Pressure Sprayer He was "Tarzan", the 1980s cabinet minister who was regularly interviewed in a flak jacket, oversaw unprecedented urban regeneration following Liverpool's Toxteth riots and dramatically resigned from Thatcher's cabinet over the Westland helicopter affair. So what could Lord Michael Heseltine, chairman of the Haymarket publishing...

Had a full weekend planned for Beijing. Took Friday off of work and took the train. The Train ride was by far the most fun i have had traveling in a long time. No waiting in long lines, no security, no delays, it was nice. The Train was also set up like an airplane in the seating arrangements. In Beijing we finally found our hotel, dropped the b...

Ola Finalmente conseguimos ter net (e tempo) para por qualquer coisa no Blog..! Saimos de Lisboa e viajamos para Helsinquia, onde tivemos direito a 5 horas de espera pelo voo com rumo a Pequim. Aterramos em Pequim por volta das 09:00 h da manha de segunda e seguimos de autocarro para o centro da cidade (deixou-nos perto do Palacio do Imperador)....

Our last full day in China was a rather boring affair, with us spending most of the day inside our hotel room trying to recover from our respective colds.  But in the afternoon we did venture out to some shops.  For the evening entertainment we did do something a little more exciting, when we attended a Chinese Acrobatics show.  I...

Grote Muur bezocht. Wat een helse belevenis. De wandeling duurt normaal een 4-tal uur en er was ons aangeraden vroeg te beginnen omdat het rond de middag niet uit te houden is door de hitte. Dus al om 6u vertrokken uit het hotel zonder een deftig ontbijt achter de kiezen te hebben. De rit naar Jingsangling duurt normaal ongeveer een uur maar doo...

The English used in China Airways's magazine is like flowery poetry conceived by a semi intelligble lunatic They are trying to sell houses between 10,000 sq feet and 65,000 sq feet in the magazine - who can afford a 65k sq ft house, but can't afford a private plane? Quarantine line Hostel guy never shows up at the airport ATMs not pleased with m...