Guangxi. Leaving China behind and trying to exit through the wrong border
Greetings from Hanoi, Vietnam. Yes I really did finally make it out of China with my sanity intact. I do believe that is the longest I...
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Jamie Shannon
- Dec 11, 2016
- 6 min
I can't afford a Hospital! Don't worry, our leader pays for you
I slept like a baby to be honest but I woke up rather early, half four to be exact which isn’t unusual given that I’m usually asleep by...
Jamie Shannon
- Dec 10, 2016
- 13 min
Guizhou province. Every day seems a real struggle now. Difficult days in China
I’ve just come back from a walk to the town centre of the place I’m currently tucked up in – a town called Debao, just across the border...
Jamie Shannon
- Dec 9, 2016
- 12 min
The road through China from Mianyang. Lost in Luzhou
The road from Mianyang With me not wanting to get caught up in the melee that was Chengdu, I decided I would take a different route which...
Jamie Shannon
- Dec 8, 2016
- 2 min
A quick update from China
I honestly don’t know where to start as I sit down to write this. So many things have happened since I left Mianyang almost two and a...
Jamie Shannon
- Nov 24, 2016
- 2 min
China - an introduction
I'm currently holed up in another sprawling and traffic congested Chinese city, Mianyang to be exact, after one hell of a ride from...
Jamie Shannon
- Nov 23, 2016
- 12 min
Sichuan, China. Epic scenery and curious but friendly locals
I left bright and early as I knew I had a huge day ahead of me. After about 10km’s, and having stopped for a whopping great big bowl of...
Jamie Shannon
- Nov 22, 2016
- 12 min
Gansu province, China. Freezing nights and lost in translation with locals
Leaving Lanzhou Having somehow found my through the midday traffic of Lanzhou, getting lost numerous times beneath the flyovers and...
Jamie Shannon
- Nov 20, 2016
- 5 min
Reunited with my bicycle and searching for a police permit with a man called Brian
8th November I arrived safe and well in the city of Lanzhou having survived my 42 hour train journey. In the end everything went well...
Jamie Shannon
- Nov 16, 2016
- 4 min
Entering China and onwards to Kashgar!
Having escaped the border crossing, I found my way to the expressway which indicated 110 km’s to Kashgar. I couldn’t wait. With the only...
Jamie Shannon
- Nov 13, 2016
- 10 min
Sary-Tash to China. Help! I need somebody. Help!
Becoming a little stuck in Sary-Tash, Kyrgyzstan. How on earth do I cycle to China? I woke up the following morning to a village covered...