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Beautiful Batik

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Batik is one of the arts and crafts most usually associated with South East Asia and Thailand or Malaysia in particular. Many believe that the word has a Malay root and translates as “to write” or “to dot”.   It is…

Posted on March 24th, 2009 under Activites, China, Malaysia, Thailand, Vietnam

Hong Kong Rugby Sevens: Leading the Pack

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March 27th – 29th is now a vital date in the Rugby calendar thanks to the success of the Hong Kong Rugby Sevens Tournament. What’s now considered the world’s premier Rugby Sevens Tournament was born in the boozer!  Well, to…

Posted on February 17th, 2009 under China, Holidays, Sporting Events

Travel round Hong Kong with an Octopus

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Hong Kong subway

Last week I talked about some of Hong Kong’s wider attractions, so I thought it would be useful to tell you about city transport. To navigate around the city, the most useful and convenient type of travel pass is the…

Posted on October 23rd, 2008 under China, Holidays

Getting out and about in Hong Kong

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Hong Kong Star Ferry

Busy, bustling and bursting with things to do, Hong Kong is divided into four sections: Hong Kong Island, Kowloon Peninsula, New Territories, and the outlying islands.

Outside of the central hub of Hong Kong Island, the Kowloon Peninsula has numerous hotels, restaurants,…

Posted on October 23rd, 2008 under China

We found Shangri-La in Shanghai

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Shangri-La hotel Shanghai

After Beijing and before heading out to the quieter Chinese countryside to do some walking, we wanted to spoil ourselves with the buzz and culture of Shanghai, one of Asia’s most rapidly-growing cities, so we booked into the Shangri-La hotel.

Friends…

Posted on August 29th, 2008 under China, Holidays