Updated: 6/5/05; 9:21:34 PM.
Shanghaied Weblog
Weblog from Marc van der Chijs, a Dutch entrepreneur living in Shanghai. A mix of serious and fun stories about China from the Chinese and international press, and some personal experiences from life in China.
        

Monday, May 9, 2005

Just arrived back in Shanghai, and writing this log in the cab that drives me home. Vacation was fantastic: Koh Samui is a beautiful island with great weather, good & cheap seafood, and nice bars. The only draw-back is that package tourists from Europe have also discovered it. In Chaweng, the most popular beach on the island, people without tattoo[base ']s were literally a minority... A bit like Mallorca I suppose (never been there). Anyway, the island is bigger than just Chaweng, and by driving a car for 20 minutes you find places that these package tourist only know from the post cards they sent home. I can recommend this island to everyone, from Shanghai it[base ']s a 4 hour flight to Bangkok, and from there short flight to Koh Samui (Bangkok Air flies 17 times per day)

I hoped Shanghai would not be too busy after midnight on a Sunday night, but that was a mistake. Huge lines at immigration, a long wait for suitcases, and then the longest line for a taxi I have ever seen at Pudong. Unbelievable, I thought this kind of lines only exist at Hongqiao. Anyway, after 45 minutes of waiting in the cold (only 16 degrees, and that[base ']s very cold after one week in which even at night the mercury did not drop below 28 degrees) I finally got a taxi. An old Santana that seems to fall apart at every bumb in the road, but that[base ']s maybe no wonder at speeds over 150 km/h. The driver probably watched the Spain F1 GP tonight! At least I am home quickly. Had a great week, but glad to be back. Lots of work to do in the next couple of days/weeks, but looking forward to it.

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