Posted by PTravel on 11/09/07 13:08

"Spex" <No.spam@ta.com> wrote in message
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> PTravel wrote:
>>
>> "Spex" <No.spam@ta.com> wrote in message
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>>> PTravel wrote:
>>>>
>>>> "Martin Heffels" <goofie@flikken.net> wrote in message
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>>>>> On Wed, 07 Nov 2007 18:54:51 GMT, Jan Panteltje
>>>>> <pNaonStpealmtje@yahoo.com>
>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> Reminded me of this:
>>>>>
>>>>> Nice! But you know what they say about the weather in London: always
>>>>> grey.
>>>>> (not that it is true, but tonight it is). Maybe ptravel can shoot
>>>>> something
>>>>> similar to test his HV20 :-))
>>>>>
>>>>> cheers
>>>>>
>>>>> -m-
>>>>
>>>> I'm off to China in a couple of weeks. I expect to bring back some
>>>> nice hi-def footage. ;)
>>>>
>>>
>>> Where in China? I backpacked through China a few years ago and
>>> thoroughly enjoyed the experience. Alas I only had a DV camera in those
>>> days and would love to repeat that experience with my XH-A1.
>>
>> This time, just Shenzhen, mostly, to visit friends and family. We are
>> planning to fly down to Hunan and check out some of the heritage sites,
>> though.
>>
> Well, have a safe and enjoyable trip. I passed through the Shenzen area
> on my way to HK and even six years ago there was construction everywhere
> quite literally everywhere. I doubt I would recognise the place now.

Thanks. In the last 15-20 years, Shenzhen has grown from nothing -- just an
empty field -- to a city of some 12 million people. It's evolved into a
bedroom community for Hong Kong. Not much to see, but lots of good
restaurants and its own domestic airport.

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