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Yangshuo

Posted on 26/04/2008 by haonowshaokao

The journey to Yangshuo was all too familiar – the same uncomfortable hard-sleeper where they locked all the toilets at midnight, the same unwelcome 7am arrival in Guilin and the all-too-familiar bus to the town itself. Last time I did … Continue reading →

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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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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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Brighton

Posted on 23/06/2007 by haonowshaokao

I spent last weekend down in Brighton. Much like everything else in the UK it’s been nearly two years since I was there. Getting down there was easy, but tiresome. The Megabus was as cheap and easy to book and … Continue reading →

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Posted on 18/06/2007 by haonowshaokao

I’ve been back in England a few weeks now, and the novelty of being here is already starting to fade into memory. I’d been away for 21 months, traveled to 21 countries via 16 buses, 31 trains, 7 boats and … Continue reading →

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Poland – Warsaw and Wroclaw.

Posted on 22/05/2007 by haonowshaokao

With the Baltics over so quickly I found myself with 5 days in hand to visit Poland. The first was taken up almost entirely by a ridiculously lengthy bus journey from Vilnius to Warsaw. I suspect that we must’ve had … Continue reading →

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Baltic States

Posted on 19/05/2007 by haonowshaokao

I left Helsinki on a boat and in a rush. The plan had been to get to Prague by Mayday, a date that had been revised to first the 5th, then the 10th. With my flight out scheduled for the … Continue reading →

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