See if you think it is an adventure when you have been cheated and left for homeless, for now, I will stick to my nice flat and salary, thanks v much

You have to build up good relationships with other FT's in China, then, if needs must you always have a spare room to occupy in an emergency and probably somebody to put the word in for you for another job. I have Australian, Canadian, English, Scottish, American friends all over China- saves on hotel bills as well.

Humping the streets, no-fixed-abode, must be murder for you with alternative poster-heads dangling from your already heavy rucksack.

Don't become a prisoner of your own bad experiences and be too afraid to leave that cosy flat.