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Fly Away With Me: January 2011
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Fly Away With Me. Sunday, 16 January 2011. The train ride home from Harbin was relatively uneventful and we arrived back in Beijing at about midnight. This time we're staying at Leo Hostel. Just down the road from the last place, still near Tianamen Square. We didn't do much sightseeing during the first 3 days in Beijing, so this time we're doing a bit of running around. How stunning is that? Apparently not, he's in a glass case surrounded by glass walls with 2 guards. Shame Maybe next time. It always am...
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Fly Away With Me: Peking Duck
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Fly Away With Me. Monday, 10 January 2011. So, after rolling around in bed until 11:30am, Sara and I decided that we should get some ‘breakfast’. I played the role of reluctant tourist and ordered an English breakfast, whilst Sara went for a more traditional stir-fried egg and tomato. All items had a little section of plate all to themselves. It was also delicious, though I could have done with a bigger sausage! After breakfast we ventured out to the Silk Market. Floors connected by escalators. Sustenanc...
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Fly Away With Me: November 2009
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Fly Away With Me. Thursday, 5 November 2009. Barcelona Day 3 - Beaches, Guinness and SILENCE PLEASE! I haven't described our accomodation yet. We stayed in 'apartments', which basically means that we had our own bedroom, but that the kitchen, toilets, showers and dining room were shared. Can't be beaten on price, and the toilets and showers were never being used when we needed them. This morning in particular we were woken by a very loud conversation between 2 50-something Scottish ladies who clearly did...
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Fly Away With Me: Brrrrrrr....just, brrrrrrrrrrrrr
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Fly Away With Me. Friday, 14 January 2011. Brrrrrrr.just, brrrrrrrrrrrrr. The train taking us to Harbin was a 10 hour sleeper train, soft seats, so upon arriving at Beijing Train Station we wandered over to the posh waiting room.where we sat on the floor. Later, seeing Sara and I sat on the cold marble floor, she dragged over some empty seats for us to sit on, and then chose to perch on her little stool near us when she had her teabreak. She took us under her wing and made sure she let us know when o...
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Fly Away With Me: March 2010
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Fly Away With Me. Tuesday, 30 March 2010. I've been doing a bit of research into natural mosquito repellents. Initially I was happy to go along with the DEET, it seems to be most peoples recommendation when it comes to keeping beasties at bay. Oh and don't use it in or near water because it MAY be toxic to some aquatic animals. Ohand, you know.wash it off when you don't need it.it's nasty stuff. Here are some of the more sensible suggestions:. Some people say that they've tried it and it doesn't work at ...
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Fly Away With Me: January 2010
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Fly Away With Me. Saturday, 23 January 2010. Day 4 - Golden arches, Gaudi and Disappointment! Lay in today, until 10am anyway, that's quite a lay in for us. The Scottish ladies had snuck around extra quietly in the kitchen to avoid a nasty Nicki emerging to confront them! It was there that it called to us.like a siren. Dos McPollastre por favoure. For shame, Starbucks, Haagen Daas and now this. On 7th June 1926 Gaudi was knocked over by a tram. His ragged appearance meant that no cabs would stop for ...
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Fly Away With Me: June 2010
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Fly Away With Me. Wednesday, 16 June 2010. I'm chillaxing (cringe) in Jakarta for a few days. And when I say chillaxing (cringe) I mean it. I bought 2 books yesterday, I've finished one and I'm halfway through the second. I think I'll be taking them back to swap tomorrow. Sue Grafton, check out her 'Alphabet' series.awesome stuff. I'll be hopping on a plane tomorrow evening and heading to Sydney Oz, where I'll be seeing my lovely Linda for the first time in 6 months. Hullo Lindar! Tuesday, 15 June 2010.
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Fly Away With Me: April 2010
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Fly Away With Me. Thursday, 29 April 2010. This place deserves a blog post of its own. Vietnam is truely mental. It's perturbing just how adaptable we are, how quickly we get used to some kind of craziness being the norm. Being submerged in Hanoi I barely notice it anymore, but stepping back from it. If any of you have been here before you will of course realise that I'm talking about the traffic. Driving Rules in Vietnam:. 1) Tear up the rule book. 6) Pavements are to be used as a handy thoroughfare whe...
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Fly Away With Me: Ice Ice Baby.....have I used that title before?
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Fly Away With Me. Saturday, 15 January 2011. Ice Ice Baby.have I used that title before? Today is the day that we visit Harbins 27th annual Snow and Ice Festival! We were training home the next day, so we decided to hit up the snow sculptures in the morning with the light, and then visit the Snow and Ice World in the evening with the hostel, saving us the inevitable getting-the-wrong-bus-and-freezing-to-death scenario that would be involved in transporting ourselves. Sara prepares for -30! Apparently thi...
