Bangkok Red Shirts
I’ve been thinking about the events of late in Bangkok with the Red Shirt protesters and the Thai government’s military response to them. I spent a few days in Bangkok last September and it turns out where I stayed was pretty much in the middle of where all the shooting has been happening. A few [...]
If you’ve got the money, you can buy anything
For sale: 1 American President. Location: Shanghai, China.
An important message – this time from Taiwan
Some valuable advice from Taroko Gorge yesterday.
In Shanghai
I’m in Shanghai now. This is approximately what I can see out the window of my hotel room. I’m staying on the Pudong side of the Huangpu River, and looking straight over to The Bund. We went for a walk along the Pudong side of the river this afternoon, and then had a look at [...]
Can I have a TV in my bathroom please?
I’m in Beijing now, for the next few days. Checked into the hotel early this morning to shower, change, grab a couple of hours sleep etc, before going out this afternoon to do some tourist stuff, and meet up with one of my Chinese colleagues for some dinner. Normally I have showers, but in this [...]
Beats working
I’m in Kuala Lumpur for work at the moment, till the end of the week, having arrived last Tuesday night. So that means we had the weekend to do some sightseeing. On Sunday, we spent the day at the Kuala Gandah elephant sanctuary, and fed, rode on, and swam with, the elephants. Here’s some of [...]
Back in Beijing
I’m back again Beijing again this week – its becoming my home away from home. This will be the fifth week I’m spending here in since the middle of October. I’m supposed to be back again next month too. I got here last night, about midnight, and started well by leaving my phone in the [...]
Fast enough?
One of the things I did on my unexpected stopover in Shanghai recently was go for a train ride. How would you like it if this were the normal speed for trains? This is on the Maglev train which runs from Shanghai airport to the city – it covers 30km in 8 minutes. You [...]
Street art – Beijing style
This was in Wangfujing, which is the fashionable shopping area in Beijing. Phwoooar!
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