Xian Highlights | China
One day, I had just one day to see as much of Xian as possible! Honestly, like most people, the Terracotta Army was my main reason for coming here, but since it wouldn’t take up all my time,…
Zhangjiajie Highlights | China
After my whistle-stop highlights tour of China’s capital, Beijing, it was time for me to head off to another part of the country, and this time, I was going rural, to Zhangjiajie. This was a little more nerve-racking,…
Beijing Highlights | China
Three days. How do you possibly see all that Beijing has to offer in just three days? Well, it wasn’t a leisurely holiday, that’s for sure, but I gave it my best shot. I had just seven days…
Kayaking in Sai Kung
Oh I do love a public holiday! Last week it was Ching Ming festival, a traditional day of tomb cleaning for the Chinese, which meant a day off work for all of us! The good weather from the…
A Day in the Life: Kindergarten Class Teacher
New job, new routine. And it is a little different this time around. Obviously, I’ve worked as an ESL teacher for a while now, this being my third job of that sort, after previously being an ESL teacher…
Change | Leaving Korea and Returning to Hong Kong
Well. What an intense start to 2017. I think the title explains it really. After four months living and working in Korea, I have made the decision to move back to Hong Kong, until the summer at the…
2016: Year in Review
Well, here we are again! New Year’s Eve, 2016. I think we can all agree that 2016 has been a tumultuous year for the world, and we’re all going to have to do our part to improve things…
South Korea | 4 Month Update
I’m home again! It’s been a whole year since I was in Scotland, for last Christmas, and I still find it crazy that I was away for so long. My time here is brief though, as I’m…
Live-blogging | 36 Hour Journey Home
I must be utterly mad to be attempting this. The backstory to this is that I’m going home for Christmas, and haven’t been home since this time last year. Journeying from Korea to Scotland doesn’t need to take…
Korea’s Christmas Lights
It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas… and I’m so excited! Christmas has always been my favourite holiday, but in recent years I haven’t gotten quite as excited about the build-up to it as I used to.…
