UK South-East "Mainly Under 5'11" Gossip Thread (5)

It doesnt necessarily have to be at someones house; there are always the portable BBQ trays.

So we could pick a cool evening photography spot and then have beer,burgers and sausages whilst taking a few choice pictures.

Kaben wrote in post #8498768
I personally found China to be the safest place i have ever travelled. Not always a nice safe though. You will get followed by plain clothes policemen sometimes. They dont want anyone messing with you as they would rather not have foreign media looking in at their country if they can help it.

You are also right that the punishments for stealing or injuring a foreigner are incredibly harsh.

Really depends on where you went, places like Beijing and Hong Kong are safe, but Shaghai not as safe as the others. Me being chinese here alot of stories. Also my dad has been pickpockted, my Uncle has had his waist bag slashed and stolen.

And my Aunty (who lives there) told us about a friend who was mugged for her necklace, and the then following day the thief slapped her and swore at her for wearing fake jewllery.

Ref BBQ

I surmise Aus is the same but in SA they have Braai points in all the public leisure areas and can get very busy on nice days. They love their outdoor cooking

KCY wrote in post #8499475
Really depends on where you went, places like Beijing and Hong Kong are safe, but Shaghai not as safe as the others. Me being chinese here alot of stories. Also my dad has been pickpockted, my Uncle has had his waist bag slashed and stolen.

And my Aunty (who lives there) told us about a friend who was mugged for her necklace, and the then following day the thief slapped her and swore at her for wearing fake jewllery.

Wow, never saw anything like that, but i did see some shoplifters get seriously beaten by the security guards when caught.

I went to Beijing, harbin, Qingdao, Xian, Chengdu, nanjing, Hefei, Shanghai, Hangzhou, Xiamen, HongKong and Macao over the course of 3 months. (my map looks like something from Indiana Jones lol :lol

Very good fun and an incredibly interesting country to visit. Chinese New year was probably the most spectacular thing i have ever seen.

Anke wrote in post #8499162
Nice one Congrats!!

Cheers Chris!

Back from Butlins...
what did I miss?
Off to Cadwell Park in the morning!

What did we get Australia out for? 170?
**edit**
Found the scores ..

Kaben wrote in post #8499466
It doesnt necessarily have to be at someones house; there are always the portable BBQ trays.

So we could pick a cool evening photography spot and then have beer,burgers and sausages whilst taking a few choice pictures.

BBQ on the beach.

There was a discussion on here a while back regarding Softboxes, someone posted a link to a guy selling them on Flickr, anyone got a link?

Kaben wrote in post #8499539
Wow, never saw anything like that, but i did see some shoplifters get seriously beaten by the security guards when caught.

I went to Beijing, harbin, Qingdao, Xian, Chengdu, nanjing, Hefei, Shanghai, Hangzhou, Xiamen, HongKong and Macao over the course of 3 months. (my map looks like something from Indiana Jones lol :lol

Very good fun and an incredibly interesting country to visit. Chinese New year was probably the most spectacular thing i have ever seen.

Not managed to stay for CNY once yet......well might be visiting again soon although probably not in the right time.

SwitchBlade wrote in post #8499610
BBQ on the beach.

Up by the east coast!

Matt Photog Peters wrote in post #8499631
=Matt 'Photog' Peters;8499631]There was a discussion on here a while back regarding Softboxes, someone posted a link to a guy selling them on Flickr, anyone got a link?

http://www.flickr.com …iscuss/72157617​096980146/

I bought one from Clever Trevor and it is a quality piece of kit. Folds up very small too and its easy to pack into a backpack along with the rest of your gear. My arms aren't quite strong enough to reliably fold it back up yet, so i havent taken it anywhere with me thus far.

The same things are on ebay for lower prices though....

Kaben wrote in post #8499651
http://www.flickr.com …iscuss/72157617​096980146/

Th same things are on ebay for lower prices though....

Cheers Rob, just trying to figure out how then are constructed internally ..

Matt Photog Peters wrote in post #8499662
=Matt 'Photog' Peters;8499662]Cheers Rob, just trying to figure out how then are constructed internally ..

They use sprung wire, similar to the circular reflector panels that lastolite make. Seems to be very durable. You have to fold/twist it to get it packed away. For the money, its an incredibly well made bit of kit.