Travel

Hey, just a heads-up that this content is based on an automatically imported version from our old CMS. If the formatting isn’t perfect, I’m sorry about that. Translation This original post is written in german 🇩🇪, a rough Translation: Tried to send a package to China via DHL. Website was very slow, session timeouts. Online franking blocked any Chinese characters in the address. After adapting, payment failed: VISA not available, then PayPal error. Frustrating process, unclear restrictions, wasted time and no successful label. ...

Hey, just a heads-up that this content is based on an automatically imported version from our old CMS. If the formatting isn’t perfect, I’m sorry about that. Translation This original post is written in german 🇩🇪, a rough Translation: I found Wei Gensheng’s photos in early January and stumbled on them again today, so I’m posting them. The images were taken from a crane on the Shanghai Tower construction site, China’s future tallest building. Now to the photos: several shots of Shanghai from high above on the tower. ...

Hey, just a heads-up that this content is based on an automatically imported version from our old CMS. If the formatting isn’t perfect, I’m sorry about that. Translation This original post is written in german 🇩🇪, a rough Translation: Being online is essential when traveling. China has UMTS/3G and now 4G, often better coverage in cities like Shanghai, Beijing, Nanjing, Hong Kong than Germany. However, many EU phones use WCDMA, while China’s main provider uses TD-SCDMA, so Western phones may be limited to 2G data on those networks. ...

Hey, just a heads-up that this content is based on an automatically imported version from our old CMS. If the formatting isn’t perfect, I’m sorry about that. Translation This original post is written in german 🇩🇪, a rough Translation: Not the BF4 map: real Shanghai. December usually means vacation, but extra work canceled WCG China—first I’ll miss in years. I’ll still visit someone important in Shanghai, with a side trip to Nanjing and back. Started in Frankfurt via Abu Dhabi on Dec 5. I’ll try learning Chinese soon. ...

Hey, just a heads-up that this content is based on an automatically imported version from our old CMS. If the formatting isn’t perfect, I’m sorry about that. Translation This original post is written in german 🇩🇪, a rough Translation: Back in Germany, work starts Monday, but my mind is still in China. Late 2012 I spent more time in China: Kunshan, Shanghai, then Hong Kong and Macau. I loved Hong Kong’s rhythm, late nights, cheap taxis, mild December weather—often T-shirt weather—despite locals finding it cold. ...

Hey, just a heads-up that this content is based on an automatically imported version from our old CMS. If the formatting isn’t perfect, I’m sorry about that. Translation This original post is written in german 🇩🇪, a rough Translation: Been busy, little gaming. Heading to Kunshan, China for WCG Grand Final. China’s firewall blocks PPTP/IPSec; hoping OpenVPN over TCP/443 or fallback SSH tunnel. I’ll post event photos on blog.wcg-europe.com; extras on Twitter and maybe here. Packing, making a phone playlist. Back Dec 4. Another China trip soon. Safe travels! ...

Hey, just a heads-up that this content is based on an automatically imported version from our old CMS. If the formatting isn’t perfect, I’m sorry about that. Translation This original post is written in german 🇩🇪, a rough Translation: Arriving in China felt chaotic: fog, honking, like Egypt. We reached the hotel late; staff’s broken English made us think our rooms were gone. After 30 minutes, we learned they’d moved us from West to East Tower. Later, WCG Grand Final. First supermarket visit: bought two drinks, couldn’t understand the price. ...

Hey, just a heads-up that this content is based on an automatically imported version from our old CMS. If the formatting isn’t perfect, I’m sorry about that. Translation This original post is written in german 🇩🇪, a rough Translation: My daily rhythm is back, so here are brief impressions. Travel: We left Bochum 7:30, picked up rental car, one person overslept. Collected uniforms in Düsseldorf, tons of boxes, carried them down three floors, parking hassle. More gear in Groß-Gerau, then Frankfurt Airport, gathered players, security delays due to camera gear and lead batteries, then 11-hour flight to Korea. ...