Hi All,

I came across your site through HUMM. I hope that you might be able to clarify some issues that I have. From what I can see most of you are living in China and so have a different set of problem to me.

I am in Ireland and intend to travel to Syria in April on my own bike. From there I want to get to Nepal through Russia and China. Most information indicates that I cannot travel solo -especially through Tibet and have to have an official guide. The embassy here in Ireland didn't seem to understand that I wanted to travel overland on my own bike and refered me to a China Travel company. Is this the only way to experience Western China?

I would like to spend some time in China experiencing the culture and people and am wondering if it is possible to pick up work -teaching English for example when in China. I suspect that this would have to be arranged in advance and the appropriate documents secured. Any suggestions on how one finds out about jobs and the application process?

Thanks for any help you can provide!

Happy Riding!
Niall