Five days without an update, and that must surely have more to do with the dreadful internet speed over here in China than it does to do with my work ethic!
I’m sitting in a bar in Dali, Yunnan. A peek over my right shoulder and I can see that for the first time in the two days that we’ve been here the rain has stopped. At approximately 3000m above sea level it should have come as no shock that it is wet and cold, but in a country known for …

Yangshuo, Yunnan, China – Images by Jamie McDonald
The same widget that cruelly counted down so slowly to my departure date is still ticking over on the mac and it now tells me that I’ve been on the road for ten days and fourteen hours. Why is it that time away goes so quickly compared to time at home?
I’m in Yangshuo in Guanxi province – a city of 300,000 but the tourist area down on the Li River is a smattering of hostels, guesthouses, hotels and cafe’s where touts for all …

Macau 2009 – Images by Jamie McDonald
The Guandong Province Bus Terminal is the lucky location of this update whilst we wait for a night bus to Yangshuo.
To get everyone up to speed we went to Macau on Friday for a day-trip. I found the town to be a fun place and it was great to see the fusion of east meeting west, where west is Portugal rather than Britain. Divine Egg Tarts and Shortbread on every corner ensured Macau was a gastronomic discovery as much as a sight for the …

I can’t remember exactly where I left the blog and I can’t check because I can’t log into wordpress at the moment…so I’m typing this out on the word processor and when I get some better access I’ll update it.
Macau was on the agenda for Wednesday, but after walking out of the Tsim Sha Tsiu MTR station in Kowloon I remembered that passports would be a handy little item if one wanted to leave Hong Kong and enter another ‘country.’ Passports were in the drawer back at Bec and Ryan’s, …

Wow.
I was last in Hong Kong 20 years ago. Back then central was a skyline to beat skylines, but now Hong Kong’s suburbs, Central, Causeway Bay, Happy Valley, Kowloon, Mongkok – the entire 360 degree view is commerce and skyscapers…
Sometimes when travelling the opinion of the city is often as good as the accommodation that you’ve scored for yourself, and staying with my cousin has given me a great start to my trip. To those who’ve done some travelling in dodgy places you’ll appreciate the comfort that you get from …

As the numbers on the distance marker on the Dukes Highway to Adelaide tumbles the reality of my departure is slowly absorbed. That and the fabulous little countdown widget on my mac which indicates hours rather than days till I get on Qantas flight QF97 to Hong Kong.
I’ve been working as a professional editorial photographer for a relatively short time; five years, but in that time I’ve had an exhilarating career, covering The Ashes cricket, AFL Grand Finals, PGA Golf, Federal Elections, ATP Tennis, music festivals, motor racing, Asian Champions …