 TRAVEL

• Hangzhou: Lakes, Pavilions & Tea Plantations...

  

  Waking up to a new day in Hangzhou, I was more than ready for my third China Highlights tour that would take me to the best sights in town! Read more

  Posted on 13 April 2017 TRAVEL

• Hangzhou: The First 24 Hours!

  

  With the second semester of my second year teaching English underway the Spring Festival break seemed much longer than February, with the arrival of April... Read more

  Posted on 09 April 2017 TRAVEL

• On The Metro: Wuhan Metro, Line 1

  

  Spanning a great distance from Hankou North to Dongwu Avenue, Line 1 of the Wuhan Metro gets me to where I need to go. Line 1 was Wuhan's first ever metro... Read more

  Posted on 30 March 2017 TRAVEL

• 2014-2017: The Road To China...

  

  After graduating with honours I was not prepared for the journey ahead of me, taking a road less travelled before wasn't easy but what really is in this life? Read more

  Posted on 27 March 2017 TRAVEL

• Shenyang's Korean Connection...

  

  Striding back to my hotel the next morning feeling slightly worse for wear, my second full day of sightseeing wasn't going to be wasted! Read more

  Posted on 12 March 2017 TRAVEL

• Serving Up... Shenyang, China!

  

  Shenyang called me, leaving Harbin West Railway Station by high speed train on the last day of January 2017 I was ready to see my second 'off the radar' city... Read more

  Posted on 11 March 2017 TRAVEL

• Harbin: Snow Sculptures, Siberian Tigers & Ice Festivals...

  

  Harbin was serving everything that I wanted and more during that Spring Festival 2017 trip, I was just about to embark on my private tour that would take me to... Read more

  Posted on 28 February 2017 TRAVEL

• Harbin's Frozen Riverside...

  

  Harbin tested me beyond the point of crazy, the weather plummeted down to a toe-curling minus twenty-six degrees below freezing. Read more

  Posted on 23 February 2017 TRAVEL

• Harbin: China's Russian Secrets...

  

  Chinese New Year came around again, I decided after the warmth of HK, Macau and Guangzhou that I wanted to experience somewhere in the far north of China for... Read more

  Posted on 10 February 2017 TRAVEL

• Chinese Spring Festival 2016

  

  China doesn't do Christmas so it brings the big guns out during the annual Chinese New Year celebrations, experiencing my first Chinese Spring Festival took me... Read more

  Posted on 05 February 2017 TRAVEL

• On The Metro: Wuhan Metro, Line 2

  

  I'm not one for the bus, wherever there is a metro I am underground before you could say 'Mind The Gap!' After living in Wuhan, China for sometime now I have... Read more

  Posted on 27 January 2017 TRAVEL