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Published: August 10th 2010
During my time in China I had until this point only had weekends to travel. Though with sleeper trains your range can be large - Harbin, Nanjing, Hangzhou, it is nonetheless limited. But a two week holiday really allowed for some exploration further afield, namely the South.
Beijing - Hong Kong
I enjoy long distance train rides far more than is natural, or within fair reason. I’d been secretly ...
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Benji
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Hong Kong
I was in Hong Kong on a family holiday last year. Certainly a nice place but a strange mix of British and Chinese cultures (British road signs!). The light display on the bay is truly stunning, an entire city lit up in time to music. I was disappointed by the lack of cheap electronics :-( but I did get a 1W laser pointer for £7. Crazy powerful. No, Jerry, I haven't changed. We travelled to Singapore afterwards which is a completely different world. What I imagine the British Empire was like in 1800s. Glad to hear of your adventures. Benji