From rural Yorkshire to the mega metropolis of Shenzhen. Follow our adventures as we embark on a new life in China.
These guys really know how to clean up after a T10 typhoon. Winds of 173 kph and gusts of up to 223 kph were reported by the Hong Kong observatory, stronger than Hurricane Florence that hit North Carolina last week. We emerged from our shelter the day after the storm and snapped a few pictures of … Continue reading The Big Chinese Cleanup
Firstly it looks like we avoided the full force of Super Typhoon Mangkhut. It's passed by Hong Kong around 100km south. The city has issued a force 10 hurricane signal and I can see why. We are currently experiencing some very severe weather with very heavy rain fall and large gusts of wind. Though, to … Continue reading Mangkhut – update
You may or may not have seen the news about Typhoon Mangkhut sweeping across South Asia. Its just left a ton of devastation in the Philippines and is now heading over to the Pearl river delta region of China. This includes Hong Kong, Macau and Shenzhen. Quick weather fact. A typhoon differs from a cyclone or … Continue reading Mangkhut
After showing our faces at the Shenzhen Visa office, my wife and the rest of the teachers headed back to school. I stayed in the area and explored a little. I found another giant Mall called KK, ended up in Starbucks, ordered my usual decaf soy latte, and watched China go by. I checked the … Continue reading Park Life
Nothing specific to talk about today so I'll just go through some of my normal routine. Well, as normal as it can be considering I've spent the last 40 odd years in England and we're now fully immersed in modern day Chinese culture. My family's school is a little unfinished so for the next couple … Continue reading Normal Life
Electronics and I go back a long way. So, it won't come as any surprise that I've just spent the last two days in Huaqiangbei, the electronics capital of the world. From our apartment, it took 30 minutes and it's located on metro line 1, station Huaqiang Road. We headed out of exit A, towards … Continue reading Hello, Huaqiangbei
"In the midst of chaos there is opportunity" Sun Tzu. Way back when I was researching Shenzhen, one place kept popping up as a must to visit Lianhaushan Park. It's a special green area set to the north of Futian district and best reached by metro line 4, stop Children's Palace exit F1. The name of … Continue reading The Calm amongst the Chaos
They said there would be ups and downs. We've experienced a few of those already in our first week in China. I was hoping to give you all a more regular update however we've all been so busy it's been difficult to find the time. We traveled to China by private limo via Hong Kong … Continue reading 中国
From a four bedroom detached house in rural Yorkshire to twenty one boxes and 6 suitcases. The move, part 1 is complete. Well technically part 1.2 as we spent the last week at my parents bungalow whilst they took leave in Alan Partridge country. We're now staying in the first of the AirBnB accommodations in … Continue reading The Move.. Part 1