Evening flag waving Originally uploaded by Big Trippy Nathan. It was a relief to get out of Bangkok, a singularly unimpressive place to me. I wasn’t interested in the smut, I wasn’t out on the beers like the two young welsh lads I met in the youth hostel that made me feel like an old …
My definitive travel tip no.3 – if travelling solo, ensure you have a personal stereo stocked up with several thousand songs, and a good book, at all times. I was about to spend my second night in the hostel on my own, and wasn’t happy about this, but created the situation for myself in the …
I got into Bangkok yesterday, and have mostly been hiding in the hostel since. I’ve not warmed to it, though it’s plenty warm enough. It’s the kind of warmth that forces you to accept that you will be drenched with sweat for your entire stay, and means you can’t apply sunblock to your forehead as …
I’m in PJ Murphy’s, an identikit Irish pub under the Imperial Hotel in Kowloon – aside from all the staff being Asian, you could be anywhere in the world here, but they have Internet access so I can blog while I drink my Guiness and watch the repeat of Tim Henman getting knocked out of …
Surfacing Originally uploaded by Natmandu. …one thing I have learnt so far is that e-mail is a pain in the neck. Hotmail never worked in India so I relied on Gmail, and now Gmail never works in China, so I have to rely on Hotmail – this is a real pain in the neck as …
After a week in Yunnan with Simon, I’m now safely ensconced back in Shanghai at Simon and Charlotte’s place, freshly showered, cup of coffee on the go, with their cleaning lady Ayi buzzing around me. This is a different world from where we’ve been for the last seven days. I’ve been going on about how …
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