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Wed, Apr 21, 2010
The eternal city is more than 2,500 years old and Griff has just 24 hours to discover how Rome's inhabitants live in the world's biggest museum. In the process he discovers where Julius Caesar gasped his last, and takes lessons in traffic direction from the city's most elegant policeman.
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Wed, Apr 28, 2010
Griff visits Sydney, not the capital but the dominating metropolis of Australia, and its first city since that nation's foundation from a fabulous natural harbor as British penal colony, named after its first governor. It developed into an affluent, suburban society, considered one of the most pleasant cities in the world. Griff experiences many positive aspects and the local, immigrated and commuting Aussies' taste for sports and gambling.
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Wed, May 5, 2010
Hong Kong, one the world's best natural ports, became one of its busiest and richest cities after the infamous colonial Opium War lead to its 99 years concession by the British, and remains so in the 50 years transition after the Chinese take-over. It's a curious mix of efficient modernity and traditions, including Buddhism, Taoism, feng-shui and other superstition. The luck culture favors gambling and trade. Since the Chinese take-over from colonial Britain in 1997, the two systems coexist and influence each other immensely. The local Cantonese dialect is giving way to continental Mandarin, many Anglosaxon traditions remain, like boy-scouting, albeit in a more Chinese and wealth-oriented form.