June 15th, 2010 | by admin | published in latest posts, on the road
My memories of Shanghai always involved traffic jams and general difficulties in getting around on the city’s only jam packed subway line.
How things have changed! The Shanghai metro system is now extensive and still expanding providing excellent coverage. This combined with perhaps a few newly constructed roads has resulted in Shanghai being much more manageable.
One [...]
January 4th, 2010 | by admin | published in latest posts, places
Stepping out of Hanoi’s old quarter onto the streets of Saigon is a bit of shock.
Saigon is alive with frantic activity. The streets buzz constantly with steady streams of motorbikes and with Sunday night being one of those “out cruising with the family evenings” you see many of the passers by smiling and [...]
December 22nd, 2009 | by admin | published in latest posts, on the road
The overnight train service running daily between Nanning and Hanoi is very comfortable in Chinese soft sleeper carriages however don’t look forward to getting too much sleep.
Departure from Nanning is currently at 6.45 pm, with arrival in Pingxiang a little after 10pm for Chinese border control formalities which took around 90 minutes. Once this is [...]
December 19th, 2009 | by admin | published in latest posts, things to do & see
I have just been out for a ride on what I hope becomes the latest trend or activity to hit Yangshuo.
The Segway is a green, eco friendly people transporter that is quite novel to ride and perfect for a visitor to get a great intro to the delights of Yangshuo and surrounds.
After I managed to [...]
September 1st, 2009 | by admin | published in latest posts, places
Perhaps one of the most convenient forms of transport in KL for the visitor is the monorail. Most of the “big” things to see are not too far from the conveniently located stations.
It’s cheap, fast, convenient and very easy to navigate.
Perhaps the only problem you will have is actually finding the monorail station [...]
July 29th, 2009 | by admin | published in latest posts, things to do & see
Public transport in Hong Kong is fantastic.
The efficient MTR subway system has never failed me, buses are cheap and easy to navigate and now I am also a confirmed fan of the tram.
Trams on Hong Kong island run along Des Veoux Road and only cost HK$2 (US 0.25c). It’s a flat fare and you [...]
July 27th, 2009 | by admin | published in latest posts, on the road
Getting from downtown Hong Kong to Shenzhen airport has never been easier.
While there are plenty of flights from HK airport to mainland cities, the decision to make the trek over to Shenzhen will save you money. Flights from Shenzhen to cities all over China can be up to 60% cheaper than a flight direct from [...]
July 23rd, 2009 | by admin | published in latest posts, places, things to do & see
Visiting the peak in Hong Kong is one of those “must do” activities.
It has been quite a few years since I ventured up the hill however the purchase of a new camera lens had me braving the crowds to capture my own little piece of stunning HK skyline.
Things have changed. A maze of [...]
June 30th, 2009 | by admin | published in latest posts, on the road
The biggest development in traveling to Yangshuo since the introduction of the express bus years ago, in my opinion, is the opening of the expressway which has reduced travel time from Guilin airport to Yangshuo to just 50 minutes.
The best way for you will be ruled by cash and/or time but your basic choices are: [...]
June 24th, 2009 | by admin | published in latest posts, other stuff
We had seen a lot of rain in the preceding days so the same must have been true in nearby South West Hunan. Driving along the QuShui River we came across a couple of trucks sitting on their sides in the middle of the river. Even stranger was the guy sitting on the waters edge [...]
