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The End

Posted on December 7, 2009 by swiss james

I’m sat in the airport wearing my heaviest possible clothes with the baggage receipts for 9 (nine) suitcases weighing down the boarding pass. Leaving on a jet plane to old London town (and then Manchester). That’s right- this is the … Continue reading →

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My Olympics

Posted on August 18, 2008 by swiss james

Admittedly, in the past I’ve slagged off the Olympics. They’re just an overgrown sports day, any real sports (Tennis, Boxing, Football) have their own, more important competitions, and for the minority sports: well, there’s a reason no-one normally stays up … Continue reading →

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Olympic medals are for losers

Posted on April 1, 2008 by swiss james

An advert in the new terminal at Pudong Airport Is anyone else sick of hearing about this frigging Olympics already? Yes yes, it’s great that China can put on the world’s biggest Sports day, but when all is said and … Continue reading →

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More about riding a bike in Shanghai

Posted on October 15, 2007 by swiss james

Following the success of renting a couple of bikes in Suzhou, Emma has finally been convinced that this (and not the stupid ‘bus as she has previously insisted) is the only right and proper way to get around Shanghai. Yes … Continue reading →

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Recycling

Posted on April 27, 2007 by swiss james

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Wukang Lu

Posted on April 26, 2007 by swiss james

Saturday morning I awoke a nervous wreck. Hadn’t managed to get a wink of sleep all night because I was worried about the very  critical security situation in my province. Most of you will have already learnt about this from … Continue reading →

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