No woman could volunteer to become a concubine. Either her family nominated her and offered her as a gift to…
Month: Nov 2017
China – part 6 (of 20)
At this specific section, one can either travel to the wall by cable car (up/down), or ski-lift (up/down), or ski-lift…
China – part 5 (of 20)
If you have mastered the art of using these seemingly straight forward (mind the pun) utensils - consider yourself lucky.…
China – part 4 (of 20)
With so many mouths to feed, one cannot blame the Chinese for having some ingenuity when it comes to available…
China – part 3 (of 20)
It is strongly advised that foreigners try to avoid this 7-day period, as the country's infrastructure buckle under the sheer…
China – part 2 (of 20)
As Emirates is so eager to please, our booze pushing waitresses got replaced with ballet dancers and we got Swan…
China – part 1 (of 20)
There is no German matron marching up and down commanding you to sit down, strap in, sit up straight and…