Archive for July, 2009

Greetings from France!

Posted under Entrepreneurship, Pictures on Friday, 24 July 2009 by Joop Dorresteijn
I arrived in Castellane France. I couldn't resist to publish this picture of my desert yesterday. I learned a few things in France: When the camping has WIFI, it's hard to resist ^^ Badminton battles in the pool often end up in badminton parties. You don't need a villa to have a good...

Learning Chinese with help of Iphone/iPod Touch

Posted under China, Review, tips on Wednesday, 15 July 2009 by Joop Dorresteijn
A quick post about learning Chinese Mandarin with help of my iPod Touch, because I think it's a remarkable useful device for learning phrases and - in the case of Chinese - also for learning to write characters using the touch screen. All and all, very efficient for those idle moments of the day to...

Finding an Apartment in Shanghai: How to pay what the locals are paying

Posted under China, thoughts, tips, travel on Sunday, 5 July 2009 by Joop Dorresteijn
When I arrived in Shanghai, I asked some of my friends here how I could find a good appartment to rent. Most of them recommended to look for apartments at Craigslist, Smartshanghai or Cityweekend. All these recommendations were a great source to get aquatinted with the housing market in Shanghai...