Laemset Inn Asia » Thailand » Ko Samui By randomk July 20th 2007 I know Ko Samui is over covered, over developed and probably over as a destination of value in many people's minds but i just wanted to share a slice of it thats pretty idylic, even if it is a hotel/resort. Down on the south coast there is a beautiful little hotel/resort/village called the Laemset Inn, lon g known to th [View Full Entry]

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There seems to be a bit of confusion about Ping An/Long Sheng/Longji, at least in my mind. I was'nt truly sure about where i was when i was viewing the rice terraces....was I in Ping An still? Was this Longsheng or was it Longji I was looking at? No signposts that i could see, no big maps in the hotel, maybe i just wasnt looking hard enough. Anyway, it harldy seems to matter to me now, it was all stunning. After 3 hours on the road straight from the airport at Guilin, we were not expecting a 20 minute hike at [View Full Entry]

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I have been taking photographs since the early 1970's but have always been a little lazy when it comes to technical know-how. Last year though, i began using a Nikon D70 as my work camera. After a while I began to play with the shutter speed and aperture settings just to see what happened. Now, I have bought my own Digital SLR and intend to use it as a tool to help me get to know China a little better. Tomorrow I go to Qing Dao, next week on to Guilin, Hong Kong and then further afield to Thailand. Today i [View Full Entry]

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Visitors to Beijing will quite understandably high-tail their way to the major sites of interests as soon as they get off the plane. The Forbidden City, Tiananmen Square, Temple of Heaven and the Great Wall and so on. These places, whilst spectacular and popular will only give you a certain perspective on this immense and complex city. In the meantime, like in any metropolis, life carries on unabashed and uncensored. In the hutongs (alleyways) and suburbs, ordinary people go about their ordinary lives in happy seclusion. Shunyi County, approximately 17km NNE of Beijing proper is unremarkable i [View Full Entry]

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