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it's the first time I'm looking for a travel mate. As planning a 8-day trip in Hungary (Budapest, Egar, Esztergom, Holloko) in 2009. I have not ensured whether I will go in May/June or September.

Gender: Girl is mostly welcome (can share hostel room)
Nationality: Not a matter, I can speak English & Mandarin
Age: Mature but funny
Personality: Open-minded, easy going, willing to share, responsible

About myself: I am a museum-freak who will spend a lot of time in museums. Thus, I would meet someone loves museums (ancient sites) too. Because I don't want to bore her/himself. And I love to try the good restaurants (maybe cheap or expensive).

I hope my travelmate will enjoy her/himself. If s/he would like to do something else/go somewhere else by her/himself, don't worry, just speak up. Sometimes i would like to spend sometimes alone.

Drop me a line if you are interested.

Taipei (April 1999, January 2001, April 2002, November 2003, June 2006, February 2008)
Israel (July 2000)
Turkey (July ~ August 2000)
Greece (August 2000)
Singapore (October 2002)
Macau (several times since childhood, latest in February 2007)
Bangkok, Thailand (March 2006)
Tokyo (November 2007)

footprints in England/Scotland 2004-05:
Berwick-up-Tweed (Bamburgh) (26 July -27 August 2004)
Durham (20-22 August 2004)
Alniwick (26 August 2004)
Edinburgh (11-14 August, 27 August - 2 September 2004)
Stirling (2-4 September 2004)
Aberdeen (4-7 September 2004)
Inverness (7-9 September 2004)
Glasgow (9-16 September 2004)
Manchester (16-22 September 2004)
London (22-29 September, 22 & 27December 2004, 19 February, 22 March, 11 May, 20 July, 7 August, September 2005)
Oxford (23 October 2004, 3-4 February 2005)
Salisbury (23 August, 2005)
Windsor (24 August, 2005)
Bristol (4-6 September, 2005)
Bath (6-9 September, 2005)
Devon + Cornwall (9-12 September, 2005)
Birmingman (24 September, 2005)
Cambridge (25 September, 2005)
Liverpool (26-28 September, 2005)
York (28 September - 1 October, 2005)

footprints in Europe 2005:
St. Malo, France (30-31 May)
Prague, Czech (6-9 June)
Berlin, Germany (15-18 September)
Prague, Czech (18-22 September)

footprints in England 2006:
London, Leicester, Portsmouth (16-25 November)

footprints in England 2008:
London, Leicester, Portsmouth (27 May - 6 June)

200801 5th essay (completed)
20080217 Standard Chartered Hong Kong Marathon 10k run (coming)
20080219-22 6th Taipei trip
2008 spring finish the collection of past museum visits (on-going)
20080528-0606 summer school in Leicester
200807 reduce 20 pounds of weight (huh?!)
200811 be a pretty bride-maid

1] visiting museums, great architectures, archaeological sites
2] photography on still, foral, architecures, animals
3] traveling/backpacking
4] reading on archaeology, architecture, novel, prose, furniture, history
5] collecting stamps, wine corks, museum tshirt + badget, books
6] cooking, dining & wine
7] sports: basketball, fitness workout, boxing, badminton, tennis, jogging
8] favourite magazines: National Geography, Museums Journal, City Magazine, architecture and interior design

Britain:

The British Museum (London)
Victoria & Albert Museum (London)
National Gallery (London)
National Portrait Gallery (London)
Natural Science Museum (London)
Imperial War Museum (London)
Tate Britain (London)
Tate Modern (London)
London Transport Museum (London)
Theatre Museum (London)
Museum of London (London)
Natural Science Museum (Oxford)
Ashmolean Museum (Oxford)
Tate Liverpool (Liverpool)
Tate St. Ives (St. Lves)
National Maritime Museum (London)
Historic Dockyard + Maritime Museum (Portsmouth)
New Walk Museum (Leicester)
Castle Museum (York)

Taiwan:
Taipei Fine Art Museum
MOCA
Taipei Miniature Museum
National Museum of Natural Science

Singapore:
National Museum
Postal Museum
Black Spot

Israel:

Greece:

Turkey:

Germany:

Czech:

cantonese (native)
english (good)
putonghua/mandarin (ok)
spanish (just beginner)

agents
www.zuji.com.hk
www.travelocity.com/
www.eurotrip.com/
www.planetrider.com/
www.travel.com/
www.thebackpacker.net/

official web sites
www.discoverhongkong.com (Hong Kong)
www.franceguide.com.hk (France)

other useful URLs (hotels)
www.hotelsetc.com
www.hostels.com
www.orangewings.com (Austra)

other useful URLs (transports)
airlines:
www.airtreks.com
www.roundtheworldflights.com
www.priceline.com
www.csa.cz/ (Czech Airlines)
www.aerohkg.com (Aero Int'l)
www.easyjet.com
www.ryanair.com
www.zuni.com
www.bmi.com
www.smartwings.com
www.oasishongkong.com (HK budget airline)
www.cathaypacific.com

trains:
www.tgv.com
www.voyages-sncf.com
www.virgintrain.com (uk)
www.trainline.com (uk)

bus:
www.megabus.com (uk)
www.nationalexpress.com (uk)