Photos & Travel
Trips, photographs and places. 27 posts.
2014 – 2026 · no posts
2013 2 posts
Stranded in the Philippines: Exploring Boracay, Puerto Galera, Manila, and Taal Volcano
Stuck in Manila! Emily makes the best of it at the Pearl Manila Hotel pool...
A Birthday Escape to Yangshuo and the Longji Rice Terraces
Yao Minority Woman, Longji Rice Terrraces.
2012 · no posts
2011 1 post
Douglas Adams and the Ship of Theseus
Douglas Adam's always had a remarkably insightful way of looking at the world. One of my favorite quotes, from one of my favorite books where he ponders the…
2010 1 post
Coasteering near Swanage, Dorset
Coasteering on the Jurassic Coast, Dorset for Duncan's Stag weekend. Edited and generally mucked about with by Gav and Olly. We felt the music was suitably…
2007 – 2009 · no posts
2006 3 posts
Perks of the World Traveller
Having been upgraded to Business class on my flight back to the UK two weeks ago, I felt that my years of flying back and forth from China to the UK were at…
Sailing in Thailand over Chinese Year
Only a year after I was last there, I found myself back in Thailand, this time with Robbie and his parents, Bunny and Montsi, on their boat, Effendi. Over…
Skiing at Huaibei
On Saturday a whole group of us drove to the Huabei International Ski resort three hours north of Beijing for a day of burning up and down the longest run!…
2005 19 posts
Thanksgiving
On Sunday I went to a Thanksgiving party at Tom's house put on by Candice. It was a pretty relaxed afair with lots of good food, wine and Charlie spiced…
Trip to Sichuan over National Day Holiday
Last week, over the October holiday, Robbie and I flew to Sichuan for a week, where we met up with his cousin, Roger and girlfriend Eva who were spending a…
Hei Long Tan by Land Rover
After recovering from Mark's birthday, Robbie and myself managed to talk Charles into driving us into the countryside on Sunday so we could escape the city…
Mark Blick's Birthday
On Saturday we headed to Souk by the west gate of Chaoyang park for Mark's Birthday. Dinner, sheesha and then off to Apperitivo for digestifs.
Beijing Pop Festival
This weekend, for the second time this summer, music once again filled Chaoyang Park for the Beijing Pop Festival. Headlining was former Stone Roses…
Batch Adjusting the EXIF Time & Date data in your Digital Photos
Have you ever had the problem of going on holiday to a different time zone, and on your return discovering that you forgot to set your digital camera to the…
Tom VD's Birthday through a Canon F1.4 50mm
On Saturday I spent the afternoon with Tom, St. John and Denise travelling over to the huge camera market in Wu Ke Song in the west of the city. The place…
I.T. UNITED Office Trip to the Coutryside
This weekend my office went on our annual outing which consisted of two days hiking in the mountains three hours west of Beijing.
Sunday Trip to "Intelligence Valley"
On Sunday Ivan, Robbie, Slobodan, Kendall and myself drove out of Beijing in Ivan's Merc and went for lunch at 'The Orchard' restaurant about an hour away from the city. We then drove towards Huairou in search of a place called "Intelligence Valley" which Robbie had heard about.
Mongolian Rug
I bought this beautiful rug in Mongolia which you can see here modeled by Robbie.
Mongolia Trip
Last week, at pretty much the last minute, I decided to jump on a plane and visit my friends Gerlee and Saraa in Mongolia. I guess the place has always had a mysterious appeal and it did not disappoint. It was great fun and it gave me a chance to give my camera a proper test drive on the steppes.
Summer Jam Party at Miyun Reservoir
This weekend Beijing escaped the heat of the city and retreated to Miyun reservoir an hour and a half north of the city for the Summer Jam Party. Here are the photos from the event.
Waterskiing Trip to a reservoir north of Beijing
For those of us who live in Beijing we are constantly looking for new and different things to do at weekends. Thanks to some hard work by Robbie, this…
Friday Lunch at Mediterraneo
Friday Lunch at Mediterraneo with Lincoln and Chris, originally uploaded by Salted Lolly.
Summer Solstice
Summer Solstice Originally uploaded by Salted Lolly.
Trans 2005 Concert in Chao Yang Park
This weekend Beijing was host to the Trans 2005 concert put on as part of the L'Annee France en Chine. From 3pm till 10-30pm on Saturday and Sunday, a selection of French bands and DJs performed on a specially erected stage in the middle of Chao Yang Park in the east of the city.
Hidden Assets in Beijing
Erica flew into town after a 3 year absence. It was great to see you E!
Lightning Strikes Beijing
Lightning Strikes Beijing Originally uploaded by Salted Lolly.
Far and Few: Sailing in Thailand After the Tsunami
Arriving back in to a Beijing blizzard made the last thirteen days sailing in the Andaman sea even harder to leave behind. Post Tsunami, there was…
2004 1 post
Christmas Eve Dog Walk
Well today I decided to start messing around with the Gallery tool, and have uploaded some photos I took this morning. Mum and I took the dogs out for a…