Category Archives: diary

Beijing to Hong Kong to Zhuhai to Guangzhou

Posted on 11/04/2008 by haonowshaokao

Every one of my trips has a first memorable moment. In ’02 it was sleeping in Birmingham Airport, in ’05 landing in the stunning delta at Faro. Last year it all started in Zhuhai, watching Brandy have her contacts fitted … Continue reading →

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Scorpions

Posted on 02/04/2008 by haonowshaokao

Food – Deep-fried scorpions Location – Wangfujing night market, Beijing I’ve just spent six months in Beijing and trying the weird food at the night market seems to be the done thing, for tourists at least. Locals and resident foreigners … Continue reading →

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Winter in Beijing

Posted on 01/04/2008 by haonowshaokao

Apparently there was a fair bit of snow in China this winter, but you wouldn’t think it living in Beijing. Though the temperature ranged from nippy to sub-zero there wasn’t any more than the briefest of light dustings. It was … Continue reading →

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What I’ve been up to.

Posted on 29/12/2007 by haonowshaokao

2008 is nearly here and I’ve been in Beijing more than three months now, a quarter of a year. Another three months (or perhaps a little more) and I’ll be going again. It’s strange to think of this because it … Continue reading →

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London – Hong Kong – Zhuhai – Guangzhou – Beijing

Posted on 09/11/2007 by haonowshaokao

I’ve been back in China near two months now. It’s been eventful, but largely undramatic, with everything going as planned (though there was only the loosest of plans to start with) with a couple of exceptions. The first minor problem … Continue reading →

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Around the UK Part 2

Posted on 03/10/2007 by haonowshaokao

After a night in Harrow and a light cleaning and ironing of my suit it was time to drive up to Liverpool with mum and stepdad for my cousin’s wedding. The service, while continually upbeat and perfectly enjoyable, was a … Continue reading →

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Around the UK, part one

Posted on 01/10/2007 by haonowshaokao

I had two weeks left in England before my plane left for Hong Kong and way too much to do in such a limited time. Somehow, though, it mainly worked out, though not as expected or hoped for. The first … Continue reading →

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Cesky Krumlov

Posted on 09/09/2007 by haonowshaokao

Krumlov had been in my plans for a couple of months previous to my visit, and a late flake-out from Lara and Carrie changed nothing. As I traveled down there by train it did seem like I could be going … Continue reading →

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Prague

Posted on 30/08/2007 by haonowshaokao

I was planning to spend a few weeks back in Prague before time and money constraints. With time away in Berlin and Krumlov it ended up being just over a week in total, which frankly wasn’t enough, though as always … Continue reading →

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Posted on 26/08/2007 by haonowshaokao

Prague isn’t next-door to Berlin, though it is a lot closer than Luxembourg. After a night in a fairly shitty hotel on an island in the Vltava I took another cheap bus the following afternoon and arrived just after sunset. … Continue reading →

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