Last night I got a message to tell me that my fight to Taiwan has been cancelled. This has put a bit of a spanner in the works because I was hoping to go to Taiwan to renew my current visa for one last time before I need to go through the process of applying for a new one in the UK. I have a two year visa but every three months I need to leave China get it stamped and then come back in again.

The next problem I have is finding someone to take me back to Australia because many airlines have stopped flying and the ticket prices that I have found so far are about double. When I arrive in Australia I will have to self quarantine apparently which will be a bit of a bugger but it will be good to get away from China for a while.

I’ll be staying in Brisbane for a few weeks and then I’ll have to figure out some accommodation. I would like to go to Sydney but as I don’t have a car anymore it makes things a little difficult getting around Australia, it is very public transport un-friendly. But at least the weather should be cooler and the bushfires will have gone out.