Saturday 2nd February 2008 - BEIJING Hi Everyone, Yes I know the blog says Hong Kong, but its the only way I can get this damn Chinese internet cafe PC to take a blog or two. It seems as soon as the map option comes up the damn thing blocks, again I think its the sensorship thing they have going. So until I can work it out, ALL CHINESE blogs will come from Hong Kong....I will try and help, like this one, by putting the Date and actually where I am as a header....

FRIDAY 1st FEBRUARY 2007 - SHANGHAI Hi everyone, Second real day in Shanghai - still freezing and its warmer outside than inside the hotel! honest!!! Finally got out from under the covers and dressed around 11.30 and decioded to venture out, although also now seem to have picked up a flu type virus too....it goes from bad to worse! Well it was sleeting and snowing outside and damn cold too.... what a rubbish day. I went on the metro to the French Concession a...

Hi All... CHINA CRISIS!!!!! (hey that was a name of an 80s band from somewhere like manchester.....one chinky in it..thought they were great myself..remember seeing them in Jersey at the old Pavillion with Mel, my ex wife!) Well it really is a CHINA CRISIS..... If you are not it touch with world events (Good old Jay is!) read Jays bit on the messageboard from BBC World News.... When did I find out?....well I arrived in Hong Kong at 10pm last night from Kuala...

Ha all, Catching up on my blog again....think I am travelling faster than I can find internet cafes! so little update on my new years eve in Hong Kong. Spent the day doing 3 city walks which involved getting on and off the excellent underground system and seeing loads of things like the street markets specialising in clothes, dried fruit, medicines, flowers and even goldfish! Such dramatic differences between the old chineese parts fo the city and the new Busin...

Hello Everyone, Well finally left New Zealand on the 30th December and took a long Cathay Pacific flight to Hong Kong. Left NZ at 9am and arrived at HK at 3pm, but with time differences changing again, I simply am not sure how long the flight was...it felt like 11 hours. Service was brilliant and already pleased all my flights in Asia are with Cathay Pacific. Watch films and ate..the usual.....great funny film..if you havent seen it ..watch it....called "S...