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Political capital of China

A Close Shave

One of my pet annoyances in life is getting my hair cut. I never…
Architecture, Beijing, China 2nd March 20074th September 2022 Comments 3 1 min read

CNY2007

Saturday night was probably the closest I will ever come to experiencing life in…
Beijing, China 21st February 200715th January 2022 Comments 2 1 min read

Local Colour

One of Beijing’s lesser-known historical attractions are its Hutongs surrounding the Forbidden City which…
Beijing, China, History 16th February 200715th January 2022 Comments 4

Day 13 : Beihai Park

Days 8-12 basically consisted of work work work so I won’t bore you with…
Beijing, China, Travel 14th February 200715th January 2022 Comments 2

Day 7.5 : Ming Tombs

On our way back from the Great Wall we stopped at the Ming Dynasty…
Beijing, China, Travel 11th February 200720th January 2022 Comment 1 1 min read

Day 7 : Great Wall

As if visiting one World Heritage Site in a weekend wasn’t enough on Sunday…
Beijing, China, Travel 10th February 200715th January 2022 Comments 0 1 min read

Day 6 : Forbidden City

There are some things you have to see before you die; this has got…
Beijing, China, Travel 7th February 200715th January 2022 Comment 1 1 min read

Day 4 : Crash & Duck

This morning we were travelling along the expressway (think M25) heading to work and…
Beijing, China, Food, General 5th February 200715th January 2022 Comments 8 1 min read

Day 2 : Lost

So this morning my taxi driver taking me to work got lost. I had…
Beijing, China 31st January 200715th January 2022 Comments 14 1 min read

Day 1 in Beijing

Well I’ve arrived in one piece just about – first impressions: WOW. Beijing is…
Beijing, China, Travel 29th January 200715th January 2022 Comments 5

Goodbye UK (Hello China)

Well it’s been in the pipeline on and off for a good few months…
Beijing, China, London 20th January 200715th January 2022 Comments 5 1 min read

Jarre In China – Forbidden City

Continuing on from yesterdays decidedly Chinese theme I thought I might pass comment on…
Beijing, General, University 20th October 200415th January 2022 Comments 0 1 min read

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