See me on Chinese TV show Hello中国!
My first appearance on the Chinese TV is finally here! It was shown on GDTV late Thursday night this week and yesterday a friend of mine already found it online. Last month I wrote about how its was like to shoot the show, now it’s time to watch it. I have to admit I haven’t watched it yet! Watching my self on a TV show like this makes me very nervous, almost more nervous than doing the quiz show. Perhaps it’s the same “logic” when you feel strange listening a recording of your own voice, it just sounds different. I’m gonna watch it soon together with my husband who also…
Wuzhen Water Town
Wuzhen Water Town is a famous and popular travel destination near Hangzhou. Wuzhen has a history of 1300-years and ancient Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal flows through the town. As a representative of the ancient water town architecture and culture, it has become a huge tourist spot for Chinese and foreigners alike. I visited Wuzhen on 8th of August this year, having just arrived to Hangzhou on the very same morning after midnight. My flight from Guangzhou was delayed several hours, but even with sleepy eyes, I managed to make to most of my visit to Wuzhen. Wuzhen includes two areas that are close-by each other, the West Scenic Zone and the…
Travel posts on the way
During my four and a half years in China I’ve been traveling quite a lot from Beijing to Hainan island in the South. You can find all my published travel stories on Travel in China page. This year it was time to finally visit two famous and popular cities in China, Hangzhou and Suzhou. For the next two weeks there will be quite a many posts about my week-long trip, including: Hostel reviews Introducing two water towns: Wuzhen and Tongli Photo essays from beautiful Suzhou gardens Story of walking along the West Lake with Jocelyn from Speaking of China Having local snacks and exploring the night market with Marta from…
Planning a trip to Hangzhou and Suzhou
After I graduated in December 2013 I have been doing a little freelance copy-writing, some teaching and wedding planning of course. But staying at home for these past months have been very hard for me. I don’t have classmates to talk to, I don’t have to leave my house in order to do my job. Then finally last night I had a talk with my husband and he encouraged me to make this one week trip before my graduate studies start. It’s been four years since I traveled alone and I had almost forgotten the freedom and the excitement on being on the road. From the map above you can…