Tag Archives: travelling
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Hello followers, My wordpress blog has moved to a self-hosted website. You can now check out all my posts with many more to come at http://www.bristolianbackpacker.com – I’ve love for you to check it out and subscribe to my new website … Continue reading
Shanghai Shenanigans
Hangzhou is ideally located an hour away by train from Shanghai. We left from the snazzy East Hangzhou train station. It felt more like an airport as it was very modern, full of restaurants, and even had proper boarding gates … Continue reading
Celebrating Thanksgiving in China
Being British, I have never ever celebrated Thanksgiving. So when I got a message from a fellow British expat here in China, asking a group of us if we’d like to celebrate Thanksgiving on Thursday I wasn’t too bothered. I … Continue reading
Those you meet along the way
Travelling means meeting a lot of people along the way. Whether you are travelling on your own or with people, there will be some point where you have a chat with somebody over a drink, go on a day trip … Continue reading
Beautiful Oman
It was only the second time I had ever been on a flight by myself before. It was my first time to the Middle East and I was off to a country I’d never heard of six months ago: Oman. … Continue reading
Teaching in Hangzhou, China
I wake up feeling groggy at 6am as my alarm goes off. Sometimes, if my hair doesn’t need a wash, I give myself the luxury of staying in bed until 6.30. I leave Mitch in bed asleep and feel envious. … Continue reading
Top 3 Reasons To Visit Vietnam
I travelled for six weeks around Vietnam in August and September 2014. I am finally going to share some thoughts with you about it. Here are my quick fire reasons for Vietnam being a must place to visit. For the … Continue reading
Novels and Travelling
I found an English book shop in Hanoi, Vietnam, and for reasons I can’t recall, I ended up buying ‘Until I find you’ by John Irving. The book accompanied me on my travels, I finally finished it about five weeks … Continue reading
Hangzhou Holiday Adventures (Part Two)
We kick-started the holiday with beer, ridiculous amounts of food, McDonalds’ ‘Modern China Burger’, mooncakes, and discovering new parts of the city (Part One can be found here). The second part of the holiday had similar experiences but also a few … Continue reading
Hangzhou Holiday Adventures (Part One)
Despite only starting teaching 3 weeks ago, I’ve just had 12 days of holiday. The holiday was for two reasons. The first is the Mid-Autumn festival. This festival ties in with the full moon and people view the celebration as a time … Continue reading
Helen the Bristolian Backpacker 