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Read more: 144. Shanghai, you magnificent overachiever.144. Shanghai, you magnificent overachiever.
If cities were supermodels, Shanghai would be the impossibly tall, other-worldly beauty, all height, confidence and angles, with silky molasses-coloured hair, improbably bright blue eyes, flawless skin. The kind of presence you simply can’t look away from. I was struck by her scale and shine. There’s a palpable sense of pride in what’s been built.…
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60. Sometimes standing up for yourself involves lying down.
Read more: 60. Sometimes standing up for yourself involves lying down.
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58.On getting 30 000 out of the ATM.
Read more: 58.On getting 30 000 out of the ATM.I don’t know. Isn’t it time they just knocked a couple of zeroes off and started again?
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57. Bentota Bridge Club.
Read more: 57. Bentota Bridge Club.We have the makings of a sit-com right here on Bentota Beach, on the South Coast of Sri Lanka. I met a man at yoga early yesterday morning. He was with an elegant female friend and they were the earnest ones in the back row. I was the slightly shambolic late arrival in the front…
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56. Mobile temple for drive by worshipping.
Read more: 56. Mobile temple for drive by worshipping.
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55. On giving thanks
Read more: 55. On giving thanksWe all have a lot to be grateful for I’m sure. I know I do. And in the main, I’m pretty good at counting my blessings. But being in this Buddhist country, the opportunities to pause a while are many. Little temples with serene Buddhas rest on every corner, and rarely is someone not taking…
Secret Royalty On Tour 