I wish you a great celebration tonight, and all the best for the New Year! Thank you for following me along the Great Wall of China on this site. There is a celebration here of sorts too. This is my last night in Shaanxi. Tomorrow I will hopefully cross the […]
Here are the two Christmas effects I have had this Christmas. An icon that a Swedish priest called Leif gave me when I was in Hong Kong to renew my visa. Thanks very much Leif!! It has meant a lot to have this icon during the celebration. In addition […]
I wish all those in Norway and other places where they celebrate on the eve of the 24th a very Merry Christmas!!! A large thanks to John in the UK that sent me a copy of his fantastic and original Emergency Christmas Tree Kit ™ Thanks a lot John! I […]
. Merry Christmas!! The temperature where I continue walking will be minus 27 C tomorrow evening, and below minus 20 C the following couple of days, so I’m lying low in Datong.
I really wish I could take the time to add pictures as I go along, but that would be impossible. Anyway, I have added pictures to the following posts: Staying overnight with a 75 year old farmer Visiting the school for deaf in Shenmu The forgotten valley Happy send off […]
A few days ago, I met two foreign girls at breakfast. It turned out that they came from Norway which was a great surprise! They are studying one year in New Zealand, and decided to tour India and China in their summer holiday. We went together to the Yungang Grottoes […]
I went to the Visa office in Datong today. I met the same lady who gave me an extension last time, and she agreed to give me another month. I pick up the passport on Monday. I have spent time making the Chinese website better and it now has new […]
Many thanks to Nordialog for sponsoring this small but great mobile phone. When walking the Great Wall, I do not carry the laptop. I carry the htc S740 which gives me all the functionality I need, apart from editing pictures. The htc S740 is sturdy and has a steel frame […]
On the way back from the Visa visit in Hong Kong, I spent an evening with Kelly in Beijing. He and my brother studied Chinese together in Beijing, and the last half year we have gotten to know each other. He gave me an inspirational speech, and without going into […]