Photo opportunity.

I'm still in Europe, enjoying good food and kicking boyfriend's ass. He's writing thesis a lot of the time, but the progress is still slow. I changed my return flight to Hong Kong for 24th Nov, so one more week until I return travelling. I have planned a week-long tour in Southern China: a day in Guangzhou, a weekend in Guilin, a day in Nanning and then three days in Kunming. I really wanted to go to northern parts of Yunnan, but the weather forecast already promises snow for the area, so I stick to the warmer climates! From Kunming I will be flying to Bangkok and I will meet my darling parents in Hua Hin! They will be there for two weeks to enjoy the sunshine in the middle of miserable winter!

As people have been requesting photos, I finally found a cable to get the low-quality pics out of my mobile phone.

A street in Shanghai near the conference venue.

Emperor's shopping street around the Suzhou canals at the Summer Palace.

View from the roof of the Templeside Hostel - The white pagoda temple.

One of the 1500-year old Buddha statues at Yungang grottoes.

The hanging monastery of Buddhism, Taoism and Confucianism near mount Hengshan.

A Taoist temple in the morning mist on the holy mountain of Hengshan.

The ancient walled city of Pingyao from the city walls.

The twin pagodas of Taiyuan.

My travelling companion, the lil Tigur, in his new hotpink silk gown and with matching orchid at the Beijing Botanical Gardens.

The very tall Beijing TV tower.

The view over Beijing from the TV tower.

Rice fields in the Philippines.

On the boat to Puerto Galera.

On a lovely sandy beach in Puerto Galera after a snorkelling trip.

View from Our Melting Pot window, a lovely hostel in the 18th floor in Manila.

View from the Victoria Peak, Hong Kong.

The tallest sitting outdoors copper Buddha statue (35m) in Lantau island, Hong Kong.

View from the 15th floor Casino whiskey bar in Macao.