Hong Kong Photo: Getting Ready

Hong Kong Photo: Getting Ready

Craig Ferguson, a master photographer, recommends getting up early, one of the tips in his new photography ebook. I believe sleep is over-rated.

Recalled to Life

Recalled to Life

What it's been? A couple of months? I'm back. Sort of. Where have I been? Here and there. Everywhere and nowhere.

Swan Song

Swan Song

Things fall apart; the centre cannot hold; The Second Coming, William Butler Yeats

A bit ‘o’ travel and meeting the Infamous Paddy

A bit ‘o’ travel and meeting the Infamous Paddy

Three days in the city I love to hate. Some times I think that Hong Kong is the city where bitter expats go to die, like an elephant graveyard.

A day on Sanmenkou Island, Shenzhen

A day on Sanmenkou Island, Shenzhen

If you're from a large city you can appreciate what Sanmenkou Island in Shenzhen has to offer. Few cars, few people: It's peaceful, quiet, and serene.

Hong Kong Photo: Getting Ready

Hong Kong Photo: Getting Ready

09 February 2010

Craig Ferguson, a master photographer, recommends getting up early, one of the tips in his new photography ebook. I believe sleep is over-rated.

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China Travel: A bus quiz

China Travel: A bus quiz

08 February 2010

You’re waiting for your bus, standing at the side of a Chinese street at 6:30 am. The bus, the first of a day to another city, is 30 minutes late.

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Visaless and undergeared in China

Visaless and undergeared in China

04 February 2010

I am stuck in visa limbo and can't travel to HK to pick up the refurbished 40D. I can't even ask, as The Clash once did, "Should I stay or should I go?"

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Recalled to Life

Recalled to Life

28 January 2010

What it's been? A couple of months? I'm back. Sort of. Where have I been? Here and there. Everywhere and nowhere.

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Posted in Featured, ReflectionsComments (17)

Swan Song

Swan Song

03 November 2009

Things fall apart; the centre cannot hold; The Second Coming, William Butler Yeats

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A bit ‘o’ travel and meeting the Infamous Paddy

A bit ‘o’ travel and meeting the Infamous Paddy

27 October 2009

Three days in the city I love to hate. Some times I think that Hong Kong is the city where bitter expats go to die, like an elephant graveyard.

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Posted in China, Featured, Hong Kong, TravelComments (6)

China Photo: Shopping and Walking

China Photo: Shopping and Walking

22 October 2009

Shopping is a pastime enjoyed by many of China's foreign residents. Clothing, electronics, assorted kitsch items: It's all affordable.

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A day on Sanmenkou Island, Shenzhen

A day on Sanmenkou Island, Shenzhen

21 October 2009

If you're from a large city you can appreciate what Sanmenkou Island in Shenzhen has to offer. Few cars, few people: It's peaceful, quiet, and serene.

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Posted in China, Featured, Shenzhen, TravelComments (15)

Review: How to Make Money with your Travel Blog E-book

Review: How to Make Money with your Travel Blog E-book

20 October 2009

You’re on the road. How do you make money with your travel blog? Matt Kepnes has released an e-book: How to Make Money with your Travel Blog.

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A Day at the Beach: A Teaser

A Day at the Beach: A Teaser

19 October 2009

It's easy to forget that Shenzhen is more than just concrete. It's a sprawling city, the east on the South China Sea.

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Posted in China, Featured, Shenzhen, TravelComments (3)

14 things and a photo

14 things and a photo

13 October 2009

The start of things always sets me back: It use to be the start of a school year or term. So much to do, so little time. Now it's a "real" job.

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Snake: Does it taste like chicken?

Snake: Does it taste like chicken?

08 October 2009

Would does snake taste like? Chicken? Frog, another legendary chicken-flavored meat, does taste somewhat like chicken, I have discovered.

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Posted in China, Cuisine, CultureComments (6)

Changsha: Wenxi Fire Memorial Bell

Changsha: Wenxi Fire Memorial Bell

06 October 2009

With the Japanese at the Changsha city gates, Chiang Kai-shek decided something needed to be done. The Generalissimo decided to burn the entire city.

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Posted in China, Featured, TravelComments (0)

10-3 three-way convergence

10-3 three-way convergence

03 October 2009

October 3, 2009 means three things, a strange convergence of lives, the lunar calendar, and past events.

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Posted in Featured, LifeComments (8)

Happy Mid-Autumn Moon Festival

Happy Mid-Autumn Moon Festival

02 October 2009

Asians around the world are preparing to celebrate Mid-Autumn Festival aka the Moon Festival by eating moon cakes.

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Posted in China, Chinese History, Cuisine, Culture, HumourComments (7)

National Day – China turns 60

National Day – China turns 60

01 October 2009

China will celebrate National Day, or Guoqingjie, October 1. China turns 60.

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Posted in China, Chinese History, Chinese Holidays, Culture, FeaturedComments (5)

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