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Simon, That would be the Oriental Pearl tower in Shanghai right? Quite an interesting shade of pink don't you think. ;) Thanks for the journal entry. Looking forward to more exciting instalments from the front line! Cheers, Michael.

Springtime, That's awesome! THAT was the backpacking experience I was hoping for, but it was a bit before the WTO and China's loosening of its conservative communism stance. If its anything like you described it then Simon will have an absolute ball and I must add it back on my to do again...

Language wasn't really an issue. Even when dealing with street vendors the old finger counting method and waving of small denomination notes seems to work. You point, they point, deal transacted! :) I can't vouch for whether it has improved since I was there, but reports from friends of...

Hi Simon, You will have an awesome time mate, but I will add some little bit of advice from someone who's done both Vietnam and China as a backpacker. My experience with Vietnam was pretty much spot on with yours. Dirt cheap and really easy to do with the whole tourist thing laid out for...