Hong Kong & China
6 posts.
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China – Beijing – The Wall and the finish …
So, we arrived by Bullet train following a 4 hour journey and headed for our final adventure. I have to say, not my best entrance – walking off the station platform and cut up by a passenger clearly on a mission to exit at speed, he changed direction without noticing me, ran over my foot […]
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China – Xian, Luoyang – warriors and batons! …
Following a flight on Hainan Airlines to Xian (pronounced phonetically as ‘shoo warn’), sitting aside a man that persisted in spitting the contents of his phlegmy cough into the sick bag for the whole hour long flight, I was somewhat relieved to disembark! Met by Ben, a young man who waved the sheet displaying our […]
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China – Chengdu … Pandas and a Phoenix!
Landed in Chengdu and were greeted at the airport by the incredibly smiley, bubbly and most enthusiastic, Alina. She shared with us that she has been married one year and is from northern China where there is snow – she loves snowboarding and during the less busy summer season in Chengdu, she is a tour […]
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China – Suzhou to Guilin …trains, planes, boats and cars!
Final day with Troy and drove almost 2 hours to Suzhou, an area renowned for its Chinese gardens (recognised by UNESCO World Heritage). Visiting the Garden of the Master of the Nets and then on to the Humble Administrator’s Garden (12 acres, very humble!), with zigzag walkways, water lilies, bonsai and traditionally styled pavilions, a […]
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China – Shanghai …
So, Thursday – here we are, arrived in Shanghai via the most efficient Cathay Dragon Airlines – again, an incredible inflight service, and met by’ Troy’, our guide for the next 3 days – a really lovely man (he shared with us, he is 33 years old, has a 2 year old daughter and has […]
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Hong Kong – The Start …
Greetings from our first stop, Hong Kong! Following a lovely flight provided by Cathay Pacific (our first time with this airline and I have to say, cabin crew were wonderful; like busy little worker ants, they seamlessly, swiftly and gracefully delivered a first class service throughout the 11 hour flight…). Landed to be greeted between […]