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Thanks, CE.

Given CDG has a train station at the airport, this seems like a fair policy. Probably could have gone further. As long as passengers can book a connecting ticket for the train and there is a reasonably frequent schedule, I don't really see a problem with using a train over a plane. On a...

That Chongqing train looks a lot like the Singapore LRT gray line trains to me. Going to Shanghai next week. Anyone can recommend a rooftop bar/restaurant that's reasonably priced along the river/Bund area?

Even free flowing traffic can be interesting.....

Nothing really happening up here as far as "special" treatment for Australians goes so far. Have had to deal with law enforcement a few times in the last 3 or so months for visa renewal and registration issues and it's been the same slow, bureaucratic but ultimately fine and fair service as...

Since Mainland China aren't issuing tourist visas to anyone at the moment, I don't think that is much of an issue to them. Given the process that non-PRC citizens need to go through to get the permission to enter China at the moment, paying and getting a test before departure is likely to be...

In the previous iterations of bike sharing in Harbin, the companies have taken the (convential) bicycles off the streets, presumably to fly south for the winter. Wonder if they'll be gone by about November here too. That said, the delivery guys will use those types of bikes year round, but of...

Have seen some of these on the streets of Harbin in the last week. They're being used for a bikeshare program. Still not as plentiful as Hellobikes here though. Also wondering how well the batteries are made on those. Will they survive sitting idle for hours/days on end during a Harbin winter?

Thanks. The egg wasn't too bad. I'm sure there are better ones than the pre-packed Air China version though. And my passport arrived less than two weeks after applying.

At arrivals, a temperature screening station was set up just before the baggage carousels. There were also QR codes to register for the Heilongjiang health code, although it might be a good idea to put a fair few more up given the crowd bunched around the one or two trying to scan the code...

You're on the right track. It's my direct translation of what's on the packet. Having just consulted Baidu, it seems to be a "marinated egg" (卤蛋 ), whereby a boiled egg is shelled and then rubbed in some flavourings and spices. Served dry. Looks like this: Thanks. I was reasonably confident...

Not sure that social distancing is really possible on any aircraft, let alone a single aisle plane like a 737. Whilst people are (rightfully) cynical about Michael O'Leary, I think he is right in this article. 18 - 20 inches doesn't come close to the 1.5 - 2 meters recommended (and the...

Surely would depend if any airline could fill one though. Particularly if airlines were considering scrapping them, they would probably need load factors pushing 100% to convince them to keep the A380 in the fleet, even with low oil prices (which of course could go back up again). Wonder if...

Flight CA1623 Airline Air China (Operated by “Beijing Airlines”) Aircraft Boeing 737-800 Registration B-5485 Route PEK - HRB Class Economy Seat 30A Departure 12:50 Arrival 14:50 Like the flight the day before, most passengers seemed to feel that the face masks were enough, with only a few going...

Once again I walked out to the embassy to make my 9:00 appointment. Traffic was building up with even slight indications of a jam near Dongzhimen station. Apart from some issues with my signature (can't even forge my own, it seems), the application went smoothly and my postal address was taken...

Also, while I'm here, although the room itself was fine if nothing special, I did appreciate both the full stationary kit offered and the lovely and creative way the hotel information was provided. Hopefully this doesn't change when the renovations are done. Stationary set Hotel guide: for...

Upon entering the hotel, a member of staff manned a desk by the door and then asked to take my temperature and scan a QR code. The QR code produced a message on my phone which showed which cities I had been in in the last 14 days. Coincidentally enough, the worker also happened to be from...

Before take off, I did manage to register something on one of the Beijing health apps, which was tricky without a Chinese ID card. I was a little concerned that given how encompassing the code was back in Harbin that life in Beijing would be quite tricky if I couldn’t get the local version to...

Flew on a brand new 330-900 last August. An Air Mauritius 5th freedom flight from KUL to SIN. While an hour wasn't a full test, I have no complaints. I hope they keep getting made. They might even have a bit more demand now if the A350 is looking a bit too big for airline fleet managers. Am...

The way things are going, Boeing might be fighting it out with the airlines trying to get a decent price at the scrap metal yard, It's a perfect storm. Originally of course, the problem for Boeing and 737MAX airlines was restoring customer confidence in the aeronautical safety equivalent of...