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Author Archives: Olly S
Balancing on the Razor’s Edge
As many people now know I recently left my job to, among other things, open a restaurant here in Beijing. Things have been progressing in a more or less forward direction until today. We were standing in the shell of [...]
Posted in Beijing, Vineyard Cafe
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Chav Arse Regal
On wednesday evening I went to the Chivas Regal “Milan” party. This was one of those events where the funds put in definitely exceeded the taste of those involved. On arrival, all the guests walked up a red carpet complete [...]
Posted in Beijing
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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 last being rewarded with some perks. This [...]
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The Long Way Round
Ben drove up from Somerset on Friday to take visit and take a break from his law studies. On Saturday we went for a walk though the Winkworth Arboretum just above my parent’s house which was looking amazing since the [...]
Posted in England, THorncombe Street
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Foot on the brake but the wheels still turn….
A few on friday, a few more on sunday, one last night. I see it is very much an organic process. I’m chiselling away at those irresistible urges one day at a time….
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“What harm could one do?”
Okay, I actually smoked 3 cigarettes last night in a moment of weakness…
What can I say?
The truth is it is very hard to resist when surrounded by chain smokers. Blame delegation in action….
However the guilt today has hardened my resolve [...]
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Quitter
I woke up on tuesday morning with the usual part-ashtray feeling and decided enough was enough. I cleared the house of empty fag boxes, dumped the ashtrays at the back of a cupboard and hid all the lighters in a [...]
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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 Chinese New Year we flew down and met them for a [...]
Posted in Photos, Sailing, Travel
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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! Skiing in Beijing is a far cry from the Alps [...]
Posted in Beijing, China, Skiing
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Beijing Third Ring Road Collapses
A sewage pipeline leak in the early hours of yesterday morning in Beijing caused an eastern section of the city’s Third Ring Road to cave in, creating a hole 20 metres long, 10 metres wide and 10 metres deep. “Filthy [...]
Posted in Beijing, China
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