San Bu, Guangdong Province, China

We left Hong Kong by boat and headed to see Frank, a friend we had made in Cesky Krumlov, Czech Republic, back in July. Frank had only just recently got back from finishing his Masters in Edinburgh and so it was great timing. He and his family made us feel so welcome and nothing was too much trouble. It was great because we were able to appreciate first hand the Chinese family way of life, and homemade chinese food. And yes, dog did get served at table (they are farmed for food like pigs here), but I couldn't try it. We had a great day out with some of Frank's family. Frank's Uncle was the man with the connections and he got us in to a couple of (Chinese) tourist areas famous for Diaolou architecture: castle-like-towers that are a mixture of southern chinese and 19-century western european architecture. There were no western tourists here or where Frank lives, so people were definitely staring at us, but we in turn were able to see what a Chinese city was like without the tourists! It was great. *Mush