Onur Coruh in Kaymakli / Turkey

A "never ending" 20 hours journey via Dubai and Beijing brought me to Urumqi, capital of the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, where I met Jenny and Miss Hongwei Li.
The next day we flew to Kashi (Kashgar) at the far western border of the province. Than back to Urumqi. A 12 hours drive via Turpan to Hami and the same day, the 600km back to Urumqi. This only because Jenny was afraid that the customer and I will overdue it with drinking, as experienced the last time when I visited them with Michael! -We made it!

We even found time for an excursion to the famous Heavenly Lake (Tianchi Lake) and than on Saturday morning to Shanghai, yet another 5 hours flight. Jenny was, as always, the perfect travel companion. Jenny and I had our "fights" and arguments but mostly a lot of fun!
Yes it was tough this time. Some customer visits in the Shanghai area and than it was ITMA Asia time! Rush back to Zurich via Dubai.- Changing gear and the next day via Doha to Jo'burg (South Africa) but this time for holidays!

Autumn in China! Mostly nice weather, some showers and in generally very comfortable temperatures. The schedule was tight and we covered a lot of ground on this 3 weeks trip. Quigdao, Wuhan, Shanghai, Taiyuan, Beijing & Zhangzhou, Fuzhou (Fujian Province), where some destinations in the 3 weeks marathon. Business is tough and not everything is going according to plan. Nevertheless, all went smooth and thank to Jenny's excellent organization, without a lot of undo stress. We even found some precious time to visit some interesting spots on our way. The Hangzhou West Lake, the Taoyuan Cave Scenic Area [Sanming] and Laoshan Mountain Area .Unfortunately not all in perfect weather. - You can't get it all.
Now I will spend a week at the office and then off to India for another 3 weeks. After that towards Christmas holidays and another exciting new year!

After a brief stay at home I headed for Delhi in North India. It was a pleasant time of the year and it was easy going. The main stations where Chandigarh, Ludhiana & Barnala. Than heading South to Coimbatore and Rajapalayam.

In Bangalore I had to attend ITME 2008. I stayed 3 nights at the Chancery Pavilion and the rest of the show at the Golden Palms Hotel. Exhibitions, as always, are a bit tiresome and when the attendance is low also quite boring. This time it was a long show, but bearable. In the evening there was not much to do in Bangalore : closing hour is 11pm! Just time for a couple of beers in the "Hard Rock Cafe" and afterwards a few more at the swimming pool in the hotel. The Golden Palm was far away from town but very near the exhibition ground. It did not offer any nightlife at all. So, I lived, forcefully, healthy. Not exactly my thing...