Thoughts from Hangzhou

G’day from Hangzhou – and wishing you also a very happy new year.  We kicked off the year 2010 in style even though Chinese new year doesn’t start until February.  Our early 2010 celebrations started by winning a round of drinks at a trivia comp, followed by a romp in a multicultural nightclub and then […]

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Exploring Shanghai

Hi Everyone, We landed safely in Shanghai on Monday and are now in Hangzhou.  Here are some photos from Shanghai – we’ve lots more of course – but some highlights. The first photo is the view from Jin Mao Tower’s 88th floor observation deck.  The view is of the famous Oriental Pearl Television Station Tower.  […]

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Goodbye from HangZhou

Well, we are on the eve of my departure.  I’ve a very early (and likely cold) start to 21 hours (or more) of travel starting tomorrow morning at 6am local time.  My transit takes me via bus to Shanghai, then via plane to Seoul, with a 5.5. hour stop over before another 10.5 hours to […]

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