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Panda”moan”ium
[slideshow] The Shaanxi Province Rare Animal Breeding Centre, two hours outside of Xi’an, offered an excellent opportunity to see pandas in their natural habitat…or so we thought! Leaving the hostel at 7.30am we joined another fifteen or so bleary eyed, yet eager, travellers on a cramped coach. There was even an overspill car laid on…
It’s good but it’s not right
Roy Walker’s classic quiz show catchphrase “It’s good but its not right” from the classic ‘80’s TV show of the same name, gets a regular outing in Asia, particularly China. From the “Spoony” shoulder bag of the loveable, black and white cartoon dog and “Boos” the well-known men’s aftershave, to the comedy translations found on…
Breathtaking Lake Baikal
[slideshow]Arriving at a bustling Irkutsk station at 10.45am we were ready for a decent breakfast (which did not consist of noodles), a healthy dose of fresh air and a good wash! Met at the platform by an enthusiastic “Costa”, who was to be our guide for the next few days, we marched across the crowded…
Enough to make me sweat…
Despite being in central Shanghai – one of the most cosmopolitan and forward focussed metropolises in the world, finding basic toiletries such as deodorant was somewhat of a challenge. Antiperspirant, it seems, is not a common item in Shanghai, even in the most Western of stores. Having searched every supermarket, Seven Eleven and Family Mart in…
Ger-rrrrreat! (Part 2)
The food came as a bit of a surprise – it wasn’t included in the trip and we were told we didn’t need to bring supplies, so we did pay over the odds for a range of meat and lard dishes in various guises. The descriptively titled first meal of ‘meat noodle soup’ was revolting…
From St Ann’s to St Petersburg
After a very smooth transit on the luxury National Express coach to Heathrow, an overnight stay in the very nearby and reasonable Thistle London then the hotel hoppa to terminal 5, I arrived in St Petersburg three and a half flying hours later at the start of rush hour. And, without wanting to sound like a self obsessed…
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