Teaching is nearly at an end now. I have only 2 more classes to go. Tomorrow and Friday. Then it’s off to Taiwan for Christmas. I have more or less decided what I will do with my 9 weeks off!
First, I’ll be heading to Taiwan to see an Irish friend of mine, Bernie. Will be having Christmas dinner there and will be staying until the 3rd of January, so I’ll have New Year’s too. Bernie’s working the week after Christmas, so I hope to see some of Taiwan Island myself.
After that, I’ll head to South Korea for ten days to see a friend there. It will be weird cos I don’t speak a word of Korean. I’ve heard great things about Korea, and I loved their football team in the 2002 World Cup, so really looking forward to it!
Back in Dalian on the 12th of January and shortly afterwards, an English guy, Rob and myself are hoping to set off on a trip down the east coast of China as far as Hangzhou, Suzhou and Nanjing.
Will be back in Beijing and then on to Tianjin for the Spring Festival (Chinese New Year) with a friend there. After Tianjin I’ll be heading to Siberian temperatures in Harbin to see the Ice and Snow Festival! Should be amazing. They have tons of ice and snow sculptures there! I’m not looking forward to the below -20 degree temperatures, but it will be an adventure. I will be staying around that area for a few days with a friend before heading to the South.
Will be flying into Shenzhen and then train to Hong Kong. Allegedly, it’s cheaper to do it that way rather than flying straight into HK. Will be meeting Paul, one of the guys from my old company, in HK. Should be great craic.
The final leg of my journey will be in Guangdong province and hopefully some of Fujian province. My Chinese teacher lives in Shantou in Guangdong and I have been invited there. I also want to take a trip up to Xiamen in Fujian.
After all that, I’m sure I’ll be thoroughly broke but happy!!
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