Harbin (哈尔滨)- 45° North in Minus 20 degrees Celsius
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Mountains and Hill Stations - 1st to 9th April 2012
Taiwan Hot Springs
11 - 14th April 2012
After the rigours of the Himalayas we thought a couple of days relaxing in the hot springs of Taiwan would be just the job to clear the sinuses.
The Volando Urai Resort is located on the outskirts of Taipei City. Getting there is straight forward with the bus from the airport to Taipei Mani station and then the MTR to Xin Dian which is almost at the end of the line. The hotel is then about 13 kms further on up the river valley. From the outside it looks nothing special but inside it has the feel of a Japanese Onsen resort.
Highlights of the Motherland - 27 April - 5 May
With my father visiting Hong Kong we planned a Grand Tour of China - Beijing, Xian and Guilin. As so often with the flights to China we started with a 2 hour delay on the runway in Hong Kong due to air traffic controls in China. We finally made it to the Sofitel in downtown Beijing at 2000 having boarded the flight at 1400. Like the Harbin Sofitel the hotel was grand and rooms very spacious - not least as we were given an update to a junior suite.We have arranged a tour guide at each location as well as transport so it should be easy to get around.
Eastward Ho
11- 17 August 2012
Taking advantage of a short business trip to Tokyo we decided to take a long weekend in the Japanese Alps not far from Nagano staying in Yudanaka - a village famous for its hot springs. Setting off from home to catch the 0845 plane to Haneda we settled in for a day of public transport. However as this is Japan we were pretty certain things would run to schedule - and they did !
Kerala - a trip to God's country
December 2012 - January 2013
Over Christmas and New Year we decided to take a 12 day trip to Kerala in the south of India known, in Kerala at least, as 'God's Country'. Our journey started in Bangalore which has a direct flight from Hong Kong and onto Kochi (Cochin) on the west coast.