Archive: April 2008


  • China

    Home Sweet Home in Beijing

    Apr 29, 2008 | Permalink | Comment?

    I’ve been in Beijing now for a few days and I have to be honest that, due to the discovery of giant beers for less than a buck and a really fun hostel, I have probably spent more time hungover than being productive.
    But I have managed to get a few things done in the five [...]

  • China

    Touch Down in China

    Apr 24, 2008 | Permalink | Comment?

    I’m in Beijing! I arrived late last night. I had no idea how I was getting from the airport to my hotel or even where in the city the hotel is located but as we were coming in for a landing I had that same feeling I had when I was heading nowhere on a [...]

  • Hong Kong

    Hunt for a Chinese Visa

    Apr 23, 2008 | Permalink | Comment?

    Hong Kong was pretty uneventful for me. I only really stopped off here because it’s meant to be one of the easiest and quickest places to get a Chinese visa. So I booked in for three nights into a very dodgy hostel and went to work trying to get China to let me in.
    There seem [...]

  • Malaysia

    Hiking Report: Cameron Highlands

    Apr 15, 2008 | Permalink | Comment?

    Hiking for me has never been an enjoyable experience. It’s just a thing I feel like I need to do along the way so I don’t feel lazy. The reality of it is that hiking is a test of whether of not I can drag my unfit arse up a mountain or across a field [...]

  • Bangladesh

    See You Next Time Hands On

    Apr 11, 2008 | Permalink | 2 Comments

    Welcome to Bangladesh,
    welcome to Hands On Rayenda.
    Don’t think we love you any less,
    ’cause you got here so late in the calender.
    We’ve all travelled very far,
    now we’re screaming ‘buji na’.
    ‘Buji naaaa’
    (Courtesy of Alan)
    My time with Hands On at Project Rayenda is up and I’m sad to be leaving but really happy to have discovered this organisation [...]

  • Bangladesh

    The Culinary Delights of Bangladesh

    Apr 02, 2008 | Permalink | Comment?

    I’ve been here in Rayenda for about six weeks now and have been forced into a diet heavy in Bangladeshi fare and very light in anything I would recognise or know the name of. Fortunately, I’ve had plenty of time for my taste buds to adapt and I think I may have even found a [...]