Category archive for ‘Living’ 
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The Norway Woods Bar
I dont really see myself rushing off to Norway Woods of an evening, but should try some time. Charlie of G+ / Wahaha fame is running the place now, and so I am sure it is a pretty slick operation. But perhaps Norway Woods is just as suited for a cheeky afternoon, early evening drink.
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The Hex of Hangzhou? 八卦田
The Hangzhou Octagram farm must be a well kept secret as it took quite a while to find the proper name for the place – 八卦田 – let alone its location – Yuhuangshan Road as it turns into Nanfu Road (玉皇山路和南复路). On a clean day there are great views of Hangzhou and West Lake and the Qiantang River, a little history and a pint at the end of it all.
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Guo’s Villa | 郭庄
Guo’s Villa is one of those places you wish were a secret. On a slightly off-colour day, the weather I mean, there are few people there and sitting right on the bank of West Lake drinking green tea with a book or friend is one of those unique-to-Hangzhou ways of whiling away an afternoon. Whoever [...]
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Longjing New Tea 1Y per Leaf
Despite the dustbowl that Hangzhou became on Sunday – something to do with the Gobi desert migrating to Japan – we decided to go for a wander and see of they had started picking the new tea yet… …I couldn’t figure out if they were trying to park, or drive, or just organise an impromptu air horn requiem to google.cn. Whatever it was, it was time to walk, because the cars wouldn’t be going anywhere for a while…
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Battle of review giants – Koubei 口碑网 and Dianping 点评网
A bunch of us have been writing restaurant reviews for quite a while and seeing who gets the most comments. Of course I win!! Not been in too many restaurants recently so I thought I might write about the review websites themselves, comparing the two most famous: 口碑网, Koubei and 大众点评网, Dazhong Dianping here for VH.
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Maya Gav goes public with Sherpas
Gav, pictured here at Maya Bar, is local to Hangzhou and even more local to the Maya Bar. Well-known around town for his impromptu gigs and other impromptu-ness has gone national with his song Sherpas Feed Me. Funny song set to Britney’s Baby One More Time, it really does sound like Gav. Read the full [...]
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nciku.com | n词酷
n词酷 is owned by Korean search engine market leader NHN, who, since conquering Korea want to colonise elsewhere. Rather than plowing on into Japan and China with their own brand, they are testing waters with a new product – n词酷. This helps explain the main interface on n词酷 – a search bar.
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Viewhangzhou mobile
Lose that address or phone number? Or just want to have a quick read in the cab? This website automatically detects most mobile browsers and shows you a page like this one. On some phones, even the maps work. Never lost again.
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Hangzhou PSB Visa Application Form Download
I thought I would be ultra prepared before going to the Hangzhou PSB to beg for a new visa, but could find nowhere online to download and fill before I went. It meant that even though I was there very early, the 20 minutes it took me to fill it in meant I lost my way [...]
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Hangzhou Weather
Bookmark this page for Hangzhou Weather – it will update when you load the page
By SWG
