Taxi drivers in Japan can work exceedingly long hours – and its not uncommon to find drivers asleep on the reclined seat, with the engine/heating/air-con …
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There is but one time in China – 8am is, well, 8am from Beijing to Urumqi and beyond. despite spanning the geographic equivalent of several …
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Stop for tea at a road-side restaurant – the sugar is about 9 times the volume of a ‘regular’ lump. The driver takes two, enough …
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“Broadcast time is 1900 minutes” and DVD-9 quality, apparently. 16 DVDs on one disk – from Pirates of the Carribbean, Spiderman & Taxi varients plus Ong …
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Every inside surface of the taxi carpeted, except for the floor.
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Key ring board for Helsinki’s Yrjonkatu swimming pool and sauna includes a minature clocks to mark the entry time for each pool goer – anyone …
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A stopover in Chengdu to round off this Chinese leg of my journey starts out innocently enough propping up, and playing go with the regulars …
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Last night’s taxi driver takes an interest in my ‘pod and we end up nudging up to one another on his front seat, each taking …
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Cairo is one of the worlds noisier cities – from the constant stream of honking cars, the mosques calling worshippers to prayer, TV’s blaring out …
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The team ships out tomorrow, Tehran Khomeini via Doha. So much to learn about in a new culture, especially one so much in the …
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