China, in no particular order
I’ve been to lots of small literary festivals in my time, but I’ve never been to a small literary festival in China. To get to Suzhou takes just over an hour by plane from Beijing to Shanghai, then 25 minutes by train or an hour and a half if your taxi is being directed by [...]
这 里 瓷 我 来 (China, here I come)
I’m not packed. What do people wear in China? What if I can’t speak the language? Do I definitely need to see the Great Wall? Will I need to eat crickets on sticks? Did I ever finish The Good Earth? Have I got a map of Beijing? What about all those phone numbers? Well blogging [...]








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