Diarrhoea on the Yangzi

As I wrote on Friday in Confessions of a Rogue Travel Writer I’ll be telling you about a few of my not so glamorous travel experiences in China over the next few days.

Was it a Baiji Dolphin?

Just a quick update to my post, The Baiji Dolphin is No More, of 13 December 2006.

We may not have seen the last of the dolphin after all.

Show your Love with a Rakhi

I’ve been so busy today that I almost forgot that the Raksha Bandhan celebrations took place today.

Do’s and Don’ts in Laos

No matter how culturally sensitive you are, if you’re an experienced traveller, you’re bound to have committed a few faux pas on your travels. It gets particularly difficult when you’re travelling from country to country to remember the unwritten rules of acceptable and expected behaviour.

Good News for Olympic Family Tour Beijing

I have just heard good news from Antonio Marino and his family.

BOCOG has backed down and are now allowing all five family members on the promised tour.

Winning Olympic Family told to leave two members at home

When I wrote last week that something about the “Olympic Families Tour Beijing” campaign smelt foul, I had no idea just how foul!

“Olympic Families Tour Beijing” update

I wrote about the “Olympic Families Tour Beijing” campaign back in April. A competition in which your family could win a tour of Beijing, Qingdao, Shanghai and Hong Kong prior to the 2008 Beijing Olympics.

Relay of provocation

I resisted writing about the 2008 Olympic torch relay route, when it was announced yesterday in Beijing as the “Journey of Harmony”. I resisted, not because I found the route less of a provocation yesterday, but because I expected nothing less of China.

The Rare Borneo Rhino Caught on Camera

Regular readers of this site will know of my fascination with Borneo. So imagine my excitement when I read this morning that WWF-Malaysia had caught the rare Borneo rhino on video!

Win a tour of the Olympics 2008 host and co-host cities

Fancy a tour of Beijing, Qingdao, Shanghai and Hongkong in August 2007? If your family has 3 or more members, you may be able to win just that in the “Olympic Families Tour Beijing” campaign.