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Chongqing and Foreigner Street: A Non Theme Park

Chongqing presents: Foreigner Street, featuring a decrepit chairlift, the hint of a bear infestation and a concert where the performers outnumber the audience. Perhaps the strangest place I've ever been to.

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The Road to Heaven Lake

Hidden on the outskirts of Urumqi, Xinjiang is a spectacular lake. The only problem? The myriad of obstacles facing any international tourist who wants to visit.

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Harbin's Ice and Snow Festival

Every year, a dedicated army of workers spend months constructing a city made entirely of thousands of large ice bricks. A spectacular (and temporary) sight!

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The DMZ: the world’s weirdest frontline

The week before my trip to South Korea, a US Senator called North Korea’s Supreme Leader a “crazy fat kid.” There was no better time to visit the frontline of this nuclear-armed school-yard conflict.

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Great Camping on the Great Wall

Apparently, it’s illegal to camp on the Great Wall. So you definitely shouldn’t do it. But if you did, this is how amazing it would be.

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The People’s Court – Not for some people

The inside of a courtroom is probably not a place most travellers want to see, but as a law-junkie, I really wanted to visit a Beijing court.

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The Củ Chi Tunnels, Vietnam

50 years ago, the Củ Chi Tunnels harboured forces that were killing US and Australian troops. Fast-forward to today and Vietnam and these tunnels are tourist hotspot.

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Why China?

When exchange students are deciding where to study, the United Kingdom, the United States and Europe usually top of the list. China rarely cracks a mention. So why am I spending 2017 there?

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Crown Macau – The House Doesn’t Always Win

By Nigel
Note – the matters in this article were current when first written in 2017.

 

In about 2014, Crown spent USD$21 million to make this 1 minute and 30 second television ad featuring one of China’s most popular actors. It ran in mainland China…. for all…

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December 19, 2021
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Fixing the Australia-China relationship: Have a holiday

By Nigel

I want to propose a pathway to a more sustainable and stronger relationship with China: once the pandemic is over, we all need to take a holiday to the Middle Kingdom.

Yes, it might be radical, but hear me out.

Australians’ trust in China has dropped…

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A lawful hijacking

By Nigel

It started with a 5-hour delay and a very pissed off passenger (me). It ended in Malaysian Airlines facing its plane being seized by the bailiff.

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I was flying from Perth to Hong… Read More

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