This morning I noticed that my rucksack is starting to show signs of the last half year’s use. It is a lightweight rucksack and although it has a capacity of about 70 litres, it weighs only 1.4 kilos. The hip belt has loosened a bit on one side, and a […]

During the last months, Xiaoli Fotland has been translating this English website to Chinese. She has done a tremendous job and the quality of her work has been very high. Not that I would really know, but several Chinese people I have met have said so. Xiaoli has been very […]

I have made friends with a young Chinese woman called Helen and her husband Daniel. Helen works at a school in Yulin and speaks very good English. Daniel is a lawyer. They were both very helpful today and Helen was the translator both under the TV interview, and afterwards to translate the things […]

Today I got to the main road that leads to Yulin from Jingbian after some hours walking. The night was damp again, but not so cold. I spent it on a desert dune all alone    🙂 After walking for a little while, I got to a fairly deep valley and […]

I’m using my third and last mobile battery now, so short report. Woke up after a very cold night, then realized that everything was wet. Outside there was a fine mist and there was just as much on and in the tent. Because the ground was not flat, I had […]

It was cold and humid last night, so I didn’t sleep much. Have put on more clothes tonight. I got off to a slightly late start and walked eastwards along a ridge. To the left I saw the valley and river I needed to cross. There was drizzle in the […]

I just heard that the first snow has fallen in Oslo. Probably most readers are experiencing colder weather now and perhaps wondering what it is like here. During the night it is usually below five degrees C. That is no problem with the old 3-season sleeping bag and it should manage […]

I didn’t write a report yesterday because a thunder storm came uncomfortably close to my tent camp. I have heard of several people being hit by lightning while using their mobile phone in a thunder storm. I don’t know if mobile phones actually attract lightning, but I didn’t feel happy […]

Well – I’m afraid to say that the rucksack hasn’t felt much lighter today. I’m happy with the distance I’ve walked but am low on water, so need to find a place to get more tomorrow morning. A nice man pointed me in the direction of a shop towards the […]

Today I saw three farmers and one shepherd in the distance, but spoke to none of them. Whilst walking the Great Wall, I noticed for the first time that this is taking its toll. Not physically, but mentally. Don’t know if it’s the extra heavy rucksack, or the fact that […]