I got an email from one of our readers a while ago asking is there going to be international airport in Shantou. Here is what he found:
The Shantou Waisha Airport, 13 kilometres away from city centre, was founded in 1956. It was estimated that a...

Richard.H posted on February 26th, 2007 under: Living in ST | Tag: airport | 8 Comments »

HAPPY NEW YEAR!  Health, happiness, good food and general prosperity to you all.

Maggie Ad posted on February 17th, 2007 under: ST event | Tag: No Tags | 1 Comment »

Just a quick notice. Maggie and I will be in the BBC “Have you say” programme about Chinese New Year. I’ve blogged this in my blog. It will be fun to watch it (or listen).
How is the new year atmosphere out there in Shantou? Th...

Richard.H posted on February 17th, 2007 under: Shantouer | Tag: BBC, CNY | 5 Comments »

I am not impressed by the Shenshan Expressway (深汕高速公路), it is no longer very express.  It took me over 9 hours from Guangzhou to Shantou yesterday, where it usually takes 5 1/2.  It was crawling all the way down.  A tip for our transpor...

Maggie Ad posted on February 16th, 2007 under: Visitors, Living in ST | Tag: buses, transport | 3 Comments »