Zhuhai

I have an exciting new job for the 2006/2007 school year, teaching Academic English at the United International College in Zhuhai. This is a joint venture between Beijing Normal University and Hong Kong Baptist University and is now entering its second year.

  • 751 days (25 Aug 2006 - 14 Sep 2008)
  • 98207 km (61023 miles)
  • 10 countries
  • 124 entries (21708 words)
  • 837 photos
  • 4.5 ratings (100 votes)
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Day Journal date: Country Place Title Distance Media Rating
1 Aug 25, 2006 06:17 New Zealand (Aotearoa) Wellington » Returning "Home" 0 km 2.7 (1 votes)
2 Aug 27, 2006 04:33 Hong Kong Victoria Peak » Shoppers' Paradise??? 9440 km [*] (6)
11 Sep 05, 2006 02:30 China Zhuhai » Arrival 9500 km [*] (6) 3.9 (4 votes)
27 Sep 20, 2006 11:18 China Zhuhai » Putuo Shan Si 9500 km [*] (11) 5 (2 votes)
27 Sep 20, 2006 15:12 China Zhuhai » Tropical Flowers 9500 km [*] (12) 4.8 (1 votes)
29 Sep 22, 2006 23:00 China Zhuhai » Over the hills and far away 9500 km [*] (8) 5 (3 votes)
39 Oct 02, 2006 14:12 China Shenzhen » Holiday Madness 9565 km
40 Oct 03, 2006 14:25 Macao Macau » Crossing the Border 9636 km [*] (13) 5 (1 votes)
41 Oct 05, 2006 02:27 China Dong'ao Dao » The Chinese Riviera 9663 km [*] (8)
45 Oct 08, 2006 06:35 China Zhuhai » Home & Away 9696 km [*] (8)
45 Oct 09, 2006 04:48 Macao Coloane » Return to Macau 9714 km [*] (6) 4.9 (2 votes)
56 Oct 19, 2006 15:13 China Zhuhai » It is all happening at last! 9732 km [*] (9) 3.7 (1 votes)
60 Oct 23, 2006 12:15 China Zhuhai » It'll be alright on the day... 9732 km [*] (10) 4.9 (3 votes)
65 Oct 28, 2006 12:08 Hong Kong Tin Shui Wai » Wetland Park 9782 km [*] (8)
65 Oct 29, 2006 00:12 Hong Kong Mai Po » Bird Watching 9789 km [*] (9) 4.9 (1 votes)
73 Nov 05, 2006 13:23 China Zhuhai » Airshow 9845 km [*] (3) 4.6 (1 votes)
76 Nov 08, 2006 10:18 China Zhuhai » A Work in Progress 9845 km [*] (9) 4.8 (1 votes)
86 Nov 18, 2006 06:10 China Zhuhai » Mountain to Sea 9845 km [*] (10)
94 Nov 26, 2006 12:41 China Zhuhai » A Chinese Wedding 9845 km [*] (5) 4.9 (2 votes)
123 Dec 25, 2006 13:19 Hong Kong Victoria Peak » 20 Passport Stamps 9905 km [*] (1) 4.9 (2 votes)
127 Dec 30, 2006 01:42 China Foshan » Gone to Pot 10041 km [*] (7) 5 (1 votes)
141 Jan 13, 2007 04:08 China Zhuhai » Surf's Up 10138 km [*] (4) 3.1 (3 votes)
156 Jan 27, 2007 12:25 China Shenzhen » Bath time 10203 km 4.3 (2 votes)
159 Jan 31, 2007 00:42 China Jinding » Small town entertainment 10266 km 4.1 (3 votes)
171 Feb 11, 2007 09:17 Viet Nam Saigon » Miss Saigon 11754 km [*] (7) 3.3 (1 votes)
173 Feb 13, 2007 09:25 Viet Nam Mekong Delta » Cruising down the river 11801 km [*] (10) 4.9 (3 votes)
176 Feb 16, 2007 12:55 Viet Nam Nha Trang » Chuc Mung Nam Moi 12149 km [*] (10) 3.9 (3 votes)
178 Feb 18, 2007 13:33 Viet Nam Hoi An » Shoppers' Paradise  12688 km [*] (8) 4.1 (2 votes)
179 Feb 19, 2007 14:11 Viet Nam Mỹ Sơn (2) » The Lost Kingdom of Champa 12824 km [*] (5) 4.4 (7 votes)
180 Feb 20, 2007 06:18 Viet Nam Huế » It's a long way ... 12917 km [*] (8) 4.6 (12 votes)
181 Feb 21, 2007 06:42 Viet Nam Hanoi » Guess who forgot to pack... 13458 km 4 (2 votes)
183 Feb 23, 2007 06:52 Viet Nam Halong Bay » Red Sails in the sunset 13646 km 4.8 (2 votes)
191 Mar 04, 2007 00:48 China Zhuhai » Don't rain on our parade 14278 km [*] (8) 4.7 (3 votes)
218 Mar 31, 2007 05:45 Macao Macao » Remind me never to... 14287 km 5 (1 votes)
221 Apr 03, 2007 01:17 China Zhuhai » Buy a bit of Belgian Bitter 14296 km 3.2 (1 votes)
238 Apr 19, 2007 15:13 China Zhuhai » The High Table 14296 km [*] (8)
240 Apr 21, 2007 14:06 China Zhuhai » Strategic Planning 14296 km [*] (9)
247 Apr 28, 2007 16:34 Thailand Bangkok » Five Go on an Adventure 15971 km [*] (14)
247 Apr 29, 2007 03:05 Laos Vientiane » Sabaidee 16491 km [*] (20) 4 (1 votes)
251 May 02, 2007 16:08 Laos Vang Vieng » Happy times 16600 km [*] (22)
254 May 05, 2007 13:42 Thailand Bangkok » Last days in Bangkok 17213 km [*] (5)
261 May 12, 2007 13:09 China Zhuhai » Hot, hotter, hottest 18888 km 4.9 (3 votes)
275 May 27, 2007 02:44 China Zhuhai » Burning the candle at both ends 18888 km 4.4 (2 votes)
282 Jun 02, 2007 10:26 China Zhuhai » Qiao Dao 18888 km [*] (9) 5 (2 votes)
295 Jun 15, 2007 06:51 China Zhuhai » Why is my Chinese so bad? 18888 km
297 Jun 17, 2007 07:05 China Zhuhai » The Great Bike Ride 18888 km
299 Jun 19, 2007 10:31 Macao Macau » Dragon Boat festival 18897 km [*] (5)
301 Jun 21, 2007 12:46 China Zhuhai » Hot Weather Hiking 18906 km [*] (5)
302 Jun 22, 2007 09:10 China Zhongshan » Ticky-Tacky 19232 km [*] (5)
303 Jun 23, 2007 13:02 China Zhuhai » Saturday at the seaside 19558 km [*] (5)
310 Jul 01, 2007 03:27 Hong Kong Victoria Peak » Happy "Birthday" Hong Kong! 19618 km [*] (4)
315 Jul 06, 2007 04:40 China Zhuhai » Embarassing Kindness 19678 km [*] (3) 3.8 (1 votes)
317 Jul 08, 2007 03:37 China Zhuhai » Setting Off 19678 km
319 Jul 09, 2007 14:31 China Xi'an Shi » All Aboard 21087 km
328 Jul 18, 2007 14:15 China Golmud » Kekexili 22381 km 5 (1 votes)
330 Jul 20, 2007 07:55 China Tanggula Shankou » The Road from Hell 22848 km
333 Jul 23, 2007 08:05 China Lhasa » Living it up in Lovely Lhasa 23212 km
334 Jul 25, 2007 02:02 China Lhasa » Potala Gong (Palace) 23212 km [*] (12)
339 Jul 29, 2007 11:31 China Lhasa » Closing Ceremony 23212 km [*] (8)
339 Jul 30, 2007 02:44 China Lhasa » Ganden Si 23212 km [*] (12) 4.9 (1 votes)
343 Aug 02, 2007 10:56 China Zhuhai » Home Hot Home 25601 km
349 Aug 08, 2007 11:00 Australia Canberra » Home amongst the gum trees 33031 km [*] (6)
354 Aug 13, 2007 09:36 Australia Sydney » Monkey Business 33272 km [*] (6)
355 Aug 14, 2007 13:34 New Zealand (Aotearoa) Wellington » Movies and meals 35500 km
359 Aug 18, 2007 11:10 New Zealand (Aotearoa) Christchurch » Up in Smoke 35805 km
366 Aug 25, 2007 11:41 Australia Berry » Berrylicious 37926 km [*] (11)
378 Sep 06, 2007 20:56 China Zhuhai » Nearly There 45392 km [*] (13)
392 Sep 21, 2007 01:45 Hong Kong Victoria Peak » Haka in HKG 45452 km [*] (2)
403 Oct 01, 2007 09:20 Cambodia Phnom Penh » Cambodia here I come 46999 km [*] (9) 4.9 (1 votes)
405 Oct 03, 2007 09:40 Cambodia Siem Reap » Angkor What? 47233 km [*] (14)
405 Oct 04, 2007 05:04 Cambodia Siem Reap » Templed Out 47233 km [*] (11)
412 Oct 10, 2007 14:03 Hong Kong Kowloon » Felix 48713 km
418 Oct 16, 2007 13:11 China Zhuhai » China can still surprise.... 48777 km 5 (2 votes)
428 Oct 27, 2007 05:13 Macao Coloane » Where's Wally? 48795 km [*] (6) 4.4 (1 votes)
435 Nov 02, 2007 23:48 China Zhuhai » On a clear day .... 48813 km [*] (6)
436 Nov 04, 2007 00:11 China Zhuhai » Jiaozi Party 48813 km [*] (5)
464 Dec 01, 2007 14:22 China Guangzhou » Christmas Shopping #1 48913 km
471 Dec 08, 2007 14:27 Hong Kong Hong Kong (historical) » Christmas Shopping #2 49044 km
485 Dec 22, 2007 10:54 China Yangshuo » Yangshuo Mountain Retreat 49509 km [*] (5)
487 Dec 24, 2007 10:20 China Yangshuo » Cooking School 49509 km [*] (13)
487 Dec 24, 2007 11:07 China Yangshuo » Cormorant Fishing 49509 km [*] (15) 5 (1 votes)
487 Dec 24, 2007 11:34 China Yangshuo » Christmas Eve in Yangshuo 49509 km [*] (23)
490 Dec 27, 2007 11:34 China Yangshuo » Christmas in Yangshuo 49509 km
494 Dec 31, 2007 06:07 Hong Kong Lamma Island » NY in HKG 49509 km
494 Dec 31, 2007 06:07 Hong Kong Lamma Island » NY in HKG 49979 km [*] (8)
504 Jan 11, 2008 00:35 China Zhuhai » Protest in China! 50038 km [*] (4)
505 Jan 12, 2008 00:47 China Zhuhai » Sports day 50038 km [*] (8)
509 Jan 15, 2008 13:35 China Zhuhai » Big I 50038 km [*] (14)
517 Jan 23, 2008 21:44 Australia Watsons Bay » Summer begins 57455 km [*] (3)
518 Jan 24, 2008 19:31 New Zealand (Aotearoa) Wellington » Capital Times 59680 km [*] (2)
528 Feb 03, 2008 06:31 New Zealand (Aotearoa) Abel Tasman National Park » 5 days in Paradise 60132 km [*] (8)
529 Feb 04, 2008 06:52 New Zealand (Aotearoa) Awaroa Inlet » Day 2 60512 km [*] (6)
530 Feb 05, 2008 07:41 New Zealand (Aotearoa) Bark Bay » Bark Bay 60519 km [*] (4)
531 Feb 06, 2008 08:01 New Zealand (Aotearoa) Anchorage Cove » Waitangi Day 61291 km [*] (8)
532 Feb 07, 2008 10:47 New Zealand (Aotearoa) Marahau River » Last day on the track 62053 km [*] (3)
541 Feb 16, 2008 21:32 China Zhuhai » Planes, Trains & Automobiles (+ a ferry) 71392 km
552 Feb 27, 2008 08:33 China Zhuhai » The continuing saga of Basil the rat... 71392 km 5 (1 votes)
555 Mar 01, 2008 09:50 China Shekou » Research 71436 km [*] (2)
574 Mar 20, 2008 23:04 China Guilin » Ready, set ... 72071 km [*] (4) 4 (1 votes)
575 Mar 21, 2008 23:24 China Guilin » Easter 72071 km [*] (16) 4.8 (3 votes)
577 Mar 23, 2008 22:53 China Dabu » Yuzi Paradise Garden 73075 km [*] (12)
599 Apr 14, 2008 15:23 China Kaiping » Diabolical Dialous 74491 km [*] (21)
612 Apr 27, 2008 14:03 China Zhuhai » Taking the back road 75514 km [*] (22) 4.4 (1 votes)
616 May 01, 2008 15:11 Japan Hiroshima » A-Bomb 77798 km [*] (7)
617 May 02, 2008 14:26 Japan Miyajima » Maple Island 77816 km [*] (20)
617 May 02, 2008 22:47 Japan Himeji » Himeji Hellhole 78044 km [*] (14)
619 May 04, 2008 10:31 Japan Hiroshima » Last Day 78256 km [*] (14)
624 May 10, 2008 01:35 Hong Kong Stanley » Hiking in Hong Kong 80495 km [*] (5)
645 May 31, 2008 00:09 China Zhuhai » Close to Home 80561 km [*] (9)
658 Jun 13, 2008 00:09 China Yangshuo » When it rains... 80981 km [*] (7)
682 Jul 06, 2008 09:08 Australia Richmond » Winter in Summer 88753 km [*] (5)
683 Jul 07, 2008 22:28 Australia Richmond » Environmental Awareness 88753 km [*] (12)
685 Jul 09, 2008 22:47 Australia Blacktown » Cute & Cuddly 88777 km [*] (4)
690 Jul 14, 2008 22:28 Australia Katoomba » 25 go hiking 88835 km [*] (8)
695 Jul 19, 2008 23:12 Australia Canberra » Museums ... and more museums 89038 km [*] (14)
698 Jul 23, 2008 04:29 Australia Sydney » Last Day of the trip 89279 km [*] (12)
710 Aug 04, 2008 02:18 Australia Alice Springs » Wayoutback 91311 km [*] (5)
711 Aug 05, 2008 02:22 Australia Uluru (Ayers Rock) » Uluru 360 91647 km [*] (14)
712 Aug 06, 2008 02:35 Australia Alice Springs » Valley of the Winds 91983 km [*] (15)
713 Aug 07, 2008 02:48 Australia Uluru (Ayers Rock) » Battery depleted 92319 km [*] (12)
715 Aug 08, 2008 13:53 Australia Alice Springs » Oak Valley 92655 km
716 Aug 09, 2008 12:51 Australia Alice Springs » The coldest night... 92655 km
751 Sep 13, 2008 11:37 Hong Kong Sai Kung » Far from the madding crowd 98207 km [*] (8)
752 Sep 14, 2008 14:02 Hong Kong Sai Kung » Life on the Ocean Wave 98207 km [*] (7)
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