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by Bamboo Grove
Mon Feb 05, 2024 7:45 pm
Forum: On The Road
Topic: Macau
Replies: 64
Views: 8650

Re: Macau

We have presidential elections in Finland and so I went to Hong Kong to vote. After voting, I took the MTR to the Chinese border at Lok Ma Chau. This was said to be a quicker one to cross the border than the old Lo Wu crossing. It was quite good as it only took about 20 minutes for me to cross the c...
by Bamboo Grove
Sat Jan 27, 2024 9:20 am
Forum: Sports Fans
Topic: Premier League 2023-24
Replies: 634
Views: 47860

Re: Premier League 2023-24

You can find the present contracts' expiry times here.

https://www.thisisanfield.com/2023/09/l ... -player-3/
by Bamboo Grove
Fri Jan 26, 2024 7:26 pm
Forum: Sports Fans
Topic: Premier League 2023-24
Replies: 634
Views: 47860

Re: Premier League 2023-24

Klopp to leave Liverpool at the end of the season. After resting, will he go to Real or Bayern? Or somewhere else. Never liked Liverpool (mainly due to their supporters, that I have known, of course one or two exeptions). Will they fall back to the shadows? https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/68104699
by Bamboo Grove
Tue Jan 23, 2024 9:53 am
Forum: On The Road
Topic: Macau
Replies: 64
Views: 8650

Re: Macau

+6 C and raining this morning. Feels like Finland in November. Should slowly start getting warmer now.
by Bamboo Grove
Tue Jan 16, 2024 7:07 am
Forum: Hua Hin & Thailand Golf
Topic: Hua Hin Golf Gossip
Replies: 1218
Views: 233488

Re: Hua Hin Golf Gossip

Announcement/invitation written together with the next of kin🙏 Our beloved friend Kari Matti Männikkö will be laid to rest on Wednesday, January 17, 2024 at the Hua Hin Temple (the temple located behind the Hua Hin police station near clock tower) from 9:00 a.m. The event lasts around 9-12:00. The f...
by Bamboo Grove
Sun Jan 14, 2024 7:42 pm
Forum: Hua Hin & Thailand Golf
Topic: Hua Hin Golf Gossip
Replies: 1218
Views: 233488

Re: Hua Hin Golf Gossip

I got confirmation that it was a motorbike accident but nothing else, so Mikeyb, if you will get to know more about the details, I'd be happy to know. Kari didn't drink alcohol, so that is not the reason.
by Bamboo Grove
Sun Jan 14, 2024 11:15 am
Forum: Hua Hin & Thailand Golf
Topic: Hua Hin Golf Gossip
Replies: 1218
Views: 233488

Re: Hua Hin Golf Gossip

Does anybody know more about what happened to Kari? A long time friend of mine from my Hua Hin days.
by Bamboo Grove
Sun Jan 14, 2024 10:14 am
Forum: On The Road
Topic: A trip to Yunnan, China.
Replies: 36
Views: 67896

Re: A trip to Yunnan, China.

You mentioned a lot of walking, we did the same in Japan and Korea - up to 15km on some days. Its a great way to stay fit and seen new stuff on the way. Yes, it is a great way, you see so much more than just from the windows of a car. During those 9 days, I walked altogether 107,8 kilometers, which...
by Bamboo Grove
Sun Jan 14, 2024 9:55 am
Forum: On The Road
Topic: A trip to Yunnan, China.
Replies: 36
Views: 67896

Re: A trip to Yunnan, China.

Kunming 2 and back to Macau I had booked a car to take me to the railway station in the morning. The train from Lijiang to Kunmig took around 3 hours and I had booked the same hotel where I was previously. It was easy to find as I now knew my way there. Took my things to the hotel and I thought that...
by Bamboo Grove
Sat Jan 13, 2024 1:23 pm
Forum: On The Road
Topic: A trip to Yunnan, China.
Replies: 36
Views: 67896

Re: A trip to Yunnan, China.

I am always easy with food, Chinese, Korean, Japanese, Indian, Thai etc, I like them all.
by Bamboo Grove
Sat Jan 13, 2024 11:40 am
Forum: On The Road
Topic: A trip to Yunnan, China.
Replies: 36
Views: 67896

Re: A trip to Yunnan, China.

Shame tourist visas for China are such a ballache.
With the Macau Blue Card, it's fairly easy. A colleague of mine just went to apply for it yesterday. A lots of paper, yes but he will get it in four days, as I did, too.
by Bamboo Grove
Sat Jan 13, 2024 11:38 am
Forum: On The Road
Topic: A trip to Yunnan, China.
Replies: 36
Views: 67896

Re: A trip to Yunnan, China.

There are some similarities to Hoi An but Lijiang's Ancient City is much bigger. If I remember correctly Hoi An has quite limited space for the old buildings? Mainly near the bridge.
by Bamboo Grove
Sat Jan 13, 2024 11:25 am
Forum: On The Road
Topic: A trip to Yunnan, China.
Replies: 36
Views: 67896

Re: A trip to Yunnan, China.

Lijiang day 3 I had booked a ticket to a trip to Tiger Leaping Gorge some two hours away by bus but in the evening before, the hotel informed me that it was cancelled because there had been a landslide in the area and the roads were closed. So I just had a lazy day with some leisurely walks in the o...
by Bamboo Grove
Fri Jan 12, 2024 5:32 pm
Forum: On The Road
Topic: A trip to Yunnan, China.
Replies: 36
Views: 67896

Re: A trip to Yunnan, China.

Ginjaninja wrote: I did the bus/cable-car tour up the Jade Snow mountain. The highest you can go on the tourist trail is 4680m!! I had never been at that kind of altitude before and was quite an experience once your body become acclimatised. You had to stop and rest after every level of steps or you...
by Bamboo Grove
Fri Jan 12, 2024 4:51 pm
Forum: On The Road
Topic: A trip to Yunnan, China.
Replies: 36
Views: 67896

Re: A trip to Yunnan, China.

Lijiang day 2 On the second day in Lijiang I had a plan to go to Black Dragon Pool Park, I had read the scenery would be great with the Jade Dragon Snow Mountain at the background. I had decided to find a bus that would go there and this time I was lucky as I found the bus stop fairly easily and not...