Comments on: Beijing. Sunny side up. http://www.trailofants.com/beijing-sunny-side-up A lively RTW travelogue with a dash of inspiration, a twist of English wit and a coup de grace of charm. Ant combines travelling the world, with live, humorous travel-writing and priceless up-to-date information for the fellow backpacker. He also offers 6% discount with World Nomads Travel Insurance, via the promotion code TRLANT, simply, because you seem like a nice person. Fri, 21 Nov 2008 12:32:53 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2 By: Matt http://www.trailofants.com/beijing-sunny-side-up#comment-110 Matt Sun, 23 Sep 2007 02:59:07 +0000 http://www.trailofants.com/beijing-sunny-side-up#comment-110 I take it you missed the Tsunami then...I thought I'd pass a snippet on BEIJING (AP) — The number of dead or missing in China from Typhoon Kaemi approached 100 on Friday, as gales and rains continued to batter the nation's densely populated eastern and central provinces, state media said. The official death toll from Kaemi, which hit China's southeast coast Tuesday night before being downgraded to a tropical storm, has risen to 32, while at least 65 are missing, the Xinhua news agency reported. Kaemi is the fifth typhoon to hit China this year and has caused scenes of misery and devastation, striking rural communities ill-prepared for the relentless bad weather. State television showed footage of farmers fleeing their flooded homes, one of them carrying a tiny and fragile-looking old woman huddled into a basket. You can read the rest at http://www.usatoday.com/weather/hurricane/2006-07-27-tropical-storm-kaemi_x.htm Big Bro. I take it you missed the Tsunami then…I thought I’d pass a snippet on

BEIJING (AP) — The number of dead or missing in China from Typhoon Kaemi approached 100 on Friday, as gales and rains continued to batter the nation’s densely populated eastern and central provinces, state media said.
The official death toll from Kaemi, which hit China’s southeast coast Tuesday night before being downgraded to a tropical storm, has risen to 32, while at least 65 are missing, the Xinhua news agency reported.

Kaemi is the fifth typhoon to hit China this year and has caused scenes of misery and devastation, striking rural communities ill-prepared for the relentless bad weather.

State television showed footage of farmers fleeing their flooded homes, one of them carrying a tiny and fragile-looking old woman huddled into a basket.

You can read the rest at

http://www.usatoday.com/weather/hurricane/2006-07-27-tropical-storm-kaemi_x.htm

Big Bro.

]]> By: Thoms http://www.trailofants.com/beijing-sunny-side-up#comment-82 Thoms Sat, 18 Aug 2007 12:02:25 +0000 http://www.trailofants.com/beijing-sunny-side-up#comment-82 Did the 'legendary t-shirt' go missing that night mate? That's quite a strange one...bet you didn't think you would get em back. Did the ‘legendary t-shirt’ go missing that night mate? That’s quite a strange one…bet you didn’t think you would get em back.

]]> By: Rachael http://www.trailofants.com/beijing-sunny-side-up#comment-77 Rachael Tue, 14 Aug 2007 05:03:17 +0000 http://www.trailofants.com/beijing-sunny-side-up#comment-77 Yum...not! Yum…not!

]]> By: Ant http://www.trailofants.com/beijing-sunny-side-up#comment-76 Ant Tue, 14 Aug 2007 03:06:59 +0000 http://www.trailofants.com/beijing-sunny-side-up#comment-76 I gather the ones in cages are waiting for the soup pot, while indeed they sit playing chess I gather the ones in cages are waiting for the soup pot, while indeed they sit playing chess

]]> By: Rachael http://www.trailofants.com/beijing-sunny-side-up#comment-75 Rachael Tue, 14 Aug 2007 00:41:31 +0000 http://www.trailofants.com/beijing-sunny-side-up#comment-75 Hey - do they take their birds (the ones in cages) for walks there like their Hong Kong coussies? And sit playing chess for ages in the parks?? Hey - do they take their birds (the ones in cages) for walks there like their Hong Kong coussies? And sit playing chess for ages in the parks??

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