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Orduña 2nd part ·
Juan de Garay, conqueror and colonizer, third governor of Río de la Plata, explorer of Paraná river and fouder of Santa Fé and Buenos Aires, was born in Orduña in the year 1528. But before this event took place, the … Continue reading
The bizarre Hua Qiang Bei electronic market
Hua Qiang Bei is arguably the largest market for electronics in the world, and definitely one of the more fantastic and bizarre places I’ve ever been. Deep in the very heart of Shenzhen city, China, there is a street called … Continue reading
Bargaining in Kowloon
All my shopping has already been done in Kowloon. For those of you who don’t know, Kowloon is one of the most popular shopping districts in Hong Kong and, though you can find there pretty almost anything, it’s mostly famous … Continue reading
Tastes of Japan
(Click on any photo for a full size.) It was a serendipity that I found this Japanese restaurant in Shekou district, Shenzhen (China); and what a discovery it was! It suited all my tastes: a free buffet of Japanese food, … Continue reading
Beauty without brains…
…is good for nothing. Indeed. So, this was the palce: Rocks Hotel; not the most luxurious one in Macao, but the most expensive I had been so far. A restored building from colonial times, when Portugal was in full bloom. … Continue reading
Macao: the last European colony in Asia
A tax heaven and a free port, Macao isn’t just casinos, gold and Bruce Lee movies, but an interesting long history. Up to right yesterday -so to say- this city was under Portuguese administration. Actually, it was never a proper … Continue reading
How I managed to cross to China
This is a story with a happy ending, reader. Or, well, sort of. Happy if we don’t consider the irreversible emotional damage caused by the loss of the first visa, the failure to get a second one, and the vanishing … Continue reading
The 24 hours I lived dangerously
The situation was this: by accident, Willow had stalled in one of the metro stations while I kept riding a train towards Causeway Bay. We could not communicate. We didn’t know which would be each other’s next move, but we … Continue reading