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Arriving in Beijing

It was a long but very good first day! After a pleasantly uneventful flight colleagues and I arrived in Beijing, got transferred to the hotel and checked into a room that will be my ‘home’ for the next few weeks. Apart from a bit too much carpet and curtains a great place right in the middle of Dongcheng Central which is also… Read more →

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Getting ready for China – or how to spice up the last 24 hours before leaving

Originally, I had planned to spend the last day before taking off to my four week stint in China working from home. Wrapping up projects, cleaning out my inbox, calming down my excitement and starting to pack. Well, my three-year-old BlackBerry, for which I have received many pitiful looks and patronizing comments from enthused iPhone, Android, Samsung and whatever users,… Read more →