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...

Sunday 27th January 2008 Up late after last nights drinking session, breakfast, cheked out and into Taxi to Phuket airport. Managed to get Lonely planet guide for China as need to swat up on where I know I want to go, butits the transportation links that I have to get right, especially for the week of Chineese New Year when place apparently grinds to a haly and also its so vast, so any train/bud journey is going to take days! Damn Air Asia...after my praising t...

Patong Beach - 26th January 2008 Left Phang Nga on a normal bus to Phuket Town, a 2 hour ride and then into a taxi to Patong beach just for the day. Place is the busiest and most touristy place in Phuket and where all the package holiday makers go to. I tell you when I got there the beach front and all the tourist bars etc ook exactly like Benidorm - Spain. I am ashamed to say I have now been to them both. Well I thought for one day I would drop the ccultural t...