November 2007
22 posts
The Great Firewall
It seems the Chinese authorities didn’t like my humble little blog, so there will be no more updates for the foreseeable future. I may be able to continue posting more stuff here - but who knows? Update Feb 9th 2008: I’ve just popped out into Thailand after a 2700km bike ride through Yunnan. I had intended poking around Guizhou province too, but China’s worst winter in 100 years...
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The Great Leap Backward? →
Another good article about the environmental price China is paying for its economic development.
I’m growing my hair out again, seven years after shaving it off prior to cycling through Pakistan and Tibet. I’m about three months away from being able to tie it back in a ponytail but, after reading this article, I think I may be getting my hair elastic sent out from the UK…
Rules of the road
Yeah, yeah, I know I’m always banging on about the driving here….the following is copied from an article by Fintan O’Toole: ————————————————————— For the benefit of intending travellers, here are some Chinese rules of the road: 1. Driving is like making...
Strike three
Today saw a 66km ride out to a reservoir in the hills east of the city, pleasant enough despite the usual near death experiences involving the local buses. Three accidents spotted today, unusual even for Urumqi. The first was just down the road from where I live; standard fare, a minibus with its wing and lights scattered all over the road: The second must have only just happened, as it...
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Following on from this July post, here’s a...
Money can’t buy you happiness, apparently;...
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The Three Gorges Project: a 9min 14sec BBC Newspod...
This is an interesting eight minute audio clip cut...
