Tag Archives: Weather

Bali: Just Go There

Posted on January 2, 2014 by Greg

The first thing that I noticed about Bali was the sky. During the daytime huge clouds drifted across the sky like floating candy floss. It was so beautiful that I sat by the pool, beer in hand, and watched the … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged Bali, Blog, Culture, Indonesia, Lifestyle, Miscellaneous, Nature, Opinion, Personal, Photography, Thoughts, Travel, Weather | 10 Comments

Autumn

Posted on November 13, 2013 by Greg

I was happily surprised that we’ve had an Autumn this year in Beijing. Normally it goes from blistering heat to teeth-chattering cold in about 3 weeks flat, all but skipping my favourite season completely. You spend the whole sweaty summer … Continue reading →

Posted in China Life | Tagged Autumn, Beijing, Blog, China, Culture, Lifestyle, Miscellaneous, Opinion, Thoughts, Travel, Weather | 7 Comments

You’ll Have To Try Harder Than That…

Posted on October 10, 2013 by Greg

Originally I had no idea what I was going to write about for this week’s blog, but then I struck gold by reading a news article about Beijing’s air quality. I assume that you are all aware of the horrendous … Continue reading →

Posted in China Life, Rants | Tagged Beijing, Blog, China, China Life, Corruption, Culture, Health Hazard, Lifestyle, Miscellaneous, Opinion, PM2.5, Pollution, Seriously?!, Thoughts, Weather, WTF | 4 Comments

Storm

Posted on July 31, 2013 by Greg

Yesterday there was a big storm here. The rain battered down on the streets relentlessly for most of the small hours of the morning, accompanied by silent lightning that streaked so often it was like a strobe light. As I … Continue reading →

Posted in China Life | Tagged Beijing, Blog, Friends, Lifestyle, Miscellaneous, Optimism, Personal, Storm, Travel, Weather | 2 Comments

Beijing Blues

Posted on June 7, 2013 by Greg

I’m coming down with a bout of the Beijing Blues, and I’m not the only one. In my mind I pictured summer being warm, happy and pollution free – but a sledgehammer has smashed my little dream to pieces with … Continue reading →

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Snow?! It’s nearly April!

Posted on March 20, 2013 by Greg

The weather in Beijing is not normal. I assume it has something to do with the copious amounts of polluting emissions this city chugs into the atmosphere each day. Just two days ago it felt like we were in the … Continue reading →