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Where I've Been
Leaving China
Hello! It’s 2020! Which means I definitely have left China now. Presumably. Unless something has gone drastically wrong with my mind…hmm…anyway! As will become apparent in the forthcoming post, I did not write this in 2020. I actually thought about scrapping it and never letting it see the light of…
Escape to the Tulou
Bear with me. This is going to take some brain power. Some real racking of the old memory, which is really not my strong point. Why? Well, I’ve left China now, but after living there for knocking on a year and a half, I realise I’ve barely accounted for six…
Borneo Part Three – Beaches, Sickness & Maybe a Mountain
Ah, the final part of the Borneo trip. At long last I conclude what should have been a lot shorter considering I was there for only a week. If you haven’t read either of the first two, here they are in all their glory; Part One and Part Two. Day…
Borneo Part Two – Orangutans, Not Orangutans & Other Jungle Creatures
As the title says, this is Borneo Part Two. If you’ve missed out on Part One, probably best to read that one first. It is chronological, after all. Part Three next week! Day 3 We took the early bus to Sandakan the next morning. The previous evening we’d come up…
Borneo Part One – Summer’s End & a Tribal Visit
It’s been too long! Too long since the last update (3 months if you’re counting – of course I’m not), which is part of why I’ve split this one up into three. I mean, if it took me since September to finally get everything ready, I might as well spread…
Walking in Wuyishan
The trip to Wuyishan took me about 300km to the north west, a decent journey by most standards. To give you an idea of how big China is though, this didn’t even take me out of the province. I was still in Fujian, just about. It didn’t take long to…
About Doug
Here you will find the (hopefully) up to date adventures of the incredibly handsome pioneering explorer, Doug. As modest as he is wise, as awesome as he is brave, Doug will endeavor to recite the tales of his travels with utmost accuracy. No embellishment whatsoever.