Shanghai has been an economic powerhouse of China for hundreds of years.  First as a trading port and now as the financial hub of the world’s economic hothouse. Right now there are feverish preparations across the city to showcase Shanghai’s economic... Seems a basset will go to great lengths to punish you for leaving them behind in New Zealand. If I didn’t know better I think this were Fortnum disguised as a shopping train. I know for sure that it’s not a real basset though as a basset just... It was a relief to look out of the hotel window this morning and see the true potential of Shanghai’s skyline. Little did I know at that point how dizzy this skyline would make me feel. Even with my feet planted firmly on the ground I spent most of the day... 您好 or in plain English - “nÃn hÇŽo”. Yes, the first leg of our journey North is over. We’ve arrived in Shanghai where we’ll be exploring for a few days before moving on to the main event of our trip away. There is really only one way... Instead of the usual killing time at the airport the powers of technology are letting me send my final blog before I head north. Phew what a roller coaster week it’s been. I woke in the middle of the night convinced I could hear basset squeaking. This was... 