This has brought much amusement to me and Roy in the office today. Two men who kidnapped a Ferrari owner and demanded a ransom of 10 million yuan (£1m) were arrested in Hangzhou last week. The mother of the victim found her son’s red Ferrari in the middle of the road leading to their house… Read More »
I found the school on the 11th floor of Nanjing International Business Centre next to exit 8 of the subway in the heart of town. “Great location” I thought. I had only had email contact with Cameron and, due his Western name and poor English, had assumed he was Chinese. So I was surprised to… Read More »
Finding myself with a few hours to spare and no need to rush back from London I got the number 91 bus from St Pancras to Trafalgar Square. It was a lovely day in the capital and there were hundreds of tourists enjoying the sun in the square taking pictures of each other climbing on… Read More »
If you have never travelled to London on the Wrexham and Shropshire train you have never lived. In a hectic, noisy, impersonal world you will find here a little capsule of quiet respectability, politeness and consideration. “Would you like me to help you with your bag?” the squaddy asked the ex-Pomeranian breeder. Betty Flavel was… Read More »
The British public spend millions of pounds each year holidaying in the South of France, Majorca, Crete, Italy and the other popular European destinations. Yet on their doorstep are rugged mountains, sandy beaches and imposing castles which attract hundreds of thousands of foreigners travelling in the opposite direction. Even with the recession in full swing… Read More »