Beihai is nice. Besides the beach there's also a fishing harbour and a nice old town with colonial buildings....
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I’m an English guy living in Hong Kong. I have travelled to over 50 countries in Europe, North Africa, the Middle East, Central Asia, East and Southeast Asia. Top five places: Greece, Egypt, Morocco, Tibet and Thailand.Recent activity
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replied to a Thorn Tree thread called 7 days in southern China...where to go? in the Asia - North-East Asia Branch
5 months ago -
replied to a Thorn Tree thread called Zhuihai-Pearl Islands in the Asia - North-East Asia Branch
It is a bit difficult. Ferries go from Zhuhai to a lot of the islands, e.g. Dongao and Guishan, but you have to study the schedules...
5 months ago -
replied to a Thorn Tree thread called staying overnight on the wall in the Asia - North-East Asia Branch
I stayed overnight on the wall but didn't pay anyone to do it... I just found a quiet section and pitched my tent.
12 months ago -
replied to a Thorn Tree thread called Books taking place in Hong Kong in the Asia - North-East Asia Branch
Sooner the better, obviously :D
over 1 year ago -
replied to a Thorn Tree thread called Mandarin vs. Cantonese in the Speaking in Tongues Branch
I was at the protests in Guangzhou last Sunday against the government's attempts to remove Cantonese from television broadcasts and replace...
over 1 year ago -
replied to a Thorn Tree thread called Feilai and Feixia temples, near Qingyuan, Guangdong in the Asia - North-East Asia Branch
Probably yes. But I think it may be hard to get back in time -- it's a fair distance from GZ. So you may be better off staying the night in...
over 1 year ago -
replied to a Thorn Tree thread called Books taking place in Hong Kong in the Asia - North-East Asia Branch
If I might point to the one in my signature, that's a classic Hong Kong tale -- King Hui: The Man Who Owned All the Opium in Hong Kong
over 1 year ago -
replied to a Thorn Tree thread called Second-Hand Bookstore in Hong Kong? in the Asia - North-East Asia Branch
Yes, the Book Attic is good....
over 1 year ago -
replied to a Thorn Tree thread called Chinglish signs in the Asia - North-East Asia Branch
I have one here: Chinglish in the mountains (http://www.blacksmithbooks.com/blog/?p=528)
over 2 years ago
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