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Casino central
We caught the ferry from Kowloon to Macau. The ferry terminals are unusual in that they are more like an airport, with a check-in desk, baggage counter and waiting areas at 'berths'. 1hr 20 minutes later we had arrived. We stayed in a very nice hotel, called the Royal, with a great Portuguese bakery and all the facilities you would pay a lot more …
Viewing the Presidential Election from China
... was begun by Chinese college students in the 1990s as a version of Valentine's Day for people without romantic partners. The date of the holiday, 11.11, represents four singles. Single, young people treat each other to dinner, go on blind dates or give gifts to "woo" that special someone (and therefore end their single status). See photos of the holiday here, my favorite photos are #2 and #4. Hover your mouse over the photos to read the captions at ...
Take a Wok on the wildside
... serving the famous ‘Peking Duck’, as we walked, I listened to the plaintive calls of the Chinese stallholders, intermingled with retching sounds coming from Dan, he doesn't do well with insects on sticks.
However, as we drew towards the end, the foods became less extreme, I found a Duck stall, and Dan’s eyes were drawn towards some steamed crab, and also some Dan Dan Noodles. In the end, we opted for a Duck Wrap which ...
Badgered in Beijing
... days before in Beijing, but you wouldn't know it. It was so hot that even the worst floods had evaporated away quickly. I was immediately pouring with sweat and uncomfortable with my backpack and daypack on, and still wearing the fleece I had on the air conditioned train. The taxi drivers were very insistent, some of them even tried to grab me, and I thought this was going to be St Petersburg all over again, but I shrugged them off and queued for a metro ...
Road to Beijing\meeting omri
... the bus,me, two other Israeli guys and a Japanese guy. It took them forever to pass the Laos-China border (I used my german passport so no hassle there, thank you very much), the Chinese police questioned them for a while although neither party had any grasp of English so it was pretty funny. At one point the Chinese officials asked what this is so called "Ben Gurion" (airport) and one of the Israeli guys started a speech about Israel’s first prime minister and ...