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Hong Kong chronicles 05

So, dear fellas, long time no talk. I’m in Hong Kong since August. Slowly doing my research, and other things will explain here. And some summary on what was done, what should be done by the end of the year.

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Indian stories. 04. Pros and cons

In this post, I will explain the pros and cons of traveling to India. This is my personal experience. Everybody has different views on the travel format, on what is normal or not. Take it into account.

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Indian Stories. 03

My trip covered New Delhi, Agra, and Jaipur. I will briefly describe what is remarkable about these places and what is not. And how to travel around.

One quick tip: when you visit sites – as a foreigner, you will pay ten times more for the tickets. Be ready to have enough cash. Also, stay away from guides.

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Indian Stories. 02

The street we were ‘hanging out’ in Jaipur

Yesterday, I told you about the main tips about traveling. Now, I will expand a bit.

And yeah. Some heads up. Here is the page of my driver: https://www.facebook.com/HnyTour  If you travel to India, do not hesitate to contact him. He is a reliable and cool guy.

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Indian Stories. 01

In this post, I will explain quickly some details on traveling in India, starting with Delhi. The post will be in English. As usual, if you need a Russian translation – let me know.

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Потерял паспорт за рубежом, что делать? Lost travel docs abroad, what to do?

Этот пост я сделаю двуязычным. Он может быть полезен любому, но в первую очередь – для россиян. Однако здесь я расскажу подробности своей ситуации и пути решения, сроки, а также стоимость, основываясь на своём опыте. Ситуации могут отличаться, детали , сроки – тоже.

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Hong Kong chronicles 04

Russian countryside

There is nothing much I can tell you about Hong Kong since my last post.

I’m now in Russia, will head to grandmother and then to India. After, I will be back to Hong Kong and will have to undergo compulsory COVID-19 quarantine. So, before May 5th I had my topic defence at the university. I had to explain the idea of my research proposal, my further Ph.D. research for the board of our professors from Visual Studies department. It was a disaster. But I passed it. I made many notes and will try to follow them, fill the gaps I found during the defence.

Then, I went to Russia and spent a lot of time trying to plan interviews. Unfortunately, most of them were cancelled. I saw my friends, did some research work, watched films and even went to St. Petersburg. Next week I will spend reading and updating my research proposal. Then, I will fly to grandmother and will spend around two weeks with her. Next, will fly to India and will see my fellow and colleague, and my friends whom I met in Shanghai Theater Academy. Finally, on the 19th, I will be back to HK.

HK didn’t change much except elections of the new chief executive. Carrie Lam is leaving her post – it’s understandable. She’s under sanctions. She need some time to rearrange her future. New CE has police background. So, the grip on HK will be tight. The biggest events are happening now in mainland in July and November. That’s why HK will be in the shadow of Beijing and related events. Slowly, HK government is trying to apply COVID-19 easing measures. But they can’t do much because of the political struggle in mainland for the future configuration of posts within power hierarchy. At the same time, it grants unique opportunities to slowly lift flight bans (already done, not sure for how long) and quarantine mandates. Mask mandates would be intact for a while I guess.

Let’s see how it goes. I really miss mainland and miss HK.

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Hong Kong chronicles 03

This joke was quite popular in March in Hong Kong when bloggers noticed that after the hair salons were reopened, former Chief Executive of HK Carrie Lam looked a little bit different. So, the ban was lifted only for this purpose =)

Anyways, this post will be short and will be a summary of what changed in the city and how we survived in better circumstances than in Shanghai.

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Hong Kong

Hong Kong chronicles 02 (RUS + Eng summary)

 

Источник: SCMP

В этом посте я расскажу о гонконгской политике антиковидных ограничений, как она менялась и к чему мы пришли.

Unfortunately for my English-speaking friends, I will write this post in Russian only. But the links to articles will be English, also, I will make a short English summary at the end of the post.

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Hong Kong

Hong Kong Antiviral Health Measures

Taken from SCMP

In this post, I will explain what is happening in Hong Kong and how it affects foreigners who live in the city on different legal foundations.