With good help from my Chinese friend living in Denmark, it looks like things are starting to fall into place with regards to a Chinese website. Also with help from the Chinese wife of a Norwegian friend. This has been the plan all the time, but it has taken longer […]
A friend called me today. He got married in Turkey the day before. Congratulations John!!! Enjoy your Honeymoon! John talked about the big day and towards the end he said: “By the way – Michael Jackson is dead”. Wow – somehow I didn’t think that he was ever going to die!! […]
Today has been strange, because it seems that two of ten passing trucks have given a friendly honk, and the driver has waved like mad or given the thumbs up. When I have been walking, I’ve heard the word ‘from Norway’ and ‘Walking the Great Wall’ mentioned, before saying anything. So it […]
The last two weeks have been special because they are the first I have spent in China after my brother Jon left. I was very excited to see just how much Chinese I have learnt the two months he was here, and luckily it looks like I have learnt enough […]
I got up and started packing the tent at half past seven. As I was packing I saw something large moving in the distance. It was a herd of camels slowly moving towards me. I thought it was a wild herd and hid behind a sand dune and got out […]
Yesterday evening, I wanted to examine the route to Zhongwei. Then I realized that all Google.com sites were blocked. How convenient. Google Earth – my route planning tool was down – Google maps and Google mail. Luckily I have a province map and had looked at the route earlier. It […]
The stay in Jingtai has been a little longer than planned, but I’m happy I have taken the time to enjoy life a bit. In the post below, you can see some pictures from the Yellow River. The most important thing I have done in Jingtai, apart from resting and […]
I decided to do something completely different today, and went to the Yellow River stone forest of Gansu. It was good fun to do something completely different. Am really tired now, so will update this tomorrow with some pictures of the events from today.
I’ve spent the day at the virtual office. With a laptop and internet connection, there is more than enough to do. Have had contact with sponsors, media and my parents (about another, and hopefully, last parcel to be sent to me). I want to try to get as much as […]
Today I started on the detour to bring me to Zhongwei in the Ningxia province. As mentioned yesterday, the Great Wall probably continues on the eastern side of the Yellow river in a northerly direction, but this area is so mountainous and remote that I don’t see it fitting to […]