Bringing it back to life....

I am again leaving Sydney for a while - this time into a slightly more daunting place, Zhengzhou city in central China. For a city of 6.5 million people, Lonely Planet devotes startlingly few pages to Zhengzhou in their 1000 page China guide, meaning it is either a gem that no foreigner has discovered, or a manufacturing and agriculture centre with nothing of any tourist interest. I suspect it is the latter. Nevertheless, I am seeking a 'genuine' China experience, away from the masses of foreign students and teachers that stream into Beijing and Shanghai each year to learn Mandarin, so Zhengzhou should be perfect for that.

Anyway, stand by for photos and posts after I leave. And if you are really bored and would like to know more about where I am going, search for Zhengzhou on www.pbase.com - this website might provide some insight into the smog-filled city I will be spending the next 7 months of my life.