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Dutch season in the land of the Zhuang

I woke early and left Guilin for my next destination by bus.  Two buses in fact.  I lucked out with the first one for Longshen, catching it a couple of minutes before it departed from Guilin station.  Less than two hours, I  changed at Longshen for a smaller bus to Ping An rice terraces.  It […]

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First day but already blase

I woke to a cool grey day.  Maybe even brown.  Very often the sky in China is brown due to pollution, desert dust or whatever other reason. I only have today at Guilin and wanted to take in the various sights.  First up, I climbed up to Solitary Beauty Peak.  The Peak is one of […]

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Strange introduction

Kim and I spent the morning in Hong Kong looking for his model car shops.  Nothing opens till about 1100 so it was fruitless.  After a nice buffet lunch at his hotel, I left some of my luggage at the hotel reception and made my way to the airport for my 1 hour plus flight […]

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Eating with friends

Our flight arrived into Hong Kong slightly after 0600 and it was about 0800 by the time we go to the Novotel in Wanchai.  We showered and slept till 1100 when I rang Rosalind, a friend from school for our catch-up arrangements. Rosalind and another school friend, Mary turned up and we walked a few […]

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Final sightseeing

It’s quite an irony that I had been learning Thai massage at Wat Pho Thai Traditional Medicine School but hadn’t actually visited the wat this trip.   Since we had some time before check-out and the evening departure, I thought it would be good to go along with Mum and step-dad. Text continues after this gallery. […]

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Shopping day

I’m truly not a shopper but when in Bangkok, I feel like I should make an effort.  There are good bargains to be had and it makes the day more interesting for my oldies.  After breakfast we took a taxi to Jatujak Market. After a while, the oldies rested and had lunch.  I continued looking […]

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Passing with flying colours

Above:  Splashing water on the streets is part of the Songkran tradition. Today is Songkran or Thai New Year.  Despite the auspicious day, our Thai massage course and exam is proceeding normally.  It was with some surprise that I got to school dry and not drenched by merry-makers as per the Songkran tradition. Our instructional […]

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Thai Massage school

Above:  Thai massage class in progress. Despite the huge time difference between Morocco and Thailand, I woke up at 0630 and had breakfast. I took a taxi to Wat Pho.  I continued to have difficulty finding the registration centre and had to pay for internet to actually locate the place. The five day Traditional Thai […]

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Overnight in Dubai

Leaving Yemen Today I fly to Dubai for a nightstop before continuing to Morocco tomorrow.  Mohammad, the school driver knocked on my door at 0650 rather than the agreed 0730.  I hadn’t been awake very long and hurriedly prepared myself.  We left at 0700 and was at the airport some twenty minutes later for check-in. […]

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Last day

It’s my last full day in Sana’a.  It’s sad to say goodbye to Yemen again. It was a social day with some teachers taking students out for lunch at the fish souq.  There was Fabian, and then Omar from Kuala Lumpur.  Talking to Omar, I think he might have been a bit naughty for his […]

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