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Chinatown feels like I’m in the back streets of Shanghai again. But it’s definitely a foodie trip to Kuala Lumpur that I’m on. The little shops are crammed into impossibly small places, and the fish market has stacks of any…
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“Here in Kuala Lumpur we only really eat one meal a day” my heart rate has suddenly gone up massively as our guide, Dani, has spoken. I’m not one to panic, I take most things in my stride, but being…
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I’ve landed in Kuala Lumpur. It’s early evening, the sun’s just setting and it’s 31 degrees. It takes me less than an evening to realise why people fall in love with South East Asia. Endless sunshine, temperatures that don’t seem to…
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I aways new my time in Hong Kong would be limited, so could I really justify taking a day out of that time? Well, for a day trip to Macau it seemed like a good idea. In the end, well,…
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Landing in Hong Kong is an experience. You know you’re coming in to land, you know there are mere seconds left in the air, but the descent is over water. And you’re still over water. Which is far closer to…
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Sitting on the wall outside a hotel I’m not staying at when it’s 6:30am and -8ºC. That is when you start to question your choices. You suddenly start to wonder whether it’s all that impressive, if it will be worth…
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I don’t know about you, but the Beijing Olympics came at just the right time to intrigue me about Beijing. It looked strange, mysterious; a combination of this world and a mythical one filled with dragons and temples. I guess I’ve…
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How does the metro system cope? The Shanghai Metro seems to be utterly packed, regardless of the time of day. My big bag certainly isn’t drawing welcoming looks - that is until my hood slips and my dirty blond hair (for…
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Packing in Beijing feels odd. It’s the end of my time on the Chinese Mainland, and it’s both a good and a bad feeling. I’ve had an amazing time here and in Shanghai - I’ve seen the glittering lights of…
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