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Category Archives: Travel
Old Portsmouth and Gunwharf
Photographs taken around Gunwharf and Old Portsmouth in October. While certain others are shopping I like to wander around the city in the immediate area of Gunwharf. Inside Gunwharf itself are many original dock buildings dating back to the c18. … Continue reading
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Tagged architecture, georgian buildings, gunwharf, maritime city, old portsmouth, portsmouth cathedral, spice island
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Ai Weiwei on Beijing’s Nightmare City
Having just been, I found this piece on Beijing by Ai Weiwei very interesting: Beijing is two cities. One is of power and of money. People don’t care who their neighbors are; they don’t trust you. The other city is … Continue reading
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Forbidden City and Beihai Park
4/9 Slept until gone 0900 – what a treat after the broken up nights. Breakfasted at 10 (great omelette chef at the hotel) and then out into Beijing. Took the subway Line 10 south for a few stations, then onto … Continue reading
A Meeting with the Krishnamurti Chinese Committee
3/9 A public day at the fair, but still not very busy at all. We had a good couple of meetings with existing publishers looking for new titles and were able to offer appropriate titles to their previous publications and … Continue reading
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Van Gogh vs China
2/9 A rather uneventful day at the book fair, although successful meetings with publishers. Also took some time to wander around the place and check out the exhibitor’s stands. Van Gogh prints at the Netherlands area and the ultra modern … Continue reading
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Second Day At the Book Fair
1/9 It rained overnight and cleared the air. The megasmog has gone… into the ground I guess… and a welcome breeze on stepping out of the hotel this morning. Slept soundly, all the way through from 2230 until 0730. Felt … Continue reading
First Day of the Beijing Book Fair
31/8/10 First day at the bookfair. We were among the less organised of the exhibitors, most people having registered and set up their stands yesterday. We arrived at around 10am and were not allowed past security as we didn’t have … Continue reading
Travel and Arrival in Beijing
29/30 August. Getting here and arrival in Beijing At 1130 I left Brockwood, Jerome giving me a lift to Heathrow. We went the Odiham route, quaint Englishness, nothing like what was ahead, and got to Terminal Five in an hour … Continue reading
Weekend Walk 29 – Winchester to Eastleigh – The Itchen Way
Last Sunday I walked from the City Mill in Winchester along the c17 Itchen Navigation as far as Eastleigh. Passing Wharf Hill, St Catherine’s Hill, Twyford Down, Twyford, Shawford, Bambridge and Highbridge, and many locks, hundreds of years old. This … Continue reading
Weekend Walk 27 – Cheriton to Alresford – Itchen Way
After (most of) the South Downs Way and the Hangers Way, I’ve chosen the Itchen Way for my next long distance path. Yesterday we walked a short stage, from the source of the river south of Cheriton, to the southern … Continue reading
110305 & 6
The weekend of my brother Martin’s stag do. I drove down to Southsea early on Saturday morning, dressed in the manner of a country gent. Sort of. Arriving at Tristan’s at 0650, everyone ready, Martin in his military fancy dress, … Continue reading
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Meanwhile, another 1990s morning train commute. Observe ESP Precautions.
Four boys going to school, one of them in DMs. “Boxing Day’s a Thursday isn’t it?” Talking about Christmas presents and polar bears. It’s getting lighter outside but today is going to be one of those days that never really … Continue reading
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Meanwhile, back in 1997, on the train to work
The next morning, a long long time later. I walk to the front of the train looking for an empty four-seater section but no joy and I sit opposite a tired-looking man in a suit. He has dark putty arcs … Continue reading
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Meanwhile, back in 1997, on the train home
We want to escape from suffering as fast and thoroughly as possible. Therefore pleasure is demanded. On the train after a normal day at work with the telephone, the brokers, the accounts and the incessant chat about shopping and television. … Continue reading
6 Jan 2011
The first full day of the Yewfield retreat. The daily schedule: 0800 Silent meeting 0830 Breakfast 0915 Cleaning 0945 Krishnamurti video 1100 Hiking 1300 Lunch 1500 Silent meeting 1530 Dialogue 1700 Cooking for some 1930 Supper The hike was very … Continue reading
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5 Jan 2011
When the room is stale, you open a window and let the clean air in. The lungs get stale too. After a night’s sleep the air at the base of the lungs is rather old and needs refreshing. The complete … Continue reading
Weekend Walk 22 – East Worldham, Hampshire
A circular from the village of East Worldham, past King John’s Hill along the Hangers Way through park and woodland to Hartley Mauditt, then north to West Worldham and along Warners Hanger to the start.
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Weekend Walk 20 – Pycombe to Woodingdean
Unlike the WNW-ESE direction of the previous South Downs Way walks, this one took a turn south half way through, roaming over the downs towards the ridge between Brighton and Lewes. The walk took in the Clayton Windmills, Ditchling Beacon, … Continue reading
Weekend Walk 18 – Steyning to Pyecombe
Deep into West Sussex, the 100 mile walk continued on Saturday. From Steyning, back west to pick up the trail then across the Adur valley to Truleigh Hill. Along the ridge past Fulking to Devil’s Dyke, major tourist attraction. Down … Continue reading
Weekend Walk 17 – Amberley to Steyning (South Downs Way)
The ninth stage of my South Downs Way adventure, picking it up after a break over summer. Up to the downs from Amberley, the half way point, with amazing views to the north and south, to Chanctonbury Ring and the … Continue reading
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Tagged amberley, Hike, south downs way, steyning, walk
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