Book: The tipping point
How do hypes, epidemics, and things that just really catch on quickly start, why do they take of, and why does everybody want them or participate? This fascinating book give…
Book: Rich dad, poor dad
Fascinating story about a man who had a unique perspective of having two fathers with very different financial mentalities. Both well educated but their created very different financial realities. If…
Day 14 and 15: Ping’an rice terrace fields
We traveled via mini-bus from Yangshou via Guilin to Longsheng (3 hours) and from there on into to mountains to the little famous village of Ping-an. Ping-an is situated on…
Day 12 and 13: Yangshuo and the Karsten mountains
From Hong Kong we flew to Guilin (1 hour flight) and arrived in the evening. Had a spectacular taxi ride to Yangshuo and it seemed our driver had watch formula…
Day 10 and 11: Riding out Typhoon Nuri and more Hong Kong
On day 10 Nuri hit Hong Kong in full force and it was too dangerous to go out. Fortunately the hotel has many facilities (6 restaurants, 4 bars, a gym…
Day 9: Hong Kong
Finally not a packed day, went down to Hong Kong and all the way up to Victoria Peak for The view. Took the Star Ferry to get there, and also…
Day 8: Visit Lantou and the Giant Buddha and dinner at Aqua spirit
We slept in a little today after the long gold medal after party and exhausting previous days. The Olympics are truly "top sport" and not only for the participants. We…
Day 7: Anky: Gold!!!
Today we visited the 10.000 Buddha monastery and did some shopping at a very large mall. Had some great Thai food and prepared for the big night of the equestrian…
Day 6: Travel to Hong Kong and Team horse jumping event
Today we traveled to Hong Kong (actually Sha Tin, is close to Hong Kong). The Flight took 3 hours and 30 minutes by taxi from the airport to Sha Tin.…
Day 5: Beijing and field hockey: Netherlands – Australia
In the morning we visited the famous Wangfujing shopping street and the Tiananmen square (largest public square in the world) (dutch: plein van de poort van de hemelse vrede). It…