Archive for 'Transport'
National Day & Mid-autumn festival
Tomorrow the Golden Week starts. It’s the National Day 国庆节 tomorrow and on this occasion it’s one week off for most people. During this period, huge quantity of people travel from city to city, to see relatives or to relax and visit some other areas of China. No need to say that it’s really hard [...]
Posted: September 30th, 2006 under China, Food and Beverage, Leisure, Lifestyle, Transport.
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Maglev on fire?
I took the Maglev of Shanghai a couple of months ago when I was catching the flight to Beijing with my cousin. I thought the thing was not as nice as it should be, didn’t go as fast as I the speedometer stated, and the trip was not as smooth as the ad claimed. Basically [...]
Posted: August 12th, 2006 under China, Transport.
Comments: 2
Flights from HK to SH, and SH to BJ
I took a DragonAir plane for the part of the flight from HK to CHina. DragonAir is a HK based company, and it’s more expensive that the Chinese counterparts. Well, the dim sum that I had for late lunch was ok, although 4 pieces are unlikely to satisfy my hunger. The cabin attendants (as the air [...]
Posted: June 10th, 2006 under Transport.
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Flight to China via Hong Kong
I took the plane to HK on Thursday. The plane was full of people and I was surprised to meet a couple of people I know on the same flight, as I wrongly believed they left the island earlier. The Air Mauritius promotion is doing well. I must say that it was a bit strange [...]
Posted: June 10th, 2006 under Transport.
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New passport
I finally got my new passport today. I was a little surprised to see that the number has changed, then I realised these things are numbered as they are created. The new passport model is about the same as the old one. Was a little disappointed. Now I only need to decide on my visa [...]
Posted: May 16th, 2006 under Mauritius, Transport.
Comments: 2